Word: penguin
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first he uses only a "penguin," a 25-horsepower Bleriot monoplane, which is so termed because its wings are clipped so that it cannot leave the ground. The tendency of the machine is to travel in circles and thereby the novice is educated in steering an aeroplane, and in driving it with the tail horizontal. Handling the engine properly is also taught. The next step is to another "penguin," this time of 35 horsepower. Not until near perfection is reached is the third step, to a 35 horsepower Bleriot monoplane, permitted. This machine is flown about a quarter mile...