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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... pilot , the rig actually worked , but it was obvious that it was impractical for service use . In brief , the launching system made use of a main wire or cable , with two auxiliary wires . A groove , lined with metal , was cut along the ...
... pilot , the rig actually worked , but it was obvious that it was impractical for service use . In brief , the launching system made use of a main wire or cable , with two auxiliary wires . A groove , lined with metal , was cut along the ...
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... pilot flew over Brussels , with a population of more than 500,000 , but failed to recognize it . Later he managed to locate his position correctly only to become lost again when he flew through clouds . After landing to get necessary ...
... pilot flew over Brussels , with a population of more than 500,000 , but failed to recognize it . Later he managed to locate his position correctly only to become lost again when he flew through clouds . After landing to get necessary ...
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... pilot on reconnaissance tossed two bombs at enemy cavalry gather- ing at a crossroads ; his account cited ... pilot dropped his bombs on the city's main railroad station without doing much damage . The second pilot found the Dusseldorf ...
... pilot on reconnaissance tossed two bombs at enemy cavalry gather- ing at a crossroads ; his account cited ... pilot dropped his bombs on the city's main railroad station without doing much damage . The second pilot found the Dusseldorf ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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8-cylinder Aerial Experiment Association Aero Club aerodynamic aeronautical ailerons air-cooled aircraft airplane airship American Anzani Army aviation became Bettmann biplane bird Bleriot bombs British build built Century Chanute Chapter construction craft cylinders Delagrange Deperdussin early effort experimenters Farman Ferber flew flight flown Flyer flying boat flying machine France French Gabriel Voisin German Glenn Curtiss glider Gnome Hammondsport Henri Farman horsepower Institution Smithsonian Institution kites Kitty Hawk Lanchester landing gear Langley Langley's lateral control lateral stability launching Lilienthal Manly manufacturer Martin ment miles military minutes monoplane Navy Orville and Wilbur Orville Wright Otto Lilienthal pilot pioneers plane pounds power plant pusher propeller reconnaissance Santos-Dumont scouting Selfridge Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian speed square feet successful surface tail takeoff tion vee-type wheels Wilbur and Orville Wilbur Wright wind tunnel wing span wing tips wing warping Wright brothers Wright Flyer