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How it flies; (1910)

Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 314

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and pitching of single air-ships by the double form, but the ship did not worksatisfactorily, ascending to barely 50 feet. In 1902, Augusto Severe, a Brazilian, arrangedan airship with the propelling screws at the axis ofthe gas-bag, one at each end of the ship. Insteadof a rudder, he provided two… … Sketch of the Severe airship, showing arrangement of the driving propellerson the axis of the gas-bag, and the steering propellers. ntes later the car was seen to be in flames and theballoon exploded. Severo and his companion Sachewere killed, falling 1,300 feet. In the same year Baron…

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