Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 116
first wholly successful flying machine.Although the Wright machine was making flightsyears before the Bieriot had been built, it was stilldependent upon a starting device to enable it to leavethe ground. That is, the AVright machine was notcomplete in itself, and was entirely helpless at evena… … 116 FLYING MACHINES: THE MONOPLANE. 8f miles) on October 31^ 1908^ make a landing, starton the retnrn trip, make a second,landing, and againcontinue liis journey back to Toury, all under hisown unassisted power. This feat was impossible tothe Wright machine as it was then constructed, thusleaving…
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