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Verifica delle esperienze di aviazione dei fratelli Wright.
Bollettino della Societ Aeronautica Italiana, July-Sept.
1905, vol. 2, pp. 147—148.
Based on Esnault-Pelterie s account in L A rophile,
June 1905, above.
[Root, A. I.] The Wright Brothers Flying Machine to
Date: Flying 24 Miles in 38 Minutes. Gleanings in Bee
Culture, Dec. 1, 1905, vol. 33, p. 1258.
Report on 1905 flights.
Brothers Wright Rumours. Automotor Journal, Dec. 9,
1905, vol. 10, p. 1542.
Brief note expressing skepticism about Wright
1905 flights as reported in L Auto. The source of
L Autos information was the Wright brothers letter of
October 9 to Captain Ferber.
Le plus lourd que l air. La Conqu te de l air, Dec. 15,
1905, vol. 2, pp. 1—2.
The Wright Brothers Experiments. Automotor Journal,
Dec. 23, 1905, vol. 10, p. 1601.
Reports Henry M. Weaver s letter of December 3 to
Frank S. Lahm and Robert Coquelle s article in
L Auto in confirmation of rumors of Wrights successes.
Breyer, Victor. L A roplane des fr res Wright. La Vie au
grand air, Dec. 29, 1905, pp. 1099—1100, +illus.
Based on article in L Auto.
Les Freres Wright et leur a roplane moteur.
L A rophile, Dec. 1905, vol. 13, pp. 265—272, + ports.
Extensive discussion of the merits of the Wright
aeroplane and the evidence supporting the claims of
flights by the Wrights. Introduces pertinent letters and
materials including French translations of letters of
Wilbur and Orville Wright to Georges Besancon, the
editor, November 17, 1905, and to Captain Ferber,
October 9 and November 4, 1905, Octave Chanute s
letter of November 9 to Ferber, and quotes from articles
by Ernest Archdeacon in Les Sports and Robert
Coquelle in L Auto.
Gardner, Gilson. When Men Wear Wings. Technical
World Magazine, Dec. 1905, vol. 4, pp. 447—454.
Includes reference to the Wright brothers aeroplane,
pp. 449—450.
More Wright Rumours. Automotor Journal, Dec. 30,
1905, vol. 10, pp. 1621—1622.
Expressing confidence in the reports of the
Wrights 1903 and 1905 flights as stated by Orville
Wright in his letter of November 17, 1905, to Mr.
Aeroplanes and Flights
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Patrick Y. Alexander of the Aeronautical Society of
Great Britain and by Octave Chanute in a letter to
Captain Ferber which was published in Revue
d Artillerie, August 1905. Editors state they have
reversed their skeptical attitude expressed in
December 9 issue of this journal above.
The Conquest of the Air, Automotor Journal, Dec. 30,
1905, vol. 10, p. 1611.
Editorial comment on the above report.
1906
L A roplane Wright. L A rophile, Jan. 1906, vol. 14, pp.
18—23, +illus.
Presentation of further statements on the Wright
flights in continuation of the discussion in the
December 1905 issue of this journal. Publishes letter
of the Wrights to the editor, December 13, 1905, two
letters of Henry M. Weaver to Frank S. Lahm,
December 6, 1905, and January 3, 1906, and reports
originally appearing in the New York Herald, January
4, 1906, and by Robert Coquelle in L Auto.
Cl ry, A. Derniers perfectionnements connus des
machines volantes Wright. L A rophile, Jan. 1906, vol.
14, pp. 23—26, +illus.
Lacking details on the Wright machine, author
reprints specifications of the Wright French patent,
published September 1, 1904.
Recent Experiments of the Brothers Wright. The
Aeronautical Journal, Jan. 1906, vol. 10, pp. 14—15.
Includes letter from Orville Wright dated
November 17, 1905, read by Mr. Alexander before
Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, giving brief
account of their 1905 experiments at Huffman Field
near Dayton.
The White Flyer the Motor Driven Aeroplane for the
Brothers Wright. Automotor Journal, Jan. 6, 1906, vol.
11, pp. 17—20, +illus.
The Wright Aeroplane and Its Fabled Performances.
Scientific American, Jan. 13, 1906, vol. 108, p. 40.
Based on a report in a French automobile publication
which published a letter from the Wrights to
Captain Ferber, November 4, 1905, describing their
1905 flights.
Ancora intorno alle esperienze dei fratelli Wright.
Bollettino della Socie Aeronautica Italiana, Jan./Feb.
1906, vol. 3, pp. 19—21.