The Power plant, a 70-Horse-Power, 4-Cylinder, Water-Cooled Argus Motor. The motor drives the propeller through gear…
Aeronautics in France: 'The Power plant, a 70-Horse-Power, 4-Cylinder, Water-Cooled Argus Motor. The motor drives the propeller through gears at 180 revolutions per minute. A smaller motor runs the blower (seen at the right) for keeping the proper air-pressure in the compensating ballonette' (1906). Artist/photographer: Unsigned . Provenance: "Scientific American". Type: Antique halftone photographic print.
Size: 2922px × 2061px
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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