Technical World Magazine, Volume 12Technical World Company, 1909 |
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Page 5
... of which instruments have been taken into the air to various heights and the velocity of the wind there recorded ; by sounding balloons which are sent aloft with in- struments which record height , temper- ature , etc. ,. 5.
... of which instruments have been taken into the air to various heights and the velocity of the wind there recorded ; by sounding balloons which are sent aloft with in- struments which record height , temper- ature , etc. ,. 5.
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... TAKEN FROM A BALLOON . The altitude from which this picture was taken was 12 000 feet . The place is a village in the Alps . PROF . H. HELM CLAYTON . UNUSUAL FLIGHT OF BIG. struments which record height , temper- ature , etc. , and which ...
... TAKEN FROM A BALLOON . The altitude from which this picture was taken was 12 000 feet . The place is a village in the Alps . PROF . H. HELM CLAYTON . UNUSUAL FLIGHT OF BIG. struments which record height , temper- ature , etc. , and which ...
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... taken up in watching this instrument and throw- ing out ballast in little pinches that lighten the balloon enough to hold her up , or letting slip a minute quantity of gas to let her down to a lower level . The most skillful pilot is he ...
... taken up in watching this instrument and throw- ing out ballast in little pinches that lighten the balloon enough to hold her up , or letting slip a minute quantity of gas to let her down to a lower level . The most skillful pilot is he ...
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... taken out of the hands of the pilot by electrically connecting the pointer of the manometer with a device for letting slip or withholding ballast in a fine stream . Thus falling of the balloon would be immediately corrected by the ...
... taken out of the hands of the pilot by electrically connecting the pointer of the manometer with a device for letting slip or withholding ballast in a fine stream . Thus falling of the balloon would be immediately corrected by the ...
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... taken in the hope of learning exactly what deleterious effects various types of vehicles and various tires have on highway surfaces . Among those who deemed these ex- periments of enough importance to draw them from various states and ...
... taken in the hope of learning exactly what deleterious effects various types of vehicles and various tires have on highway surfaces . Among those who deemed these ex- periments of enough importance to draw them from various states and ...
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