THE FIRST AEROPLANE. It is called an ornithopter, and has been placed in the Science Museum in London. It was the first flying machine of the aeroplane style, and was constructed with turkeys' feathers, the maker hoping that a flight could be accomplished by the wings flapping up and down. The invention was a failure. Made by E. P. Frost in 1902, it is held to be the forerunner of the aeroplane of to-day. The R.A.F. is using it as its emblem.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18467, 19 May 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
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82THE FIRST AEROPLANE. It is called an ornithopter, and has been placed in the Science Museum in London. It was the first flying machine of the aeroplane style, and was constructed with turkeys' feathers, the maker hoping that a flight could be accomplished by the wings flapping up and down. The invention was a failure. Made by E. P. Frost in 1902, it is held to be the forerunner of the aeroplane of to-day. The R.A.F. is using it as its emblem. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18467, 19 May 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
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