Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students (1918)
past the controls withoutderiving any benefit therefrom. Thus the aeroplane is guided off the ground into the air, with everyregard to keeping up its air speed. Having attained an altitude, thedescending path may be studied in the terms of: GLIDING AND DIVING Gliding has already been defined merely… … (Buiin realiiy he does noidive sfralghf I down, bui actually climbs across country an arrourii-depending onihe over-size of his wing area, and ibe amount of fhe negative tail load. DIVING 177 It is possible therefore to stall on a glide, as illustrated in the diagram,by merely trying to glide too…
Airplanes · Aeronautics, Military
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