Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II: Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911 — John Shaqi
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II: Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont)
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Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II: Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911
Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont)
Aeronautics; Flight
61. Aerodrome on launching-car; front wings in place,
guy-wires adjusted … 184
62. Details of guy-posts … 184
63. Guy-post and pin on launching-car … 184
64. Experimental type of superposed wings, March 2, 1899 …
192
65. Experimental type of superposed wings, March 2, 1899 …
192
66. Details of ribs and fittings for wings … 200
67. Cross-section of ribs … 201
68. Automatic equilibrium devices … 212
69. Mechanism of control … 212
70. Plan view of quarter-size model aerodrome, June 1,
1900 … 232
71. Plan view of quarter-size model aerodrome … 232
72. End, side, and three-quarter elevations of
quarter-size model aerodrome … 232
73. Launching-car with floats … 232
74. Launching-car with floats … 232
75. Quarter-size model aerodrome equipped with superposed
surfaces, June 11, 1901. Side view … 232
76. Quarter-size model aerodrome equipped with superposed
surfaces, June 11, 1901. End view … 232
77. Cylinders of engine of quarter-size model aerodrome …
233
78. Engine of aerodrome A. Section through cylinder and
drum … 236
79. Engine of aerodrome A. End elevation, port side … 236
80. Engine of aerodrome A. Top plan … 236
81. Engine of aerodrome A. Elevation starboard bed plate,
sparking mechanism … 236
82. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
83. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
84. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
85. Location of house-boat in center of Potomac River,
July 14, 1903 … 256
86. Quarter-size model aerodrome mounted on launching-car
… 260
87. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
88. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
89. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
90. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
91. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
92. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903
… 260
93. Quarter-size model aerodrome at end of flight, August
8, 1903 … 260
94. Hoisting wing of full-size aerodrome … 263
95. Flight of large aerodrome, October 7, 1903 … 266
96. Flight of large aerodrome, October 7, 1903 … 266
97. Aerodrome being recovered, October 7, 1903 … 270
98. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
99. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
100. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
101. Attempted launching of aerodrome, December 8, 1903 …
274
REFERENCES
Aerodynamics. ‹See› Langley, S. P. Experiments in
Aerodynamics.
L’Aéronaute. ‹See› Pénaud, A.
Aeronautical Society. ‹See› Harting, P.
Aéroplane automoteur. ‹See› Pénaud, A.
Balancing of Engines, Steam, Gas, and Petrol. ‹See› Sharp,
A.
Century Magazine. ‹See› Maxim, H. S.
Comptes Rendus, of the Sessions of the Academy of
Sciences. ‹See› Langley, S. P. Description du vol
méchanique.
Encyclopædia Britannica. ‹See› Flight and Flying Machines.
Experiments in Aerodynamics. ‹See› Langley, S. P.
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