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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... performance . The same engine was used as before because an improved power plant was not finished in time . Wooden skids , placed above the wheels , protected the plane from serious damage in the event of landing gear failure ...
... performance . The same engine was used as before because an improved power plant was not finished in time . Wooden skids , placed above the wheels , protected the plane from serious damage in the event of landing gear failure ...
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... performance and appearance this design by Henri Coanda was similar to that of the Sopwith airplane . It proved itself in a number of races just before the war , and several hundred were constructed for military use . Also brought out at ...
... performance and appearance this design by Henri Coanda was similar to that of the Sopwith airplane . It proved itself in a number of races just before the war , and several hundred were constructed for military use . Also brought out at ...
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... performance goal ; never- theless , the way was pointed clearly to what would be done not long after by standard military craft . So far as naval aviation was concerned , in the period 1910-14 most airplanes designed to take off and ...
... performance goal ; never- theless , the way was pointed clearly to what would be done not long after by standard military craft . So far as naval aviation was concerned , in the period 1910-14 most airplanes designed to take off and ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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