Sentences with phrase «flight of an aeroplane»

«The true method of discovery is like the flight of an aeroplane.

Whitehead says, «the true method of discovery is like the flight of an aeroplane.

Whitehead describes this as follows: «The true method of discovery is like the flight of an aeroplane.

Not exact matches

The Wright Brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), are generally credited with the design and construction of the practical aeroplane, and making the controllable, powered heavier - than - air flight, along with many other aviation milestones.

CURTISS FLIES — «Aero Club of America members and others interested in aviation made the trip to Hammondsport, N.Y., to witness the flight of the Aerial Experiment Association's third aeroplane, the «June Bug,» on the Fourth of July, for the Scientific American trophy.

In view of the above - mentioned facts, while giving to M. Farman the credit for first publicly demonstrating that it is possible to fly in all directions, both with, against, and across a light wind, we nevertheless wish to recall to the aeronautical world the fact that to America belongs the credit of producing the first successful motor - driven aeroplane, and that to such men as the Wright brothers, A. M. Herring, and Gustave Whitehead — men who under the tutelage of Lilienthal and Chanute, have begun with gliding flight and gradually worked their way forward to the production of a self - propelled aeroplane in all its details, including the gasoline motor — belongs the real credit of having produced the first successful heavier - than - air flying machines.

By Farman's recent successful flights in a circle, the record of the Wright brothers made in this country over two years ago has in this respect been duplicated; but there are many other points to be considered when one reviews the practicability of aeroplane flight.

Upon the return of the newspaper correspondents and photographers from North Carolina, considerable more information was obtainable regarding the recent flights made by the Wright brothers in testing their aeroplane than has hitherto been available Unfortunately, not one of these men is a qualified technical observer, for which reason we are little better off for details than we were before.

The Wright 30 - horse - power aeroplane in flight above the North Carolina coast, in a drawing prepared from descriptions by observers of the experiments.

Stella particularly disliked both take - off and landing — that race to build up speed, the parting from the ground and then, at the end of the flight, the thump of the tonnage of aeroplane coming into contact with the earth.

Visions of War Above and Below A survey of war art in the age of flight and submarines, from surrealist aeroplanes to bombing raids and war under the sea, this exhibition captures the perceptual extremes of modern conflict.

Just as startling, the celebrity architect Richard Meier, billed as having designed the perpetually idiosyncratic Gmurzynska booth («They always get something wrong; the colour of the carpet, the hanging, the lighting,» was one overheard comment), was parked there by the Kabinett exhibiting a selection of collages he has made over 50 years while sitting on aeroplanes (that the theme is vaginas suggests flights of inordinate fancy).

In the main gallery I saw Aeroplane (1928) by Elsie Driggs and was reminded of Charles Lindbergh's flight in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927.

In fact, the computer models of the aeroplane are built upon the engineers» understanding of physical concepts governing flight, lift, etc, and those things are what keeps the plane off the ground.