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About the Pleasure Railroad car: It might have worked, actually. There appears to be a lever linkage and a set of springs to control the angle of the wings, allowing them to act as spoilers on the way down and then pop into glide mode when the car left the track. Or maybe I’m misreading the drawing.
Among the many things I am not, “airplane engineer” appears near the top of the list. I’m going to hold my tongue on this one until I can get someone with practical experience to evaluate the drawings and mind of Mr. Aitken.