Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 129
Santos-Dumonts La Demoiselle in flight. horse-power at 1,500 revohitions per minute. Thepropeller is of wood, 2-bladed, and being mounted 128 FLYING MACHINES: THE MONOPLANE. directly on the shaft of the motor, revolves at thesame velocity. The speed of the Santos-Dumontmachine is 37 miles per hour. … The Darracq motor and propeller of the Santos-Dumont machine. Theconical tank in the rear of the pilots seat holds the gasoline. The lateral balance is preserved by a lever whichextends upward and enters a long pocket sewed onthe back of the pilots coat. His leaning from side FLYING MACHINES: THE…
Aeronautics
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
