The Heritage of Kitty HawkW.W. Norton, 1962 - 211 էջ The story of the early aviation pioneers and their accomplishments from the beginnings until World War 1. |
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... fact and fantasy , has become so firmly fixed in the history of aeronautics that it requires inclusion at this point . Le Bris , according to Chanute ( who quoted de la Landelle ) , gained inspiration and knowledge during his sea ...
... fact and fantasy , has become so firmly fixed in the history of aeronautics that it requires inclusion at this point . Le Bris , according to Chanute ( who quoted de la Landelle ) , gained inspiration and knowledge during his sea ...
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... fact , on that occasion he had placed an order for an engine to be used in connection with his aerial experi- ments . After more than a year had passed without delivery , he visited Curtiss at Hammondsport . The first engine Curtiss ...
... fact , on that occasion he had placed an order for an engine to be used in connection with his aerial experi- ments . After more than a year had passed without delivery , he visited Curtiss at Hammondsport . The first engine Curtiss ...
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... fact we in Germany were better able to un- derstand Lanchester's book when it appeared than you in England . English scientific men , indeed , have been reproached for the fact they paid no attention to the theories expounded by their ...
... fact we in Germany were better able to un- derstand Lanchester's book when it appeared than you in England . English scientific men , indeed , have been reproached for the fact they paid no attention to the theories expounded by their ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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