Military aeroplanes; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, for the use of aviators . j;le jiontoon and twin jjontoon sys-tems arc not yet well defined. The single pontoon is handier in asea, but twin ]xjntoons, on a larj^e craft, gixe a wider expanse of bot-tom, thereby improving the planing by a higher aspect ratio, butat the expense of more frictional resistance. The twin pontoon systemis apparently well adapted to launching devices. Elements of seaworthiness found in the larger sized marine aero-planes are distinctly a
Military aeroplanes; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, for the use of aviators . j;le jiontoon and twin jjontoon sys-tems arc not yet well defined. The single pontoon is handier in asea, but twin ]xjntoons, on a larj^e craft, gixe a wider expanse of bot-tom, thereby improving the planing by a higher aspect ratio, butat the expense of more frictional resistance. The twin pontoon systemis apparently well adapted to launching devices. Elements of seaworthiness found in the larger sized marine aero-planes are distinctly advantageous, and indicate that for real work inthe open sea, seaplanes will become huge in size, and will have to pos-sess great range of action and excess of AboVC left — The Burgess-Dunne Sea|)lane, [)uslur lypv witli pontoons. Above right — Martin Tractor Seaplane, siiown also at lower left. Lower right — Loening Monoplane .^croboat, an early experimental marineaeroplane, the first of liu- iKing l)oat class. CHAPTER XII. FLYING, STABILITY AND AIRWORTHINESS. The characteristics of resistance, hft, speed, and power of theaeroplane having been studied, and attention having been given to theconstruction and adjustment of these machines, it is appropriate nowto consider the actual flying of the machine. As already outhned, it must be borne in mind that the aeroplaneis supported in a perfectly free fashion on a medium that is, at times,very treacherous, and the most efficient aeroplane in the world, asto speed and power, and the very best and refined in construction, ismore or less worthless unless it embodies controllability and, aboveall airworthiness. For the military aviator, the importance of acquiring a very soundand intelligent gr
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