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able aerial aerodrome aeroplane air liner aircraft airmen airship altitude American apparatus Atlantic atmosphere autogyro aviation balloon biplane bird cabin carried cent cockpit compass constructed course cylinders direction distance Dornier Do X duralumin earth engine experience feet flew flight float flown flying machine flying-boat force forward French fuel fuselage German give gliding Graf Zeppelin gyroscope horizontal horse-power Imperial Airways increased island kilometres lift lightning trains Lilienthal Lindbergh lines mails means method metres miles an hour miles per hour minutes Montgolfier brothers motor Mount Everest ordinary parachute Paris passengers petrol pilot plane position possible pressure propeller railway reached revolutions per minute rise roads rotating rotor route rudder ship speed started station steam steering surface thing traffic transport trip turn weather weight whole Wiley Post wind wings wireless Wright brothers