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Years research work into man powered flight I
have for the past 30 years been developing a machine that will
enable man to fly like a bird, my interest was kindled when my
father took me to see the Cobham Flying Circus as a child.
Numerous attempts have led to various measures of success,
Bell Bird actually took to the sky but the flight was not
sufficiently long to qualify for the £100,000 prize offered for the
first man to fly using his own strength. Expertise gathered over the
years means that I am technically in an excellent position to make
another bid at manned flight The cost of construction of such a
machine would be prohibitive to me and this is why I am appealing
for enthusiastic sponsors.
Emulateing
the flight of birds and Insects. Work
has involved the study of bird and insect flight, various options
have been explored over the years. The first machine emulates the
flight of the bird which I called Bell Bird 1. You will see from the
picture below that I adopted the prone position on this chassis. It
was found that a standing position was preferable, allowing more
power to be transmitted via the pedals.
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