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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 514

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A WRIGHT BIPLANE IN FLIGHT (NEW TYPE).Showing the vertical and horizontal rudder in the rear. much steadier flier than the biplane, owing to itsdecreased head-resistance. Many aviators alsoclaim that the former is easier to handle and con-trol during flight. Designers and builders are constantly… … LATEST TYPE OF CURTISS BIPLANE :iTENANT WAL !R, U. S. A., ABOUT TO START. make. This feat was considered wonderful at thattime, although it has been repeated frequentlysince. The monoplane is very speedy, and is a them. The rudder used for steering the biplaneup or down (a horizontal rudder) was…

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