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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... wind ; notwithstanding my resistance it tended to rise . Thus I had discovered the secret of the bird ! I compre- hended the whole mystery of flight . ' ?? In 1854 or '55 , he built ... wind must be easier than with the wind THE BIRD MEN 29.
... wind ; notwithstanding my resistance it tended to rise . Thus I had discovered the secret of the bird ! I compre- hended the whole mystery of flight . ' ?? In 1854 or '55 , he built ... wind must be easier than with the wind THE BIRD MEN 29.
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... wind tunnels ( see Chapter II ) . Nor was the wind tunnel the only way in which aerodynamic measurements could be made . But then and now , it was a device - once uniform air flow had been established , as they managed to do — which en ...
... wind tunnels ( see Chapter II ) . Nor was the wind tunnel the only way in which aerodynamic measurements could be made . But then and now , it was a device - once uniform air flow had been established , as they managed to do — which en ...
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... wind tunnels , the most useful of the tools employed in aerodynamic research . As early as 1891 , Nikolai E. Joukowski built a wind tunnel with a 2 - foot - diameter test sec- tion at the University of Moscow . By the beginning of the ...
... wind tunnels , the most useful of the tools employed in aerodynamic research . As early as 1891 , Nikolai E. Joukowski built a wind tunnel with a 2 - foot - diameter test sec- tion at the University of Moscow . By the beginning of the ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 28 |
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