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 283
he Antoinette model,which is the invention of M. Levasseur.It looks like a great dragon fly, and hasproven itself very steady in flight. Themain wings, measuring forty-two feet inwidth seem to be arched unusually highfrom front to rear, and taper rathersharply at the ends. Their total… … PQ a >» Ih > SUCCESSFUL MONOPLANES but moved slightly farther back. The rearhorizontal rudder is controlled by a largewheel at the left of the pilots seat, whilea corresponding wheel on the right con-trols the small hinged wings at the outeredge of the main plane. The pilot turnshis airship…
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