And from a poise at this station the plane may swoop down, at great disadvantage if close to the back of the wave, at various slopes and directions till it cuts into the air that is being raised by the… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share Image
The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale, and using it to counteract gravity. And if the… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
My objective is and has been for years to make the lightest and most compact flying machine that would carry me at 25 or… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites I can make; they are lighter, pull harder per… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
“Workers must root out the idea that by keeping the results of their labors to themselves a fortune will be assured to them. Patent… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
And from a poise at this station the plane may swoop down, at great disadvantage if close to the back of the wave, at… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
The people of Sydney who can speak of my work [on flying-machine models] without a smile are very scarce; it is doubtless the same… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
Bent metal is worse than bent wood and weight for weight is more flexible. — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile from the parts you want to be inert. You… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
If you direct your attention to the position of a bird with regard to the wave surface, it will speedily be noticed to be… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
It becomes a giant's task to compute the result when the effect of cross seas, wind at all angles and ever varying force, arched… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
The closer the bird is to the surface of the water, the firmer and more inelastic is the uplift of the rising air. The… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet… — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
The people of Sydney who can speak of my work without a smile are very scarce. — Lawrence Hargrave Copy Share
