Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose, 1880- · New York, Funk and Wagnalls company · leaf 218
fter it has lost itsflying speed. When it is remembered that the landing speedof the aeroplane varies between thirty-five and fifty-five milesan hour—that is to say, that it is travelling at these speedswhen it touches the ground—it will be seen that it must beextended a fairly long stretch of… … < S ° x i o w fe : < i- if O |, O | § w 3 ° w I « !■o I « T3: < 5u cO -2§ 3 The Seaplane miles or so before coming to a standstill. For such a craft tohit the water upon a forced descent is to court instant disaster,because, naturally, the water can offer no stable surface tothe wheels of…
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