Summary:
Technical illustration shows Besnier’s 1678 design for a flying machine using arm and leg power, two views of Jakob Degen’s man-powered flying machine, and two views after designs published in Thomas Walker’s “Treatise upon the art of flying” providing plans for the construction of a flying car.
– Library Of Congress
+ Source: Flying Machine Technical Illustration :: Tissandier Collection :: Library Of Congress
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