The 3,400 tetrahedral cells of Bell’s giant Cygnet kite might have gotten it airborne, but it could never have been a practical flying machine. (Courtesy of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport, NY)
The 3,400 tetrahedral cells of Bell’s giant Cygnet kite might have gotten it airborne, but it could never have been a practical flying machine. (Courtesy of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport, NY)