Characteristics of a Single Float Seaplane During Take-off (1925)
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MMTTTEE FOR AERONATTJCS The day was almost ideal for this test. Tlu^ wnUn- was ealm, its surface beiiicr glassy on the first two or three runs and slightly rippled on the remaining. Tliere was a 5-milc wind i)l(nving and the airspeed records indicate that it was slightly gusty. It is thought that… … l- f'.. i. \\ ;tt('rsp('<><l prcssiiic nozzle aUaehiuont The waterspeed was recorded on a similar instrument except that the capsule had a heavier diaphragm. This was connected to a pressure nozzle attached to the bottom of the pontoon aft of the step (fig. 1). A calibration of this a])paratus over…
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