Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 66
e air by a restraining track. Thethrust developed on trial was 2,164 lbs., and the lift-ing power was shown to have been in excess of 10,-000 lbs. The restraining track was torn to pieces, andthe machine injured by the fragments. The dyna-mometer record proved that a dead weight of 4Jtons, in… … View of a part of Maxims aeroplane, showing one of the immense propellers.At the top is a part of the upper plane. with models, gaining information which has been in-valuable in the development of the aeroplane. The experiments of Otto Lilienthal in gliding 66 FLYING MACHINES. with a winged…
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