Today's installment concludes The First Airplanes,the name of our combined selection from Charles F. Horne, Samuel Langley, and Alexander Graham
Alexander Graham Bell Watches Airplane Experiments
The absolute weight of the aerodrome, including that of the engine and all appurtenances, was, as I was told, about twenty-five pounds, and the
Launching Troubles
Here, then, commences another long story of delay and disappointment in these efforts to obtain a successful launch.Continuing The First
Langley Begins His Experiments
The record of my attempts to acquire the art of flight may commence with the year 1889, when I procured a stuffed frigate bird, a California condor,
The First Airplanes
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Origins of Powered Flight.IntroductionBefore the Wright Brothers’