The NACA Tank : A High-speed Towing Basin for Testing Models of Seaplane Floats (1934)
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he arma- plates are fitted on each side of the carriage. Instead ture current. The increase of the armature current of using coil springs to control the grip of the brake during acceleration is controlled automatically to suit plates, the plates themselves are designed as flat-plate the rate of… … Figure 4.—The towing carriage of the N.A.C.A. tank. Electrical braking.—Current for propulsion is sup- All the braking systems have been thoroughly tested plied to the car by four overhead trolley wires on and found to operate satisfactorily in service. The which travel two armature trolleys and…
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