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Here is a four-page article I scanned from La Science et la Vie N°55 dated March 1921. It is entitled "Jet propulsion applied to flying machines" and anticipates that jet propulsion will be the future of aviation, presenting the basic notions of what jet propulsion is, and in particular Henri-Fabrice Mélot's "trunk-propeller" device.Allow me to quote the introduction to the article, which will help replace it in context:If you want to know more about Mélot's revolutionary ideas and patents, you can check these links, too:Origins of rocketry in France Henri Melot -- Steam-Oil Jet Plane (1935); article & patent Aircraft Propulsion (PDF)... and many more pages on the web (Mélot has an acute accent, but a search for "Melot" may bring more results on certain sites).
Here is a four-page article I scanned from La Science et la Vie N°55 dated March 1921. It is entitled "Jet propulsion applied to flying machines" and anticipates that jet propulsion will be the future of aviation, presenting the basic notions of what jet propulsion is, and in particular Henri-Fabrice Mélot's "trunk-propeller" device.
Allow me to quote the introduction to the article, which will help replace it in context:
If you want to know more about Mélot's revolutionary ideas and patents, you can check these links, too:
... and many more pages on the web (Mélot has an acute accent, but a search for "Melot" may bring more results on certain sites).
