| United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics - 52 strani
...horizontal plane. BARRAGE. — A small captive balloon, raised as a protection against attacks by airplanes. CAPTIVE. — A balloon restrained from free flight...tail appendages to keep it headed into the wind, and usually deriving increased lift due to its axis being inclined to the wind. A Caquot balloon is of... | |
| Hollis Leroy Müller - 1917 - 318 strani
...purpose of exerting outward pressure and acting upon the gas to maintain the shape of the envelope. *BALLOON: A form of aircraft comprising a gas bag...flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth. *BANK: To incline an airplane laterally, ie, to rotate it about the fore-and-aft axis. Right bank is... | |
| Hollis Leroy Müller - 1917 - 318 strani
...of exerting outward pressure and acting upon the gas to maintain the shape of the envelope."' '.. '. "BALLOON: A form of aircraft comprising a gas bag...Captive: A balloon restrained from free flight by means " df a cable attaching it to the earth:1 ' Ail elongated form of captive balloon, fitted with tail... | |
| United States. Bureau of Aircraft Production - 1918 - 390 strani
...the control of blower and valves. Nomenclature BALLOON: A form of aircraft comprising a gas bag and car, whose sustentation depends on the buoyancy of...balloon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attached to the earth. Kite, an elongated form of captive balloon, fitted with tail appendages to keep... | |
| Fred H. Colvin, A.S.M.E. - 1918 - 424 strani
...inflated with air at the required pressure, under the control of a blower and valves. Balloon.—A form of aircraft comprising a gas bag and a car, whose...buoyancy of the contained gas, which is lighter than air. Captive.—A balloon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth. Kite.—An... | |
| William Erskine Dommett - 1918 - 64 strani
...pressure on the outer envelope to prevent deformation. BALLOON. — A form of aircraft comprising a gasbag and a car, whose sustentation depends on the buoyancy of the contained gas, which is lighter than air. BANKING RUDDER.— See Balancing Flaps. BANKING, SPIRAL.— Banking whilst performing a continuous... | |
| United States. Army. Signal Corps. Aviation Section - 1918 - 202 strani
...ballonet is kept inflated with air at the required pressure, under the control of a blower and valves. Balloon. A form of aircraft comprising a gas bag and a car. whose sustentation depends on the buoyance of the contained gas, which is lighter than air. Captive, a balloon restrained from free flight... | |
| James Andrew White - 1918 - 216 strani
...a protection against attacks by airplanes. Balloon, Captive Ballon captif (m) (bah'lon cap-tiff) : A balloon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth. Balloon, Kite Ballon d' observation (m) (bah'lon dohps-sair-vah-see'ohnR) : An elongated form of captive... | |
| Frederick Bedell - 1918 - 150 strani
...small spherical captive balloon, raised as a protection against attacks by airplanes. Captice.—A balloon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth. Kite.—An elongated form of captive balloon, fitted with tail appendages to keep it headed into the... | |
| Captain VICTOR W. PAGE - 1918 - 354 strani
...spherical captive balloon, raised as a protection against attacks by airplanes. Captive.—A balioon restrained from free flight by means of a cable attaching it to the earth. Kite.—An elongated form of captive balloon, fitted with tail appendages to keep it .headed into the... | |
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