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Page 36
... motor and propeller . A Frenchman , M. Robert Esnaulte Pel- terie , in 1906 introduced the method of pi- loting by means of the universally mounted stick operating ailerons and elevator , a form of control now standardised throughout ...
... motor and propeller . A Frenchman , M. Robert Esnaulte Pel- terie , in 1906 introduced the method of pi- loting by means of the universally mounted stick operating ailerons and elevator , a form of control now standardised throughout ...
Page 99
... motor can be built into an aeroplane with less head resistance and with better stream- lines than the air - cooled type , while on the other hand the air - cooled motor installation , power for power , is lighter than the water- cooled ...
... motor can be built into an aeroplane with less head resistance and with better stream- lines than the air - cooled type , while on the other hand the air - cooled motor installation , power for power , is lighter than the water- cooled ...
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... motor will per- mit , often discouraged but always looking optimistically to the future which he hopes will hold a ... motors of 90 h.p. to 150 h.p. , they have a speed range which varies from about 40 miles an hour up to about 135 miles ...
... motor will per- mit , often discouraged but always looking optimistically to the future which he hopes will hold a ... motors of 90 h.p. to 150 h.p. , they have a speed range which varies from about 40 miles an hour up to about 135 miles ...
Contents
MAKING USE OF THE ATMOSPHERE | 9 |
AERIAL NAVIGATION | 14 |
THE MEDIUM IN WHICH FLIGHT IS ACHIEVED | 36 |
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