Compression

This is the opposite of rarefaction, in the context of lift. It also ties into applications as far-flung as ignition.

This wiki has 4 patents in category "Compression".

Patents in category Compression

• Patent GB-1894-7919 (English title: Aërostation, and Apparatus employed therefor, Inventors: Joseph Hofmann, Filing date: 1894-04-21)
• Patent HU-1896-9899 (English title: Method and apparatus for compressing air under airplanes to facilitate flight, Inventors: Joseph Hofmann, Filing date: 1896-01-06, Applicant firm: F. Gaebert Company)
• Patent FR-1911-428887 (English title: Combat aircraft with condensed air(with condenser, wings of both lift and ascension, condenser propellers, with encased and mobile motors and propellers, balloon platform, war pod, landing shoe with movable stop, and movable tail), Inventors: Ferdinand-Corinthe Dandois, Filing date: 1911-04-25)
• Patent US-1913-1074288 (English title: Apparatus for Aerial Navigation, Inventors: Martin Pearson, Filing date: 1913-02-19)

Publications referring to Compression

• Armour, 1876, Air compression under wing-planes (Simple title: Air compression under wing-planes, Journal: Annual Report of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain)
• Rodriguez, 1903, Produccion y campresión de gas hidrógene en el parque aerostático de Ingenieros (Simple title: Production and compression of hydrogen gas in the aerostatic engineering park, Journal: Memorial de Ingenieros • Collection de Memorias)
• Hunsaker, 1915, Spruce aeroplane struts under compression (Simple title: Spruce aeroplane struts under compression, Journal: Aerial Age)

Enclosing categories	Simple tech terms
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Keywords	Propulsion, Lift, Sustentation, Ascension, Propellers, Aerodynamics, Hybrid, LTA, Airplane, Ignition, Wings, air compression
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