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... turn . The moment the blind pilot took over , the airplane would begin to bank and turn . Then , as it circled , the bank would steepen and the turn become tighter . At the same time , the airplane would lower its nose and pick up speed ...
... turn . The moment the blind pilot took over , the airplane would begin to bank and turn . Then , as it circled , the bank would steepen and the turn become tighter . At the same time , the airplane would lower its nose and pick up speed ...
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... turn . Even when the airplane finally banks past vertical , it is still in balance . For that is the nature of the banked turn : by definition and by purpose , it is a balanced maneuver . If the airplane flew its turns without banking ...
... turn . Even when the airplane finally banks past vertical , it is still in balance . For that is the nature of the banked turn : by definition and by purpose , it is a balanced maneuver . If the airplane flew its turns without banking ...
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... turns , always turns as it banks . And the combina- tion of bank and turn is mutually canceling : however extreme the maneuver , the bank kills the feel of the turn , the turn kills the feel of the bank ; the pilot's sense of balance ...
... turns , always turns as it banks . And the combina- tion of bank and turn is mutually canceling : however extreme the maneuver , the bank kills the feel of the turn , the turn kills the feel of the bank ; the pilot's sense of balance ...
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Introductory Comment | 3 |
When Conan Doyle Was Sherlock Holmes JOHN DICKSON CARR | 11 |
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