Problems met with in flights near North Pole are discussed with explanation of how they were dealt with; problems still to be overcome; suitable emergency landing fields on pack ice; means of keeping gasoline engine warm while at rest; why Fokker planes were chosen for first year's work; details of Lockheed Vega monoplane selected for 1928 work; instructions for utilizing sun as means of navigating in polar regions. (See also Roy. Aeronautical Soc. -- Jl., vol. 32, no. 214, Oct. 1928, pp. 885-893 and discussion p 893-900; Flight, vol. 20, no. 25, June 21, 1928, pp. 472-473; Popular Aviation, vol. 2, no. 6, June 1928, pp. 9-12, 5 figs.)


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    Title :

    Arctic flights


    Additional title:

    West. Flying


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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