Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 495
ned up will fly upward of twohundred feet. The two planes are built sepa-rately in the proportion indicated. The frameconsists of a central stick supported by triangularskids. An ordinary hat-pin run through the sup-ports near the ground serves as a shaft forwooden disks or wheels. The front skids… … A WELL THOUGHT-OUT AEROPLANE. the double bracing in the rear, using ordinary wirefor the purpose. A double support is used forthe shaft of the propeller, an excellent idea, whichkeeps the shaft rigidly in place. It is formed byfastening two blocks drilled to hold the shaft tothe bottom of the main…
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