Characteristics of a Boat Type Seaplane During Take-off (1926)
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4 REPORT NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS METHODS AND APPARATUS A synchronized time-history record of air speed, water speed, and planing angles was obtained for as varied take-off conditions as possible. Before the desired number of check runs and addi- … of reading low speeds is con- Fig. 1.—Mounting of vane for determining planing angle siderably 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…
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