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Marvelous Early Flying Machines
Most early flying machines were ingenious; many were downright beautiful; some were impractical; all, in one way or another, were fantastic. See the full gallery at Life.com.
- In the years just before and after the Wright brothers' legendary flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the science -- and the art -- of aviation caught the public imagination like few technological pursuits before or since. The Marquis d'Ecquevilley with his multiplane (designed after Chinese lanterns) at Arles.read moreHulton Archive/Getty ImagesShare
- Here, an experimental biplane, designed by Louis Paulhan. See the full gallery of beautiful early flying contraptions at Life.com.read moreBranger/Getty ImagesShare
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Marvelous Early Flying Machines
Most early flying machines were ingenious; many were downright beautiful; some were impractical; all, in one way or another, were fantastic. See the full gallery at Life.com.
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