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Flexible Flyer ad from the early 1900s. Samuel Leeds Allen patented the Flexible Flyer in 1889 [2] in Cinnaminson, New Jersey using local children and adults to test prototypes. [3] Allen's company flourished by selling these speedy and yet controllable sleds at a time when others were still producing toboggans and "gooseneck" sleds. [4]
In order to provide year-round employment for his workers producing farm equipment, Mr. Allen sought to create a product that could be sold during the winter. His passion for sledding led him to develop a series of sleds and sled improvements. Allen was issued U.S. Patent number 408,681 on August 13, 1889, for the Flexible Flyer.
Saucer, a round sled curved like a saucer (see also flying saucer), also without runners and usually made out of plastic or metal; Flexible Flyer, a steerable wooden sled with thin metal runners [14] Kicksled or spark, a human-powered sled; Inflatable sled or tube, a plastic membrane filled with air to make a very lightweight sled, like an ...
The prototype EZ Flyer powered by a Rotax 503 engine EZ Flyer at Blue Yonder Aviation 1998 EZ Flyer showing its Rotax 582 engine installation. The Blue Yonder EZ Flyer is a Canadian-designed-and-built, tandem two-seat, open cockpit, pusher configuration, recreational and training aircraft provided as a completed aircraft or in kit form by Blue Yonder Aviation.
The Flyer is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most inexpensive car of all time. The book lists the 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer as selling from US$125 to US$150 (equivalent to $2280 to $2730 in 2023) . [3] A few Smith Flyers still exist in collections, and blueprints for the car are available online.
Flexible flyer → Flexible Flyer – Flexible Flyer is a brand name, which per MOS:TMRULES should be capitalized. Ibadibam 02:06, 14 December 2016 (UTC) Support as per nom Tiggerjay 06:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC) Support as per MOS:TMRULES In ictu oculi 09:24, 14 December 2016 (UTC) Support, per above and per real name
A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park First person view of a snowmobile driven through Yellowstone National Park.. A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow.
The original Avid Flyer design won Best New Design at Oshkosh in 1983. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The company, Avid Aircraft Inc, produced a full line of high-wing light aircraft kits before going bankrupt in 1998.