| A History Of Aeronautics Contributor(s): Vivian, E. Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419101560 ISBN-13: 9781419101564 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Two abortive attempts characterised the sixties of last century in France. As regards the first of these, it was carried out by three men, Nadar, Ponton d'Amecourt, and De la Landelle, who conceived the idea of a full-sized helicopter machine. D'Amecourt exhibited a steam model, constructed in 1865, at the Aeronautical Society's Exhibition in 1868. The engine was aluminium with cylinders of bronze, driving two screws placed one above the other and rotating. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | History - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 629.13 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.14 lbs) 300 pages |
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