Smallest of Flying Machines.
To Santos Dumont must be given the credit of producing the smallest practical flying machine yet constructed. True, he has done nothing remarkable with it in the line of speed, but he has demonstrated the fact that a large supporting surface is not an essential feature.
This machine is named "La Demoiselle." It is a monoplane of the dihedral type, with a main plane on each
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Position of Motor on Brauner-Smith Machine.
[Description: Black and white photograph: Man in flying machine with motor in back]The framework is of bamboo, strengthened and held taut with wire guys.