Starts from quantity of gasoline used per unit of weight per unit of distance and develops formulas for calculating most economic weight, speed, power, dimensions, etc.; shows that speed is not incompatible with economy.


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    Title :

    The cost of speed in airplane transportation


    Additional title:

    Le prix de la vitesse dans les avions de transport


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aeronautique ; 8 , n 86 ; p 233-236


    Publication date :

    1926


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    French


    Keywords :


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