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Page 87
... they must have multiple engines and carry a very large quantity of petrol in order to avoid the risk of fuel ... if a powerful wireless is taken , still less fuel can be carried ; with little fuel the voyage is strictly limited .
... they must have multiple engines and carry a very large quantity of petrol in order to avoid the risk of fuel ... if a powerful wireless is taken , still less fuel can be carried ; with little fuel the voyage is strictly limited .
Page 89
When strong adverse winds are encountered the restricted amount of petrol carried may not last out and a forced landing becomes inevitable . For the air journey of some 200 miles on the cross - Channel service , when weather conditions ...
When strong adverse winds are encountered the restricted amount of petrol carried may not last out and a forced landing becomes inevitable . For the air journey of some 200 miles on the cross - Channel service , when weather conditions ...
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What it proved was , as Neon writes , ' that an airplane required so much weight in fuel that no further weight , except the pas- senger , could be carried , ' but to reason from this that all aeronautical vehicles are similarly ...
What it proved was , as Neon writes , ' that an airplane required so much weight in fuel that no further weight , except the pas- senger , could be carried , ' but to reason from this that all aeronautical vehicles are similarly ...
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