Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208W. Blackwood, 1920 - Scotland |
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Page 66
... means , one could go on indefinitely like the bird does . " " Yes , but you can't , and never will be able to . Man wasn't meant to fly , or he'd have been made differently . " " I don't agree , sir : I think he was meant to do ...
... means , one could go on indefinitely like the bird does . " " Yes , but you can't , and never will be able to . Man wasn't meant to fly , or he'd have been made differently . " " I don't agree , sir : I think he was meant to do ...
Page 75
... means concede yet . ' " Anyhow , it doesn't cost anything , and it interests us no end , and that's something these days . Talking of in- terest , what about the pros- pects of leave ? " " Fairish to good . Me for Chamba and the little ...
... means concede yet . ' " Anyhow , it doesn't cost anything , and it interests us no end , and that's something these days . Talking of in- terest , what about the pros- pects of leave ? " " Fairish to good . Me for Chamba and the little ...
Page 78
... means of rather ingenious looking levers the pilot could draw it up when in flight , so that it closed upward and for- ward into recesses in the under side of the fuselage , and resist- ance became practically nil . an The centre ...
... means of rather ingenious looking levers the pilot could draw it up when in flight , so that it closed upward and for- ward into recesses in the under side of the fuselage , and resist- ance became practically nil . an The centre ...
Page 80
... means of producing an artificial light action so as to be independent of atmos- pheric conditions . It was Pat who proved that electricity ap- plied properly to the artificial nervures of the wings gave the same result as light ; but it ...
... means of producing an artificial light action so as to be independent of atmos- pheric conditions . It was Pat who proved that electricity ap- plied properly to the artificial nervures of the wings gave the same result as light ; but it ...
Page 81
" " That means arrival to- night , " said Billy. bers as the be - all and end - all of a nation , its glorification of the State at the expense of the individual family . up . Pat Manning , sitting in the oar , leant forward as he came ...
" " That means arrival to- night , " said Billy. bers as the be - all and end - all of a nation , its glorification of the State at the expense of the individual family . up . Pat Manning , sitting in the oar , leant forward as he came ...
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