Brewer, 1921, The Langley Machine and the Hammondsport Trials
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- Griffith Brewer. "The Langley Machine and the Hammondsport Trials". Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, December 1921, pp. 620–664.
Scan at Hathi Trust. Discussion begins p. 631.
An analysis of the Langley experiment, and of its interpretation by Curtiss & Zahm, in defense of the originality of the Wright Brothers. Finds many faults with the Langley machine. The official interpretation of the Smithsonian Institution is also questioned. Numerous plates are included, as is some correspondence with the Smithsonian, Glenn Curtiss...
Secondary coverage in Nature, U.S. Air Service ([1]), Flight ([2])...
| Original title | The Langley Machine and the Hammondsport Trials |
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| Simple title | The Langley Machine and the Hammondsport Trials |
| Authors | Griffith Brewer |
| Date | 1921-12 |
| Countries | GB |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | Lord Northcliffe, Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture, Wright Brothers, Smithsonian Institution, Aerodrome A, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Glenn Curtiss, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation, Albert Francis Zahm, Alexander Ogilvie, Charles D. Walcott, W. Lockwood Marsh, Charles Matthews Manly, Handley Page |
| Journal | Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 45 |
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