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A proposed flying machine using birds...
A proposed flying machine using birds...
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September 23, 1865
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 23, 1865 The 19th century saw many wacky concepts of flying machines--none of which worked--but the idea offered in this issue may be the most unusual.
Inside has an article on: "A Natural Flying Machine" with a print of the "devise". The article details in part: "...make use of the powers of he inferior animals given to him to be his servants to effect his purposes. There are many birds noted for strength of wing & endurance...brown eagle and the American swan...propose to obtain a number of such birds...attach the by jackets fitted around their bodies & cords to a frame work which shall sustain a basket large enough to hold la man...cords which should lead from the man...to a; light apparatus fitted upon the back or wings of each bird by which the driver could...compress the wings to compel a descent or release them for flight..." with much more.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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