Characteristics of a Boat Type Seaplane During Take-off (1926)
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derably increased. The planing angles were obtained by a vane, mounted on a boom extending ahead of the wings (fig. 1), which was free to align itself with the relative wind. The position of the vane was recorded by a special galvanometer, (Reference 3) mounted in the cockpit, to which the vane was… … short Pitot tube extended below Fl°- 2 ~Water speed head lowered int0 position the keel makes the best type of water speed head. On the F-5-L the use of such a tube fixed on the keel was impossible, due to launching difficulties, while a tube which could be lowered
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