Average Proportions of Load.
It will be interesting, before proceeding to lay out the dimension details, to make a comparison of the proportion of load effect with the supporting surfaces of various well-known machines. Here are the figures:
Santos-Dumont—A trifle under four pounds per square foot.
Bleriot—Five pounds.
R. E. P.—Five pounds.
Antoinette—About two and one-quarter pounds.
Curtiss—About two and one-half pounds.
Wright—Two and one-quarter pounds.
Farman—A trifle over three pounds.
Voisin—A little under two and one-half pounds.
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