Dragonfly Dreams

Although Miles Aircraft’s odd-looking Libellula flew well, British officials swatted it down. The conventional image of an airplane—a tubular fuselage with a pair of wings attached somewhere near the center and a rudder and elevators mounted on tail surfaces—has become ingrained in the public consciousness. A few independent-minded individuals, however, have possessed the imagination to …

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