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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... Perhaps typical was Captain Ferber . In 1903 he had accepted reports of their Kitty Hawk flights at face value ; later he openly doubted their achievements . The following year Santos - Dumont had another airplane con- structed ...
... Perhaps typical was Captain Ferber . In 1903 he had accepted reports of their Kitty Hawk flights at face value ; later he openly doubted their achievements . The following year Santos - Dumont had another airplane con- structed ...
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... perhaps not more than 60 or 70 yards . Farman has recently had fitted to his machine some adjustable flaps , to give , in effect , the wing twist employed by Wright . Presumably this is to facilitate turning , for the flight of the ...
... perhaps not more than 60 or 70 yards . Farman has recently had fitted to his machine some adjustable flaps , to give , in effect , the wing twist employed by Wright . Presumably this is to facilitate turning , for the flight of the ...
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... perhaps patterned after French practice , and with modification this arrangement became standard on Navy training planes . Perhaps the most spectacular experiment so inspired was the effort to devise an arrangement of wires whereby a ...
... perhaps patterned after French practice , and with modification this arrangement became standard on Navy training planes . Perhaps the most spectacular experiment so inspired was the effort to devise an arrangement of wires whereby a ...
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The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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