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GeoffBird
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Posted: 05 September 2011 at 11:24pm |
Just stumbled across this interesting historical photostream with a Russian angle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55312338@N04/
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Yowie
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One of the Frenchman here with head fully enclosed appears to have a rudder (tailfin). To assist steering??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55312338@N04/6054558745/in/photostream/ And this, from 98 years ago:- It slightly blows my mind how far we've come (or not!). http://www.flickr.com/photos/55312338@N04/6054505721/in/photostream/ Edited by Yowie - 06 September 2011 at 8:25pm |
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GeoffBird
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Not to mention this http://www.flickr.com/photos/55312338@N04/6054339185/in/photostream from 1896!
You can read more about the Velodyne (in Howards first link) in 'Human Power, The Forgotten Energy' - Available from the BHPC Shop, here: http://www.shop.bhpc.org.uk Edited by GeoffBird - 06 September 2011 at 8:39pm |
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