LIST OF PLATES
Reading edition
1. Rubber-motor model aerodromes Nos. 11, 13, 14, 15, 26, 30, 31 … 16
2. Rubber-motor model aerodromes Nos. 11, 13, 14 … 16
3. Rubber-motor model aerodromes Nos. 15, 24 … 16
4. Rubber-motor model aerodrome No. 26 … 16
5. Rubber-pull model aerodrome … 24
6. Rubber-pull model aerodrome … 24
7. Rubber-pull model aerodrome … 24
8. Rubber-pull model aerodrome … 24
9. Rubber-pull model aerodrome … 24
10. Steel frames of aerodromes Nos. 0, 1, 2, 3, 1891 and 1892 … 33
11. Steel frames of aerodromes Nos. 4, 5, 6, 1893, 1895, and 1896 … 53
12. Burners, aeolipiles, and separators … 56
13. Boilers of aerodromes … 56
14. Aerodrome No. 5, December 3, 1895. Plan view. Rudder removed … 78
15. Aerodrome No. 5, December 3, 1895. Side view … 78
16. Early types of wings and systems of guying … 81
17. Aerodrome No. 5. Plan of wings and system of guying … 89
18. House-boat with overhead launching apparatus, 1896 … 106
19. Paths of aerodrome flights, May 6 and November 28, 1896, near Quantico, Va., on the Potomac River … 108
20. Instantaneous photograph of the aerodrome at the moment after launching in its flight at Quantico on the Potomac River, May 6, 1896. Enlarged ten times … 108
21. Instantaneous photograph of the aerodrome at a distance in the air during its flight at Quantico on the Potomac River, May 6, 1896. Enlarged ten times … 108
22. Instantaneous photograph of the aerodrome at a distance in the air during its flight at Quantico on the Potomac River, May 6, 1896. Enlarged ten times … 108
23. Overhead launching apparatus … 108
24. Overhead launching apparatus … 108
25. Side view of steel frame of aerodrome No. 5 suspended from launching-car, October 24, 1896 … 112
26A. Dimensioned drawing of boiler coils, burners, pump, needle valve, and thrust bearing … 116
26B. Dimensioned drawing of engine No. 5 … 116
27A. Side and end elevations of aerodrome No. 5, May 11, 1896 … 116
27B. Aerodrome No. 5. Plan view. October 24, 1896 … 116
28. Steel frame of aerodrome No. 6 on launching car … 120
29A. Plan view of aerodrome No. 6. October 23, 1896 … 122
29B. Side elevation of aerodrome No. 6. October 23, 1896 … 122
30. Plan view of steel frames and power plants of aerodromes Nos. 5 and 6 … 122
31. Details of aerodrome No. 5 … 122
32. Drawings of proposed man-carrying aerodrome, 1898 … 130
33. Path of flight of aerodrome No. 6, June 7, 1899 … 136
34. Paths of flight of aerodrome No. 6, June 13 and 23, 1899 … 140
35. Aerodrome No. 5 on launching-ways … 142
36. Paths of flights of aerodrome No. 5, July 29, 1899 … 148
37. Experimental forms of superposed surfaces, 1898, 1899. (See also plates 64 and 65.) … 153
38. House-boat and launching apparatus, 1899 … 156
39. Method of attaching guy-wires to guy-posts to relieve torsional strain … 158
40. General plan and details of launching-car … 160
41. Aerodrome on launching-car … 160
42. Details of clutch-post for launching-car … 160
43. Front end of track just preparatory to launching aerodrome … 160
44. Resistance of wires at given velocities … 166
45. Frame of aerodrome A, January 31, 1900 … 168
46. Frame of aerodrome A, January 31, 1900 … 168
47. Frame of aerodrome A, February 1, 1900 … 168
48. Frame of aerodrome A, February 1, 1900 … 168
49. Guy-wire system, July 10, 1902 … 170
50. Guy-wire system, July 10, 1902 … 170
51. Guy-wire system, July 10, 1902 … 170
52. Scale drawing of aerodrome A. End elevation … 170
53. Scale drawing of aerodrome A. Side elevation … 170
54. Scale drawing of aerodrome A. Plan … 170
55. Frame fittings and guy-wire attachments, etc. … 174
56. Frame fittings and guy-wire attachments, etc. … 174
57. Frame fittings and guy-wire attachments, etc. … 174
58. Bed plate gears, etc. … 176
59. Wing clamps … 183
60. Hoisting aerodrome to launching-track … 184
61. Aerodrome on launching-car; front wings in place, guy-wires adjusted … 184
62. Details of guy-posts … 184
63. Guy-post and pin on launching-car … 184
64. Experimental type of superposed wings, March 2, 1899 … 192
65. Experimental type of superposed wings, March 2, 1899 … 192
66. Details of ribs and fittings for wings … 200
67. Cross-section of ribs … 201
68. Automatic equilibrium devices … 212
69. Mechanism of control … 212
70. Plan view of quarter-size model aerodrome, June 1, 1900 … 232
71. Plan view of quarter-size model aerodrome … 232
72. End, side, and three-quarter elevations of quarter-size model aerodrome … 232
73. Launching-car with floats … 232
74. Launching-car with floats … 232
75. Quarter-size model aerodrome equipped with superposed surfaces, June 11, 1901. Side view … 232
76. Quarter-size model aerodrome equipped with superposed surfaces, June 11, 1901. End view … 232
77. Cylinders of engine of quarter-size model aerodrome … 233
78. Engine of aerodrome A. Section through cylinder and drum … 236
79. Engine of aerodrome A. End elevation, port side … 236
80. Engine of aerodrome A. Top plan … 236
81. Engine of aerodrome A. Elevation starboard bed plate, sparking mechanism … 236
82. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
83. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
84. Dynamometer tests of large engine … 248
85. Location of house-boat in center of Potomac River, July 14, 1903 … 256
86. Quarter-size model aerodrome mounted on launching-car … 260
87. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
88. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
89. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
90. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
91. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
92. Quarter-size model aerodrome in flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
93. Quarter-size model aerodrome at end of flight, August 8, 1903 … 260
94. Hoisting wing of full-size aerodrome … 263
95. Flight of large aerodrome, October 7, 1903 … 266
96. Flight of large aerodrome, October 7, 1903 … 266
97. Aerodrome being recovered, October 7, 1903 … 270
98. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
99. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
100. Aerodrome in water, October 7, 1903 … 270
101. Attempted launching of aerodrome, December 8, 1903 … 274