Post, 1910, Measuring aeroplane altitudes
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Describes how altitude was calculated, using telescopes, in the reckoning of a recent record-setting flight in Atlantic City.
A simpler method, said to be used by the Wright Brothers, requires only one person sighting the airplane and measuring its apparent size from below.
| Original title | Measuring aeroplane altitudes |
|---|---|
| Simple title | Measuring aeroplane altitudes |
| Authors | Augustus Post |
| Date | 1910-09-01 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | altitude measurement, altitude, instrument, Walter R. Brookins, telescope, Aero Club of America, Wright Brothers |
| Journal | American Machinist |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 1 |
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Sources
- Brockett (1921), page 1059, entry 13: Post, Augustus. Measuring aeroplane altitudes. Amer. Mach., Vol. 33, No. 35, New York. (B2p1059e13)
- Scan at Internet Archive (pp. 388–9)
