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Страна | Конструктор | Название | Год | Фото | Текст |
Walker ornithopter
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Страна: Великобритания Год: 1810
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W.F. & E. - biplane - 1914 - Великобритания | <– | –> | Wallbro - monoplane - 1910 - Великобритания |
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P.Jarrett - Pioneer Aircraft: Early Aviation Before 1914 /Putnam/ |
Thomas Walker's first design for a flying machine was this human-powered ornithopter of 1810. Figure 3 at bottom right shows the simple model glider he tested. |
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P.Jarrett - Pioneer Aircraft: Early Aviation Before 1914 /Putnam/ |
By 1831 Walker had greatly revised his ideas, now proposing a tandem-wing design with pilot-operated flappers. |