Skip to content

Library / Engineering & Technology / Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / Braille

Flying Machines: Construction and Operation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

311,273 braille cells · 330 embossed pages at 40×25 · 361 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠋⠇⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠍⠕⠙⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠺⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠠⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠗⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠼⠁⠀⠠⠙⠑⠇⠁⠛⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠂⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲
⠀⠠⠋⠲⠀⠠⠓⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠝⠓⠁⠍⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠓⠋⠋⠀⠶⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠁⠑⠛⠁⠶⠂⠀⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠠⠁⠑⠗⠕⠝⠁⠥⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠶⠼⠁⠓⠊⠉⠶⠀⠊⠞
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠒⠀⠀⠠⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠑⠗⠕⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠁⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠑⠗⠕⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠊⠇⠅⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠁⠝⠧⠁⠎⠀
⠎⠞⠗⠑⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠑⠝⠀⠗⠕⠙⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠀⠗⠊⠃⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠁⠇⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀
⠓⠕⠗⠊⠵⠕⠝⠞⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑
⠀⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠍⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠇⠑⠛⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞
⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠃⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠇⠕⠺⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠛⠎⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠥⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠓⠊⠇⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑
⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠎⠉⠗⠑⠺⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠙
⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠞⠑⠁⠍⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠠⠚⠥⠝⠑⠀⠼⠃⠛⠂⠀⠼⠁⠓⠋⠋⠂⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.