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Miscellany in pre-1915

Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:07 pm

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US1034257 Latendorf
1910 filing
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:23 pm

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Bearing planes "resembling wings", he noted.
Filing in 1910. Olof Helsing
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:47 pm

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John R. Martin
Notice how seat is hung and can swing for pitch control, but here with apparent hand crank geared to a semi-circular track.
Power-off: glider, of course.
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:51 pm

Inspiration for our era's Icarus I and Icarus II

https://www.google.com/patents/US1003721
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:59 pm

https://www.google.com/patents/US1134756
Charles B. Nichols
Filed in 1909.
Tail and canard.
When power off: glider.
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby JoeF » Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:11 am

https://www.google.com/patents/US1013152
Harry C. Gammeter
Filed in 1910.
Prone.
Control bar.
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Re: Miscellany in pre-1915

Postby Bob Kuczewski » Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:43 pm

JoeF wrote:https://www.google.com/patents/US1013152
Harry C. Gammeter
Filed in 1910.
Prone.
Control bar.


Here's a picture from the patent:

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