Captain Roy N. Francis over NYC
Captain Roy N. Francis, one of the best-known American pilots, flying over New York.
Wright Brothers Aeroplane
The most successful flying experiment, which in 1908 made many successful ascensions. The plane was…
![An illustration of an airplane model with an automatic rudder. "a a, Elastic [airplane]; b b, Automatic rudder; c c, Aerial screw [centered] at f; d, Frame supporting [airplane] rudder and screw; e, India-rubber, in a state of torsion, attached to hook or crank at f. By holding the [airplane] ( a) and turning the screw (c c) the necessary power is obtained by torsion." -Britannica, 1910](https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/58800/58879/58879_airplane-mod_mth.gif)
Airplane Model with Automatic Rudder
An illustration of an airplane model with an automatic rudder. "a a, Elastic [airplane]; b b, Automatic…
Langley's Flying Machine
An illustration of Langley's flying machine. A, Large airplane; b, small airplane; c, propelling screws.
Airplane Wing Diagram
A diagram of wing airplane illustrating the skeleton. The shape of the wing creates a lift—draft…
Airplane Sideslip Flying
Airplane flying almost sideway, called sideslip. The plane enters sideslip by lowering the wing and…
Airplane Sideslip Rudder Turned Flying
A sideslip of the plane with the rudder turned left so that the plane flying sideways with the nose…
Airplane Sideslip Rudder Turned and Elevator Depressing Flying
The airplane is flying with the elevator depressed and rudder turned to recover the plane to the upright…
Airplane Wash In and Out Flying
The illustration of the plane creating wash in and washout to reduce the lift distribution across the…
Airplane Fin
The illustration shows the airplane's fin, or keel surface. The fin of the airplane is located on the…
Plane Angle of Incidence
A diagram illustrating the airplane's angle of incidence at axis A, direction of motion and thrust.
Plane Pointing Down Angle of Incidence
The diagram illustrating the plane's angle of incidence pointing down at the motion axis. The plan will…
Airplane Flying Above Shore
An airplane flying above the show illustrating the aerodynamics of the plane with the tail wing at the…
Airplane Flying Above Land
A plane flying above land illustrating the use of ailerons to adjust the angle of incidence to adjust…
Airplane Rudder and Elevator
A propeller airplane with rudder, elevator, and ailerons. The rudder stabilizes the plane vertical,…
Aeroplane Flying Over Plane
An illustration of the plane flying over land from point A to B by flying the plane with the direction…
Aeroplane Cockpit
A pilot's cockpit from a propeller aeroplane, or airplane. The diagram illustrates the different parts…
Aeroplane Low Tail Design
Illustration of a propeller aeroplane, or airplane, with lower tail in flight.
Aeroplane Low Tail Fast Landing Design
The propeller airplane, or aeroplane, design in fast landing. This design requires a large landing area…
Aeroplane High Tail Normal Attitude Design
A design of the propeller airplane, or aeroplane, in flight with a higher tail to create an angle of…
Aeroplane High Tail Slow Landing Design
A propeller airplane, or aeroplane, design with a high tail. This design creates a larger angle of incidence…
Aerodynamic of Airplane Wing
"As the bottom of the surface meets the air, it compresses it and accelerates it downwards. As a result…
Airplane Wing Free Body Diagram
An airplane wing free body diagram illustrating forces acting on the wing.
Aeroplane Motion Diagram
A motion diagram of the aeroplane, or airplane, illustrating the plane's direction to create thrust…
Dunne Aeroplane
A Dunne aeroplane, or airplane, design. the V shape plane stabilizes by having a V shaped depression…
Stabilizing Aeroplane using Dihedral Angle
An illustration of stabilizing the plane by setting the back wing at less angle of incidence than the…
Aeroplane Nose Spin Dive Flying
The illustration of the plane descending while spiraling down. The radius of the spiral spin is getting…
Centre of Gravity Lift Drift Thrust of Aeroplane
An illustration of the plane's centers of gravity, lift drift and thrust to effectively glide the plane…
Aeroplane Looping and Upside Down Flying
The diagram illustrating an approximate angle of flying an aeroplane, or airplane, flying upside down…
Dihedral Board Aeroplane
A dihedral board on an aeroplane, or airplane, for stability. The boards are raised on short legs over…
Aeroplane Propeller Balance
"Mount it upon a shaft, which must be on ball—bearings. Place the propeller in a horizontal position,…
Aeroplane Propeller String Balance
An illustration of weighing the propeller of the aeroplane to ensure it is balanced with the opposite…
Aeroplane Propeller Balance Blade Surface Area
The illustration of an aeroplane, or airplane, propeller being balanced by using surface area testing.…
Aeroplane Propeller Balance Chamber
"The chamber (curvature) of the blades should be (1) equal, (2) decrease evenly towards the tips of…
Pusher Aeroplane Plan
A plan for pusher aeroplane, or airplanes. The propeller of the pusher plane is located behind the cockpit…
Propeller Aeroplane Side Plan
A propeller airplane plan illustrating the proper location of the skeleton and placement of the wires…
Propeller Aeroplane Top Plan
A top view plan of a propeller aeroplane, or airplane. The plan shows the proper ribs and skeleton for…
Front View Pusher Aeroplane Plan
A pusher aeroplane plan illustrating the proper ribbing and wiring for the plane. The wires are used…
Propeller Aeroplane Top Plan
A side view plan of a propeller aeroplane for two people. The plan illustrates the the proper location…
Early Design Aeroplane
This is an early design of a future airplane, the landing apparatus features two sets of wheels.
Early Airplane
Any of various winged vehicles capable of flight, generally heavier than air and driven by jet engines…
Early Type Flying Machine
A vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider,…
Hydro Aeroplane
A fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes which can also…
Fixed Wing Aeroplane
An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due…
Larger Scale Airplane
An aircraft capable of flight using forward motion that generates lift as the wing moves through the…