Word: skid
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...running gear in preparation for the advertised trial flights on the following morning, and at the end of a run it coasted, before it could be stopped, into a sand heap at the side of the field. A slightly bent fork, connecting a front wheel and skid, and a couple of broken guy wires, are the extent of the damage done. The "wrecked" machine may be inspected at any time in its tent on Soldiers Field. The run was open to members, as were the very successful runs on Tuesday morning, and the machine will be ready for trials...