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1942 - 1046.PDF
488 uCROUND-FLYINC purely by his sense of balance. This device gives a very good opportunity to watch reactions and speed of re flexes of a pupil, and can be generally useful for both instructor and pupil. During the last war a complete miniature aircraft was mounted on a ball joint, and an electrically driven airscrew produced enough draught to operate the controls. But it had several additional forces, as, for example, gyroscopic ^effects of the screw which were tab much for the beginner, and ultimately it finished its life in an amusement park. For effective preliminary training it is very important to deal first with the simplest well-defined movements, gradually increasing their complexity, until a full range is reached in the air. Therefore, a mechanical device can be of great help to the instructor and the pupil, provided that the principle em bodied in its construction is correct and its operation simple. MAY 14TH, 1942 Fig. 3. The author's suggested "keep-level" seat in which two assistants provide the external upsetting forces. WINGS OVER THE CHANNEL MHMI / ROLLS-ROYCE MERLIN XLV ENGINES Two squadrons of Spitfire Vs heading for a fighter sweep over Northern France. During the occasion on which this photo graph was taken, King George was visiting the fighter station and the flight became a dual-purpose operational-ceremonial formation.
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