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INDEX. 



NOTE. Page numbers in Part I. are printed in ordinary type, page numbers in 

 Part II. in black type, and page numbers in Part III. in italics. 



ACTION, line of, of body resistance, 

 n, 83, 151. 



Air density, climate effect, 117. 

 relative, 104. 



- performance, 35, 116, 164. 



Air-screw. See " Propeller ". 

 Alighting run on deck, 64, 139, 178. 



run on ground, 65, 139, 178. 

 Altitude, best cruising, 55, 129, 197. 



constant revolutions propeller curve 



at, 19, 102, 154. 



torque propeller curve at, 



17, IO2, 154. 



engine power at, 16, 102, 154. 



flight at, 32, 115, 163. 



machine performance curve at, 



32, 115 



time to, 47 



125, 

 121, 



top speed at, 41, 



total body resistance at, 



ii. 



Angle, gliding, 37, 1 1 



- in a wind, 38, n 



of attack, 6. 

 Aspect ratio, 88. 

 Axis, inclination of propeller, 



1: 



BEST cruising altitude, 

 55, 



-- speed, 55, 



Boat, flying, getting off, 73, 

 - hull, 9, 



Bodies, large, 9, 



Body resistance, 3, 



-- total, 10. 



-- at altitudes, n. 



- line of action, n, 



Bolas, H., 16, 



CABLES, 



\^^- f 

 Ceiling, 



163. 

 172, 

 197. 

 191. 



165. 

 165. 



138, 176. 



129, 197. 



129, 204. 



141, 179. 



78, 147. 



78, 147. 



77, 147, 

 18V. 



83, 151. 

 102. 



9, 79, 150. 



48, 125, 174, 

 189. 

 Celluloid throttling curves, 



50, 126. 



Characteristics, wing, 13, 85, 152, 



187. 



correcting, 14, 85, 152, 



187. 



Circular cylinders, 10, 83, 



Climate effect on air density, 117. 

 Climb, rate of, 42, 121, 



151. 



169, 

 196. 



comparison of methods, 



47- 



Cockpits, 9, 82, 151. 



Comparison of machine performance 

 methods, 31. 



methods for rate of climb, 



47- 



Constant revolutions propeller curve at 

 altitude, 19, 102, 154. 



- torque propeller curve at altitude, 



17, 1 02, 154. 



Consumption throttled, 51, 128, 174. 

 Correcting k c , 15. 



wing characteristics, 14, 85, 



152, 



187. 

 197. 

 204. 

 204. 



Cruising altitude, best, 55, 129, 



range, 55, 129, 



speed, best, 55, 129, 

 Curve, constant revolutions propeller, at 



altitude, 19, 102, 154. 



- torque propeller, at altitude, 



17, IO2, 154. 



machine performance, 



21, 107, 155. 



at altitude, 32, 115, 163. 



first method, 21, 107, 155. 



fourth method, 



28, 112, 160. 

 second method, 



23, 108, 156. 



third method, 25, 109, 158. 



variant, 112, 188. 



Curves, propeller performance, 



16, 98, 



throttling, 



Cylinders, circular, 



engine, 



50, 126. 



10, 83, 

 10, 83, 



153, 



188. 



151. 

 151. 



D 



ECK, alighting on, 64, 139, 178. 



getting off, 61, 138, 176. 



Density, air, climate effect, 117. 



relative, 104. 



Diameter of propeller, 16, 99, 153. 

 Dimension effect, 3. 



Dimensions, 96. 



