Artificial and Natural FlightMaxim, Hiram S. (Hiram Stevens)
Science
Artificial and Natural Flight
Maxim, Hiram S. (Hiram Stevens)
Aeronautics; Airplanes; Flight
65 with a section removed, 107
67. Diagram showing real path of a bird, 108
68. The De la Grange machine on the ground, 111
69. The De la Grange machine in full flight, 111
70. Farman’s machine in flight, 112
71. Bleriot’s machine, 113
72. Santos Dumont’s flying machine, 113
72_a_. Angles and degrees compared, 115
72_b_. Diagram showing direction of the air with a thick curved
aeroplane, 118
72_c_. Aeroplanes experimented with by Mr. Horatio Philipps, 118
73. The enormous balloon “Ville de Paris,” 123
74. Photograph of a model of my machine, 130
75. The fabric-covered aeroplane experimented with, 131
76. The forward rudder of my large machine showing the fabric
attached to the lower side, 131
77. View of the track used in my experiments, 134
78. The machine on the track tied up to the dynamometer, 135
79. Two dynagraphs, 136
80. The outrigger wheel that gave out and caused an accident with
the machine, 137
81. Shows the broken planks and the wreck that they caused, 138
82. The condition of the machine after the accident, 139
83. This shows the screws damaged by the broken planks, 140
84. This shows a form of outrigger wheels which were ultimately
used, 141
85. One pair of my compound engines, 142
86. Diagram showing the path that the air has to take in passing
between superposed aeroplanes in close proximity to each
other, 144
87. Position of narrow aeroplanes arranged so that the air has
free passage between them, 145
88. The very narrow aeroplanes or sustainers employed by Mr.
Philipps, 146
89. One of the large screws being hoisted into position, 149
90. Steam boiler employed in my experiments, 157
91. The burner employed in my steam experiments, 157
92. Count Zeppelin’s aluminium-covered airship coming out of its
shed on Lake Constance, 161
93. Count Zeppelin’s airship in full flight, 161
94. The new British war balloon “Dirigible” No. 2, 162
95. The Wright aeroplane in full flight, 162
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