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MILLING, T. DEWITT, BRIG. GEN. USAF. - BIOG FILE- FOLDER NO. 2 ITEM NO. 5A

[[stamp]]SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM[[/stamp]]

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Machine gun in 1912 and the Brook Automatic Aerial Camera, which I tested at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in 1915.  At the close of 1911, the five officers were joined by Second Lieut. F. M. Kennedy of the Infantry who was assigned to the Curtiss airplane for training.  What flying that was being done [[strikethrough]]by[[/strikethrough]] with the Curtiss was by Captain Beck - not always successfully as he never had [[strikethrough]] land [[/strikethrough]] learned to land his plane properly.  The Curtiss airplane was entirely different from the Wright.  It was a bi-plane, the span and guard(?) being somewhat 6" shorter and the wings were rigid - lateral balance being obtained by two small wings called ailerons locked midway between he main wings and projecting from them on either side about 1/3 of the distance, some two feet, the motor was locked between the two planes so that the rear end projected beyond the drilling edge of the single _____ of a double propeller was _____ from the crank shaft.  The pilot was seated in front of the motor on two diagnal ______ leading from the top of the upper wing to the landing gear which projected forward from the plane.  The landing gear was [[strikethrough]]free[[/strikethrough]] three-wheel in the shape of a triangle, two being under the [[underline]]main[[/underline]] plane and the third wheel of the triangle being used in front - very similar in appearance to the present day three-wheel landing arrangement.  Bamboo poles were used to the front and rear to carry the control [[underline]]shafts[[/underline]] for the [[underline]]elevator[[/underline]] and rudder.  A double elevator was used, one being in front and the other in the rear.  Bamboo poles were also used on the front elevator lead to the controls.  The airplane controls were completely different from the Wright.  The seat had a shoulder yoke which was moved from side to side.  This was connected to the ailerons which provided lateral control to raise the right wing.  By moving the body to the left and to the [[strikethrough]]a[[/strikethrough]] right you raised the left wing.  The [[strikethrough]]wheeel[[/strikethrough]] wheel was mounted on an upright bar which was between the [[strikethrough]]weak[[/strikethrough]] feet.  This upright bar was equipped with a wheel itself.  The wheel was used to turn right and left for the right and left rudder and was moved forward and backwith the

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