. Ellington 1918. Stripping Gun Page 53] [ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. Wi ^.JBi v k ij ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 54 for example (these things are so much more interesting- when examples are used, dont you think ?j, howfar Eric Nelsons car can go before turning, on one tank of gas, on a week-end chass. All these little questions are solved by formula, like this: B equals GSO times GSO times two, dividedby GSO plus GSB ; sometimes varied by the wags of the class to read, OIC times SOB times two, dividedby SOL. Attempts to apply the same, or similar formulae to the solutions of the problem
. Ellington 1918. Stripping Gun Page 53] [ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. Wi ^.JBi v k ij ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 54 for example (these things are so much more interesting- when examples are used, dont you think ?j, howfar Eric Nelsons car can go before turning, on one tank of gas, on a week-end chass. All these little questions are solved by formula, like this: B equals GSO times GSO times two, dividedby GSO plus GSB ; sometimes varied by the wags of the class to read, OIC times SOB times two, dividedby SOL. Attempts to apply the same, or similar formulae to the solutions of the problem of the radius of action ofa 150-pound blond flyer, with a half loots pay, and two quarts, have been unsuccessful. The possession of all the organized facts hinted at in this piece qualifies the student to fly his planefrom any given point to any given place, without reference to the ground. But, acting on the advice of thepeppery young instructor in the second paragraph, the student generally remains content to steer by thewindmill on the Appleton farm, th
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