Abstract
THE present phase of scientific development of aviation may be said to date from the period 1890–1900, and to have its most definite form given by the researches of Langley and Maxim. From Langley's book were taken the early data on which pioneer designs were prepared, and a protracted controversy arose between Blériot and Farman as to the relative merits of the biplane or the monoplane as a result of a statement by Langley which has since proved to need considerable modification.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
BAIRSTOW, L. Position and Prospects of Aviation. Nature 104, 246–247 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104246a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104246a0