be contradictory, but in reality they do not conflict as they
both showed a greater attention to the importance of good
springing, combined with a desire to avoid complication and a
mass of struts and wires which increased head resistance
These two statements as to undercarriage designs may appear to
be contradictory, but in reality they do not conflict as […]

A. One in which the steam pressure on the top and bottom of the valve is
nearly equalized. This is done by protecting a portion of the top of the
valve from the steam pressure. It is usually balanced by strips held
against the pressure or balance plate by one or more springs. This is
done to prevent live […]

Normal Pressure. Normal means the natural or usual, and when
applied to air it would have reference to the condition of the
atmosphere at that particular place. If the pressure could change
from its usual condition, it would be an abnormal pressure.

SHAPES OF THE PONTOONS.–We are now ready
to design the shapes. Fig. 75 shows three general
types, A being made rectangular in form,
with a tapering forward end, so constructed as to
ride up on the water.

construction of small balloons–the wholehole thing was regarded
as a matter of spectacles and a form of amusement by the great
majority
Once aerostation had been proved possible, many people began the
construction of small balloons–the wholehole thing was regarded
as a matter of spectacles and a form of amusement by the great
majority. A certain Baron de Beaumanoir made […]

and in what these men are for, as much as the street delights in them,
shall give way to the street
Behold it is written: The church that does not delight in these men
and in what these men are for, as much as the street delights in them,
shall give way to the street. The street is more […]

We are truly in an information society. Now more than ever, moving
vast amounts of information quickly across great distances is one of
our most pressing needs. From small one-person entrepreneurial
efforts, to the largest of corporations, more and more professional
people are discovering that the only way to be successful in the “90s
and beyond is to […]

_A._–The discs, which are 64 inches diameter, are formed of cast iron, and
are 2-1/2 inches thick in the body, and 5 inches broad at the rim. The
crank shaft is 8-1/2 inches diameter, and the central boss of the disc
which receives the shaft measures 10 inches through the eye, and the metal
of the eye is 3 […]

of inherent stability afforded by the tail, as in the case of
Lilienthal”s glider, by altering the position of the body
Balance and steering were effected, apart from the high degree
of inherent stability afforded by the tail, as in the case of
Lilienthal”s glider, by altering the position of the body. With
this machine Pilcher made some twelve […]

_A._–To pack the piston, take sixty common-sized white or untarred
rope-yarns, and with them plait a gasket or flat rope as close and firm as
possible, tapering for eighteen inches at each end, and long enough to go
round the piston, and overlapped for that length; coil this rope the thin
way as hard as possible, and beat it […]