Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 464
ht havehad a broken neck instead of sprains whichalways healed in a few weeks. In 1892 he made larger wings, and learnedto sail further than before, rising twenty or thirtyfeet from the ground upon a favoring wind.Since then Lilienthal has attached to his wingsa powerful little engine, and he is… … A KITE ON HARGRAVE S PRINCIPLE. A second A recent number of the American Engineer says that A. M. Herring of New York has been experimenting with wing-surfaces large enoughto carry his own weight for over a year (!), 452 ABOUT FLYING-MACHINES. and has succeeded in sailing three hundred feet.The…
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