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1910
1910 - 0164.PDF
j/jjGHt] MARCH 5, 1910. It is upon this sleeve that the knuckle-ended connect ing-rod takes its bearing. A peculiarity which has automatically resulted from the oblique arrangement of the cylinders, 'which is deserving of special attention, although no particular claim is made in connection with it by the manufacturers, is the disposition of the valve- chambers in respect to the combustion spaces; the inclined cylinder and the vertical valve producing an arrangement which was a special feature of the Coventry-Daimler engines preceding the advent of the " Silent Knight." <# & ® ® LANGLEY MEDAL PRESENTED TO WRIGHT BROS. IT will be remembered that last December the Board presided at the meeting, and gave the medals, while the of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution—the. British other Regents present included the Hon. Jas. S. Sherman, Museum of America—decided, on the suggestion of Vice-President of the U.S., Senators S. M. Cullon, one of the pistons is shaped to form a recess for the other. This same operation also involves specially shaping the connecting-rods so that they can close together to the necessary extent, and a further difficulty has apparently been found in getting an adequate bearing surface for the big-ends, there being two of them on the same crank-pin. This latter has resulted in a special design, whereby the forked big-end is bushed with a thick yellow metal sleeve, which extends between the forks, and thus entirely surrounds the whole of the crank-pin. D r . Graham Bell, to com memorate the aeronautic re search work of Langley, who was for many years Secretary of the Institu tion, by found ing a medal to be awarded for specially meri torious investi gations in con nection with the science of aviation. The fi r s t Langley Medal was given to Wilbur and Orville Wright on February 10th, and in the accompanying photo graph the Brothers Wright are seen at Washington after the presentation. The Hon. Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice of the U.S. and Chancellor of the Institution, THE FIRST LANGLEY MEDAL.—Presented by the Smithsonian Institution to the Bros. Wright. H. C. Lodge, and Aug. O. Bacon. A most stirring address on the value of Langley's work was given by D r . Graham Bell, and in the modest speech of thanks by Wilbur Wright he said that his brother and himself had made extensive investigati o n s with regard to the co-efficient of air pressure, and although they had had to lay this work aside for a time on account of more pressing business matters, they hoped to be able to take it up again in the near future and to present the results to the world. 12 3 4 The Wright Bros, leaving the Smithsonian Institution after the Presentation of the Langley Medal. 1. Secretary Chas. D. Walcott. 2, Mr. Wilbur Wright. 3. Dr. A. Graham Bell. 160 4, Mr, Orville Wright.
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