Flying: Some Practical ExperiencesLongmans, Green and Company, 1914 - 341 pagine |
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able accidents aerodrome aeronaut aeroplane aircraft airman altitude angle ascent aviator BALKAN WAR balloon become biplane Blériot monoplane carried castor oil cause climbing compass considerable course craft cross-country currents Daily Sketch danger descend difficulty direction distance dive earth eddies effect efficient elevator engine experience extremely Farman feet flight flyer flying machine gliding Gnome ground gust GUSTAV HAMEL height Hendon high altitude horizontal hydro-aeroplane important increase land less lever lift Louis Blériot manœuvre matter metres miles per hour military millimetres Morane-Saulnier motor movements necessary observed ordinary oxygen passenger petrol pilot plane position possible practical pressure probably propeller pupil reason rotary Royal Aero Club Royal Flying Corps rudder scout SEAPLANE semicircular canals side side-slip sixty miles speed sufficient tail taken temperature turn velocity vertical vol plané weather wind wings wires
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Pagina 168 - now usually adopted : BEAUFORT'S SCALE OF WIND FORCE 0 Calm 1 Light air 2 Light breeze . 3 Gentle breeze 4 Moderate breeze 5 Fresh breeze . 6 Strong breeze 7 Moderate gale 8 Fresh gale
Pagina 96 - distance. In no case must the overtaking aircraft turn in across the bows of the other aircraft after passing it so as to foul it in any way. The distance shall be taken between the nearest adjacent points of the aircraft. In these regulations the term ' foul ' shall include the giving of dangerous backdraught to another aircraft.
Pagina 96 - Cross-Country Flying (a) Two aircraft meeting each other end on, and thereby running the risk of a collision, must always steer to the right. They must, in addition to this, pass at a distance of at least 100 metres taken between their nearest adjacent points.
Pagina 121 - but with its topmost peaks and domes far above. It is impossible to give any idea of the immensity and variety of these changing scenes. Nothing like them could be seen from the ground. In the south a limitless stretch of cloud-peaks
Pagina 152 - I could not go down. I glanced at the barometer and saw that I was ascending. I was being lifted by an enormous column of air rushing upward. It became necessary to save all the gas I could, and I abandoned the attempt to descend. I was dragged up to a height of 10,000 feet, and was compelled to
Pagina 96 - Two aircraft meeting each other end on, and thereby running the risk of a collision, must always steer to the right. They must, in addition to this, pass at a distance of at least 30 metres taken between their nearest adjacent points. (e) Any aircraft overtaking another aircraft is responsible for keeping clear, and must pass outside the overtaken craft at least a clear 30
Pagina 96 - (c) When any aircraft are approaching one another in cross directions, then the aircraft that sees another aircraft on its right-hand forward quadrant must give way, and the other aircraft must keep on its course at the same level till both are well clear. EXCEPTION In the case of dirigibles the distance of 100 metres prescribed above shall be increased to 500 metres.
Pagina 72 - the wind.' Yet it is sometimes said that an air-craft can ' tack ' to and fro like a marine vessel, to gain a point in an adverse wind ! It is
Pagina 86 - feet high and twelve miles distant appears to be on the edge of the horizon. The following table shows the extent of the