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... airplane , the Bell X - 1 . As aircraft speeds approached and exceeded the speed of sound in air , pronounced changes in external air - flow patterns re- sulted . Much of the work of aeronautical engineers in the post - World War II ...
... airplane , the Bell X - 1 . As aircraft speeds approached and exceeded the speed of sound in air , pronounced changes in external air - flow patterns re- sulted . Much of the work of aeronautical engineers in the post - World War II ...
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... airplane in its various manoeuvres ; designers provide for an ultimate load factor , which rep- resents the greatest load the airplane may encounter in the most violent manoeuvre plus a comfortable safety margin . The load - test rack ...
... airplane in its various manoeuvres ; designers provide for an ultimate load factor , which rep- resents the greatest load the airplane may encounter in the most violent manoeuvre plus a comfortable safety margin . The load - test rack ...
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... airplane to the other . One bomber or as many as three or four fighter airplanes may be re- fuelled at the same time by a single tanker . Primary - training airplanes are generally of simplified construction with a minimum of ...
... airplane to the other . One bomber or as many as three or four fighter airplanes may be re- fuelled at the same time by a single tanker . Primary - training airplanes are generally of simplified construction with a minimum of ...
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