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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 7:54:17 GMT -5
At Issy, Paris, on January the thirteenth 1908, Mr. Henry Farman, the son of the Paris Correspondent of an English newspaper, won the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize for the successful flight of an air-ship heavier than air over a circular course measuring one kilomètre. Mr. Farman's machine consists of a central box-kite formed of two planes. Behind this stretches a light iron frame-work, at the extremity of which is another box-kite with wings for stability. In the centre of this rear kite is the vertical rudder. The horizontal rudder is right in front, and the motor is between the two central planes. Below the framework are wheels on which the machine runs before it rises. During the successful trial the æro-plane rose to the height of about twenty feet, and it attained a speed of thirty-one miles an hour.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 10:39:17 GMT -5
To be honest, Sydney, I am not that keen on flight.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 4:38:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 15:02:21 GMT -5
Four hours is roughly how long it takes me to drive down to Wales, so flying to New South Wales in such a time would be equivalent! Would I enjoy it? I know that I can suffer from travel sickness under extreme turbulence, both at sea and in the air, so perhaps not, Sydney, although as a scientist, it would be an interesting experiment/experience.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 18:48:49 GMT -5
The member is not then advised to rely on a Dutchman for transportation:
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