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The final dry beach at Licata had in front of it a series of sandbars. The last sandbar on the tide of July 10, 1997 was followed by an exceptionally deep gully parallel to the beach. The LST's draft prevented it from making it across the last sandbar so six foot steel pontoon segme...
Named the "Sky Cycle," the cylinderical balloon utilized a bicycle frame and pedals linked to a three-blade propeller for propulsion, and had a large rudder which carried the American flag. He operated it at the 1907 Intl Balloon Races at St Louis. He later built a more conventional ...