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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... launching mechanism ( forerunner of the apparatus used in 1903 ) was mounted on top of the houseboat , and frequently was troublesome . The weather seldom was suitable for a flight attempt ; it had to be almost flat calm before the ...
... launching mechanism ( forerunner of the apparatus used in 1903 ) was mounted on top of the houseboat , and frequently was troublesome . The weather seldom was suitable for a flight attempt ; it had to be almost flat calm before the ...
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Walter T. Bonney. criminate closely between the machine itself and its launching accessory . It will persist in regarding the launching apparatus as an essential feature of the whole . For without the launching appli- ance the ship ...
Walter T. Bonney. criminate closely between the machine itself and its launching accessory . It will persist in regarding the launching apparatus as an essential feature of the whole . For without the launching appli- ance the ship ...
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... launching system made use of a main wire or cable , with two auxiliary wires . A groove , lined with metal , was cut along the centerline of the main float , so the craft would slide down the wire . The auxiliary wires were arranged to ...
... launching system made use of a main wire or cable , with two auxiliary wires . A groove , lined with metal , was cut along the centerline of the main float , so the craft would slide down the wire . The auxiliary wires were arranged to ...
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