June 12, 2012

Collection Name: Drachen Foundation Collection

Collection Number: 2690

Post Type: Booklet

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Artist or Author: Professor Dr. G. K. Weissenborn

Creation Year: 1991

Length: 6 3/4 inches

Height: 4 3/4 inches

Width: 1/32 inch

Summay:

This is a booklet on the work of Gustav Weisffkopf, a German inventor and fancier of flight, who experiments with the making of a flying motor craft. His invention was that of an Otto Lillienthal type sail or wings attached to a motor which ran on the ground. He worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Booklet is written in German, 19 pages with b/w photos and color.
Copyright 1991, Professor Dr. G.K. Weissenborn, University of Toronto, St. Michael's College, Canada.

Geographic: Germany

Kite Type: Bowed, Figure

Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel

Significance: Historical, Scientific

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