THE COMPONENT PRESSURE RECORDER. 



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were replaced by others backed with strips of brass, which gave the planes the 

 desired weight, and also contributed the necessary stiffness. The latter planes 

 are made of pine J of an inch thick, with square-cut edges. The brass strip 

 is a piece of hard-rolled brass running the whole length of the plane, and about 

 2 inches wide. In the 24 and 30 inch planes the middle of the strips was bent 

 slightly outward — i. e., " corrugated " — for greater stiffness. 



The experiments were made in two series. The first series was made on 

 eight days, from September 29 to October 9, inclusive, and consisted in deter- 

 mining the soaring speeds and corresponding resistances of the above-described 

 planes set at angles from 2° to 30°, and the horizontal pressure on the planes 

 when set at 90° — that is, normal to the line of advance. In all, 95 complete 

 observations were taken. 



The following is an example of the original record made in these observa- 

 tions, extracted from the note book for October 8 : 



Experiments with Component Pressure Recorder to determine horizontal pressures at soaring speeds. 



October 8, 1890. 



F. W. Very, Conducting experiments; Joseph Lodewig, Regulating engine. 



Barometer, 736.6; temperature, 15° C. ; air meter at 10:30 a. m., 1,509,500; air meter at 

 3:20 p. m., 1,500,400; 30 x 4.8 inch plane; weight, 500 grammes; spring No. 2. 



■■The use of an English scale instead of a metric one in measuring the spring extensions introduces a lack 

 of harmony in the system of units employed that is not to be recommended ; but since this is a record of the 

 original observations, the measurements as actually made are faithfully presented. 



