Bibliography Of Aeronautics 1909 1916 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Aeronautics, 1909, Vol. 4 The Scientific American Trophy was won with a Curtis. Motor. The United States Government's dirigible balloon, which was successfully demonstrated at Ft. Myer and later at the army maneuvers at St. Joseph, was equipped with a Curtiss motor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Aeronautics: Volume 9-10; July, 1911 June, 1912 Etampes, France, July 21. - Mme. Deniz Moore was killed at the aerodrome here to night by a fall in an aeroplane. Mme. Moore had already made several fine ascents and was about to make a high fight. When about one hundred and fifty feet in the air her biplane was caught by a gust of wind and capsized. It fell straight to the earth, and she was crushed beneath it. Mme. Moore was a French woman, about 25 years old. She had hoped to obtain a pilot's license next week. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Aeronautics, Vol. 5: July, 1909 There will be a hurdle race to provide a freak event. Four contestants will have fastened to their shoulders small balloons filled with hydrogen and will race along the track and over obstacles. Those who have tried say that enormously high jumps can be made in this fashion. Three Mont solfier balloons have been engaged to go up at the same time, with parachute de scents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.