Bacon, Gertrude, 1874-1949 · London ; New York ; Toronto ; Melbourne : Cassell and Company · leaf 80
seemed when I had to scrambleup it that night at Rheims!), which is known as the chassis —a much more expressive term than its Englishequivalent carriage. Affixed to the chassis are thefour small rubber-tyred wheels on which the aeroplaneruns along the ground to gather speed for its flight.… … SC VERTICAL RUDDERS SKIDS THE FARMAN BIPLANE. 62 HOW MEN FLY an alpine sportsmans ski —which is one of the greatfeatures of the Farman machine. These skids have provedof the utmost value in landing. Landing after a flight,especially on rough or uneven ground, frequently puts agreat strain on the…
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