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12. THE MACHINE BUILT BY KLEMPERER FOR THE AACIIEX FLYING CLUB. KLEMPERER'S WORK WAS SIGXALI/ED FROM TIIE VERY BEGIXXIXG BY A SOUXD KNOWLEDGE OF AERODYNAMICS Facing page
13. wt KONSUL," THE MACHINE BELONGING TO THE DARMSTADT ACADEMIC FLYING GROUP. A PROTOTYPE OF TIM: MODEKN HIGH- PERFORMANCE MACHINE WTIH A WIDE SPAN- 14. TlIE TAILLESS MACHINE IN WHICH Ll-U SCII CRASHED TO HIS DEATH IN CONSEQUENCE OF A BROKEN WING A FT Ell A SHORT BUT PERFECT SOAKING FLIGHT page 55
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A SorvKXiu OF Tin: ATTIIOK'S VISITS
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Made and Printed in Great Britain b
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vi CONTENTS page A RECORD FLIGHT AB
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viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS No. Plat
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x LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS No. Plate f
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xii LIST OF DIAGRAMS CURRENTS ON HI
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xiv FOREWORD cross-country flight f
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THE STORY OF MOTORLESS HUMAN FLIGHT
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STORY OF MOTORLESS HUMAN FLIGHT 3 "
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1. AN EVENING FLIGHT OVER THE DUNES
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STORY OF MOTORLESS HUMAN FLIGHT 5 t
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STORY OF MOTORLESS HUMAN FLIGHT 7 i
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STORY OF MOTORLESS HUMAN FLIGHT 9 a
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Page 36 and 37: TllE "t'lIAKLOTTE," A TAILLESS SOAK
Page 38 and 39: THE HISTORY OF SOARING FLIGHT THE l
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Page 46 and 47: TIME BRINGS THE ANSWER FEW of the t
Page 48 and 49: 6. OTTO LILIENTHAL, THE "FATHER OF
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Page 56 and 57: SPEEDIER PROGRESS IN the history of
Page 58 and 59: S. OTTO LII.IEXTIIAL'S LAST MACHINE
Page 60 and 61: SPEEDIER PROGRESS 35 The developmen
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Page 66 and 67: THE WRIGHTS 41 The Wrights calculat
Page 68 and 69: THE WRIGHTS 43 the brothers made st
Page 70 and 71: FAMOUS CONTEMPORARIES OTHER men wer
Page 72 and 73: 10. A VIEW OF THE WORKSHOP OF ETRU'
Page 74 and 75: FAMOUS CONTEMPORARIES 47 only succe
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Page 78 and 79: FAMOUS CONTEMPORARIES 51 would neve
Page 80 and 81: FAMOUS CONTEMPORARIES 53 he went to
Page 84 and 85: TEN YEARS OF COMPETITION & EXPERIEN
Page 92 and 93: RECORDS 63 succeeded in flying to w
Page 94 and 95: RECORDS 65 exactly along what lines
Page 96 and 97: RECORDS 67 and their records. Altho
Page 98 and 99: RECORDS 69 This feat of endurance w
Page 100 and 101: 15. THE " ESPENLAUB 5 " IN FLIGHT.
Page 102 and 103: THE LEAN YEARS 71 In the year 1923,
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Page 114 and 115: flights suggested by Professor Geor
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Page 118 and 119: ON THE WAY TO SCIENTIFIC FLYING 83
Page 122 and 123: 22. NEHRING, A VERITABLE MASTER IN
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Page 128 and 129: OUR EFFORTS REWARDED 91 The most im
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','4 THE "HAPACE." A FRENCH SOAKER
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OUR EFFORTS REWARDED 95 of an appro
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THE FIRST SIXTY-MILE SOARING FLIGHT
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4 4 At THE AUTHOR'S HKTTRX FROM HIS
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FIRST SIXTY-MILE SOARING FLIGHT 99
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,'30. THE " RnoxfiEisT " (SPIRIT OF
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1,500 0 L-. Facing page 1U4 32. KRO
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 107 and thirt
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 109 five hund
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT flying machin
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 113 me in the
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 115 at the be
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 117 another b
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 119 feet per
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 121 my though
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 123 living ar
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 125 want to w
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 127 near to u
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SOARING PILOTS REPORT 129 three tho
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN I MY RIDE WI
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 133 violentl
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THE PILOT'S SEAT IN THE " WIEN Faci
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 135 Gotha. I
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 137 to funct
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 139 place. T
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 141 unknown
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 143 possibil
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 145 IV SOARI
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SOME FLIGHTS OF MY OWN 147 mingling
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THE GLIDING AND SOARING SCHOOL 149
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NORMAL. FLI&HT! HOW TO STEER -.., F
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HE TURNS TO THE RIGHT* HOW TO STEER
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44. STALLING : THE MOST DANGEROUS F
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CLIMBING PLIGHT OP A MOTOR PLANE. T
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ON THE WAY TO THE "B" TEST 169 " Th
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ON THE WAY TO THE " B " TEST 171 gi
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ON THE WAY TO THE " B " TEST 173 Th
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ON THE WAY TO THE " B " TEST 175 yo
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ON THE WAY TO THE " B " TEST 177 Gr
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THE SOARING COURSE 179 " Must we pu
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THE SOARING COURSE 181 of eight can
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THE ORDINARY CURVE NECESSARY FOR TH
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THE SOARING COURSE 183 nearer to it
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THE SOARING COURSE 185 make several
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6O° 50. Facing page 186 AXIS OF= I
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS THE flight
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS 189 distan
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS 191 down,
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS 193 both p
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a. KROMFHLD Facing page 1 LANDING,
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS 195 lightl
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HIGH PERFORMANCE FLIGHTS 197 accomp
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 199 When vari
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 201 many long
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 203 planned f
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 205 extremely
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 207 The habit
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LONG DISTANCE SOARING 209 Sundays.
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CLOUD AND THUNDERSTORM SOARING 211
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12,000 9,000 I 6,000 3,000 ATTEMPT
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6300 ,•5600 Q£JUD UPWIND SLOPE U
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2i8 KRONFELD ON GLIDING & SOARING F
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING THE metho
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 229 to oc
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tc c t Ci c t- c r th— C/- H K" V
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 231 from
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 233 examp
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62. ESPENLAUB'S GLIDER THAT WAS TOW
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 235 to th
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 237 mater
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 239 weigh
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 241 allow
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 243 exerc
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 245 the h
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64. NORMAL AUTO TOWEU START Facing
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 247 may b
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 249 While
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GO, A STATIONARY MOTOR-WINDLASS Fac
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AUTO AND AEROPLANE TOWING 251 down
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLIDING AND SOA
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68. TURNS IN AX AEROPLANE START. IF
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 255 most
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 257 a da
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71. A "ZOGLING" IN THE AIR. NOTE TH
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 259 ing
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 261 soar
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74. THE ELEVATOR. (The Darmstadt Ac
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 263 kind
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 265 even
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 267
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 269 taki
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 273 This
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 275 *^ r
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 277 O tf
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78. THE " RIIOXADLER," A DOUBLE-SEA
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 279 a &
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 281 open
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81. THE TRIPARTITE. ONE-SPARRED WIN
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COMPARATIVE SIZES OF WELL- KNOWN SA
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GLIDING AND SOARING PLANES 289 in o
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 291 01 Hfc
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 293 All of
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 295 dust,
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 297 high e
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 299 We hav
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 301 past e
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THE TWO FRONTS AND THE WARM SECTION
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WEATHER, WIND AND CLOUDS 305 There
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THE FUTURE OF SOARING FLIGHT 307 pr
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THE FUTURE OF SOARING FLIGHT 309 Th
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THE FUTURE OF SOARING FLIGHT 311 No
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THE FUTURE OF SOARING FLIGHT 313 th
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THE FUTURE OF SOARING FLIGHT 315 is
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THE PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING THROUGH
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83. THE " FAFNIR " FLOWN BY GUNTKR
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 319 as well
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 321 This pe
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 323 Wasserk
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 325 Hurttig
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8/5. TIIK U.F.I). DAGLING. A PRIMAR
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 327 August
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 329 gliding
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 331 thermal
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 333 in view
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 335 permitt
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 337 perform
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PROGRESS OF SAILPLANING 339 In seve
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THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FLIGHT THE Engl
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87. THE R.F.D. SAILPLANE. Span 14.G
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THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FLIGHT 343 in t
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THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FLIGHT 345 but
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THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FLIGHT 347 see
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS OVER LONDON 349
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS OVER LONDON 351
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 353 T
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91. UKKR KHOXFELD'S u AUSTRIA " AT
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 355 t
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 357 m
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 361 t
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 363 a
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 375 b
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MY SOARING FLIGHTS IN ENGLAND 377 P
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