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Word: shaft-driven (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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...wings of the Curtiss-Bleecker are mounted at right angles to each other, to rotate about a vertical axis. Each wing is equipped with a propeller, shaft-driven by a central Wasp motor mounted horizontally in the axis. Also to each wing is rigged a controllable "flipper," comparable to an aileron. Beneath the entire assembly is a tiny two-place gondola with nearly conventional controls, landing gear, rudder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Vertical Flight | 6/30/1930 | See Source »

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