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How it flies; (1910)
Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 252
Lilienthal in his double-deck glider. It proved unmanageable and fell, causinghis death. The hill is an artificial one built for his own use in experimenting. plane, and the other from the lower. The whole con-struction is steadied by guys of the piano wire. All wooden parts should be smoothed off… … ^ ^ H o -^ o ^ -^ o -^ .2 o o ^^ © ^ ■^ o S 3 Eb ^ C m ^ =:: -£3 ^m ^ 252 THE GLIDER, vated point on a slope, not far up to begin with.Lift the glider, get in between the arm rests, andraise the apparatus until the rests are snug underthe arms. Run swiftly for a few yards and leapinto the air,…Aeronautics
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