Long before the Wrights and Langley, there were number of great achievements; Henson and Stringfellow were first inventors; toward end of 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci studied bird flight; in 1810 G. Cayley published essay on aerial navigation in which he really got down to principles of mechanical flight; early experiments in gliding; Langley and the Wrights; developments during and since war; American commercial aviation; applied aerodynamics; new types of aircraft; power-plant development; education in aeronautics; airships.
Aeronautics
Mech. Engr
Mechanical Engineer ; 52 , n 4
1930
6 pages
3 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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