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,