Quotes about Lawrence Hargrave

Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites...

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To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under...

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The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture,...

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The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale,...

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The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are...

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The closer the bird is to the surface of the water, the firmer and more...

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It becomes a giant's task to compute the result when the effect of cross seas,...

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If you direct your attention to the position of a bird with regard to the...

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Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile...

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Bent metal is worse than bent wood and weight for weight is more flexible.

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As to the effect of the wave on the air, we will suppose the water...

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And from a poise at this station the plane may swoop down, at great disadvantage...

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