Ornithopter and inventor George R. White at Saint Augustine : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Ornithopter and inventor George R. White at Saint Augustine / State Library and Archives of Florida
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| 説明 | Local call number: PR00456Corporate author: Underwood & Underwood.Title: [Ornithopter and inventor George R. White at Saint Augustine] Physical descrip: 1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 8 in.General note: The ornithopter was a wing-flapping, foot-propelled flying machine made by George R. White, a former flying instructor from Stoney Brook, Long Island, New York. The frame weighed 118 pounds, the wingspan was 29.5 feet, and it was 8 feet in length. It was made of chrome molybdenum covered with a non-inflammable transparent celluloid fabric. Trial flights were conducted on the beach at St. Augustine. It crashed on a test flight, but it was later improved. White hoped to attain a speed of 40 miles per hour.Date captured: Photographed September 21, 1927. Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/441 |
| 撮影日 | 1927-09-21 14:51:57 |
| 撮影者 | State Library and Archives of Florida |
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| 撮影地 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States 地図 |