When the first great aviation gathering was held in America in 1910 Orville Wright checked the altitude _ of his fivers with a garden rake, -which therefore became tlie first altimeter. The inventor walked about the field holding the tip end of the handle against his cheek. Sighting along the handle, Mr Wright measured off, with three teeth, four teeth, or more aa the case happened to be, the wing-spread of the biplanes. Then, upon consulting a calibration chart, he computed the height at'which they were flying.
Havo you anythui" to sell—Do you ivisli to buy f I: so, a small advertisement m the classified section of The Press will be all you need, 12 words Is. three insertions 2s 6d. —4
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 10 December 1930, Page 17
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121Page 17 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 10 December 1930, Page 17
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