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| Keywords: state library and archives of florida statelibraryandarchivesofflorida florida experimental aircraft experimentalaircraft george r. white georgerwhite saint augustine saintaugustine ornithopter icarus blackandwhite monochrome black and white Local call number: PR00458 Corporate author: Underwood &amp; Underwood. Title: [Ornithopter and creator George R. White at St. Augustine] Physical descrip: 1 photograph: b&amp;w; 10 x 8 in. General note: George R. White of Stoney Brook, Long Island, New York, former aviator and flying instructor during the war, on the beach at St. Augustine where he attempted to make the first successful bird-like flight in history. White is in his foot-propelled, wing-flapping, motorless ornithopter, which weighs 118 pounds, is 8 feet in length, and has a wing span of 29.5 feet. The frame was made of chrome molybdenum covered with a non-inflammable celluloid fabric. It crashed on the test flight, but it was later improved. Date captured: Photographed September 21, 1927. Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/443 Local call number: PR00458 Corporate author: Underwood & Underwood. Title: [Ornithopter and creator George R. White at St. Augustine] Physical descrip: 1 photograph: b&w; 10 x 8 in. General note: George R. White of Stoney Brook, Long Island, New York, former aviator and flying instructor during the war, on the beach at St. Augustine where he attempted to make the first successful bird-like flight in history. White is in his foot-propelled, wing-flapping, motorless ornithopter, which weighs 118 pounds, is 8 feet in length, and has a wing span of 29.5 feet. The frame was made of chrome molybdenum covered with a non-inflammable celluloid fabric. It crashed on the test flight, but it was later improved. Date captured: Photographed September 21, 1927. Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/443 <strong>Local call number:</strong> PR00458 <strong>Corporate author:</strong> Underwood & Underwood. <strong>Title: </strong>[Ornithopter and creator George R. White at St. Augustine] <strong>Physical descrip:</strong> 1 photograph: b&w; 10 x 8 in. <strong>General note:</strong> George R. White of Stoney Brook, Long Island, New York, former aviator and flying instructor during the war, on the beach at St. Augustine where he attempted to make the first successful bird-like flight in history. White is in his foot-propelled, wing-flapping, motorless ornithopter, which weighs 118 pounds, is 8 feet in length, and has a wing span of 29.5 feet. The frame was made of chrome molybdenum covered with a non-inflammable celluloid fabric. It crashed on the test flight, but it was later improved. <strong>Date captured:</strong> Photographed September 21, 1927. <strong>Repository:</strong> <a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" rel="nofollow">State Library and Archives of Florida</a>, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us <strong>Persistent URL:</strong> <a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/443" rel="nofollow">www.floridamemory.com/items/show/443</a> florida icarus experimentalaircraft saintaugustine ornithopter statelibraryandarchivesofflorida georgerwhite | ||||
