The Quarterly Review, Volumes 270-271William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1938 |
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Page 143
... military purposes are obvious , the chief being that a metal machine can stand much heavier punishment than one that is made of wood and fabric . As the speed of aircraft progresses , so the advan- tage of metal construction becomes ...
... military purposes are obvious , the chief being that a metal machine can stand much heavier punishment than one that is made of wood and fabric . As the speed of aircraft progresses , so the advan- tage of metal construction becomes ...
Page 145
... military value attaching to this invention is even greater than the civil value , although its evolution is the result of civil demands . It means that the actual efficiency of a bombing squadron is rendered much closer to its potential ...
... military value attaching to this invention is even greater than the civil value , although its evolution is the result of civil demands . It means that the actual efficiency of a bombing squadron is rendered much closer to its potential ...
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... military aircraft on Aug. 24 , 1938 , and four- teen lives were lost . Incidents of this kind are likely to be the more common the more indistinct the line of demarcation becomes between military and civil aviation . They will be ...
... military aircraft on Aug. 24 , 1938 , and four- teen lives were lost . Incidents of this kind are likely to be the more common the more indistinct the line of demarcation becomes between military and civil aviation . They will be ...
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