The boys' book of model aeroplanes : how to build and fly them : with the story of the evolution of the flying machine (1912)
Collins, Francis A. (Francis Arnold), b. 1873-, Morgan, Kewpie, inscriber. DSI · London : Eveleigh Nash · leaf 256
ellers are driven by chains, connectedwith the motor, which run in steel tubes,thus doing away with the danger of foul-ing by passengers or loose objects. Theignition system is operated by a high ten-sion Eisenmann magneto machine. Thepetrol used for fuel is carried in a tankplaced above the… … ABOARD THE WRIGHTS AIRSHIP Although nearly all the aeroplanes,nowadays, are mounted on ordinary bicy-cle wheels, the Wrights prefer a simplesystem of skids, not unlike the runnersof a sleigh. One of the great advantagesof the skids is the fact that they take upthe shock on landing more completely…
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