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Airplane design and construction (1919)

Pomilio, Ottorino · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 168

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trong enough tocause a flag to wave. At 35 miles the wind already gathersstrength and moves the large branches; at 80 miles, lightobstacles such as tiles, slate, etc., are carried away; the bigstorms, as we have already mentioned, even reach a speed of FLYING IN THE WIND 153 110 miles an hour. As… … consequently, becomes very dangerous. At least duringthe present stage of constructive technique, it is wise notto fly in a wind exceeding 50 to 60 m.p.h. After all, suchwinds are the highest that are normally had, the strongerones being exceptional and localized. On the contrary, 154 AIRPLANE…

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