The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . Torpedo Boat Discharging a Torpedo steering-engine. Should the torpedo rise, the pressure will decreaseand the sjjring will force the valve in the opposite direction, thus actu-ating a corresponding turn of the rudder. A pendulum, free to swingin the longitudinal plane, checks sudden upward and, downward move-ments and over-application of rudder pressu
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . Torpedo Boat Discharging a Torpedo steering-engine. Should the torpedo rise, the pressure will decreaseand the sjjring will force the valve in the opposite direction, thus actu-ating a corresponding turn of the rudder. A pendulum, free to swingin the longitudinal plane, checks sudden upward and, downward move-ments and over-application of rudder pressure by striking the valvemechanism when brought into j)lay. The torpedo is kept true to a straight-ahead course by a gyroscopicdevice, known as the Obry gear. The gyroscope tends stronglyto revolve always in the same plane. If the torpedo should veer, itwould throw the longitudinal axis of the torpedo to the right or theleft of the plane of the gyroscope, thus actuating stern rudders. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBMARINEThis Plate Shows the Successive Types of Submarines Constructed for the British Navy 104 AUTOMOBILE TORPEDOES 105 which bring it back to its pi-oj)er course. In time of \vai% torpedoesare set to sink in case they go wide of their mark. The most recent types of torpedoes are of long range, and areastonishingly accurate in their flight. The best known type is theEnglish Whitehead. The German Schwartzkopf (Blackhead)differs very slightly from the Whitehead. The typical tor2)edo in use
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