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How it flies; (1910)

Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 86

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; B, B, the elevator planes. The motoris placed beside the operator. hand of the pilot moves the elevating planes at thefront of the machine. The motor has 4 cylinders, and develops 25 to30 horse-power, giving the machine a speed of 39miles per hour. A newer model of the Wright machine is… … 86 FLYING MACHINES: THE BIPLANE. pressing effect due to exposing the top of a surfaceto the wind. The smallest of the Wright machines, popularlycalled the Baby Wright/ is built upon this plan,and has proven to be the fastest of all the Wrightseries. THE VOISIlSr BIPLANE. While the Wrights were…

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