INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS

Those marked with a * have been tested by experiment

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  1. Sir G. Cayley, 1809. Diagram of bird gliding.
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1500. Wing-flapping device.
  3. *Besnier, 1678. Alleged artificial wings.
  4. *Marquis de Bacqueville, 1742. Alleged artificial wings.
  5. *Bourcart, 1866. Experimental feathering wings.
  6. *Dandrieux, 1879. Experimental figure of 8 wings.
  7. *Degen, 1812. Umbrella-like, valvular wings.
  8. *Letur, 1852. Parachute-like wings.
  9. *De Groof, 1864. Winged parachute.
  10. Bréant, 1854. Valvular-flapping wings.
  11. *Le Bris, 1857. Flapping wings.
  12. Gérard, 1784. Flapping wings.
  13. Struvé and Telescheff, 1864. Multiple-flapping wings.
  14. *Kaufmann, 1867. Aerial steam machine.
  15. Prigent, 1871. Machine, like dragon fly.
  16. *Jobert, 1871. Artificial bird.
  17. *Pénaud, 1872. Artificial bird.
  18. *Hureau de Villeneuve, 1872. Artificial bird.
  19. *Jobert, 1872. Artificial bird.
  20. *Pichancourt, 1889. Artificial bird.
  21. De Louvrié, 1877. Flapping wings, "Anthropornis."
  22. *Frost, 1890. Steam bird machine.
  23. *Trouvé, 1870. Artificial bird, driven by explosives.
  24. Method of starting Trouvé's bird.
  25. *Launoy and Bienvenu, 1784. Ascending superposed screws.
  26. Cossus, 1845. Project for screw flying machine.
  27. *Bright, 1859. Superposed screws under a balloon.
  28. *Ponton d'Amecourt, 1863. Steam driven superposed screws.
  29. *Pénaud, 1870. Superposed flying screws.
  30. Pomès and de la Pauze 1871. Project for flying screw.
  31. *Dieuaide, 1877. Experiment with superposed screws.
  32. Mélikoff, 1877. Project for screw parachute.
  33. *Castel, 1878. Multiple superposed screws.
  34. *Forlanini, 1878. Steam flying screw.
  35. *Trouvé, 1886. Electric aerial screw.
  36. The sparrow-hawk's excursion.
  37. *Henson, 1842. The first aeroplane project.
  38. Aubaud, 1851. Multiplane flying-machine project.
  39. Loup, 1852. Aeroplane with rotating wings.
  40. Carlingford, 1856. Aeroplane project.
  41. *Du Temple, 1857-77. Steam aeroplane.
  42. Smythies, 1860. Aeroplane and vibrating wings.
  43. De Louvrié, 1863. Kite-like aeroplane.
  44. D'Esterno 1864. Aeroplane for soaring flight.
  45. Claudel, 1864. Aeroplane with rotating wings.
  46. *Wenham, 1866. Experimental apparatus No. 10.
  47. *Wenham, 1866. Experimental apparatus No. 20.
  48. *Le Bris, 1867. Artificial albatross.
  49. Smyth, 1867. Aeroplane with lifting and driving screws.
  50. Butler and Edwards, 1867. Arrow-like aeroplane.
  51. *Stringfellow, 1868. Steam aeroplane (superposed).
  52. Danjard, 1871. Bi-planes, with vibrating wings.
  53. *Pénaud, 1871. Experimental automatic aeroplane.
  54. Pénaud and Gauchot, 1876. Project for steam flying machine.
  55. *Moy, 1875. Aerial steamer.
  56. *Moy, 1879. Military-kite aeroplane.
  57. Pomès, 1878. Project for aeroplane.
  58. *Tatin, 1879. Compressed air aeroplane.
  59. *Dandrieux, 1879. Butterfly toy aeroplane.
  60. *Brearey, 1879. "Wave action" flying machine.
  61. Mouillard 1865. Soaring apparatus No. 3.
  62. *Goupil, 1883. Bird like aeroplane.
  63. Beeson, 1888. Patent soaring device.
  64. *Renard, 1889. Dirigible parachute.
  65. *Phillips, 1884-91. Experimental curved surfaces.
  66. Graffigny 1890. Kite-like aeroplane.
  67. *Jobert, 1887. Kite balanced with cone.
  68. *Maillot, 1887. Kite to sustain a man.
  69. Simplest form of Chinese kite.
  70. Chinese musical kite.
  71. Chinese bird kite.
  72. Chinese dragon kite.
  73. *Lilienthal, 1891. Soaring apparatus.
  74. *Lilienthal, 1892. In full flight.
  75. *Ader, 1891. Flying aeroplane.
  76. *Hargrave, 1889. Screw aeroplane driven by India rubber.
  77. *Hargrave, 1890. Flying machine No. 10.
  78. *Hargrave, 1890. Flying machine No. 12.
  79. *Hargrave, 1891. Flying machine No. 13.
  80. *Hargrave, 1893. Cellular kites.
  81. *Hargrave, 1893. Cellular kites.
  82. *Maxim, 1892. Steam-flying machine .
  83. Duryea 1892. Proposed method of experimenting.
  84. Moy 1884. Diagram of Forces -- sailing boat.
  85. Moy 1884. Diagram of forces -- gliding bird.
  1. Lilienthal, 1893. Lilienthal's "Jumping-Off" Place.
  2. Lilienthal, 1893. Lilienthal's "Jumping-Off" Place.
  3. Lilienthal, 1893. Lilienthal's Flight.
  4. Lilienthal, 1893. Lilienthal's Flight.
  5. Lilienthal, 1893. Lines of Lilienthal's Flight.

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