Word: fueled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Kind of fuel on six battleships (oil should replace coal...
...Asia. The Dornier plane has a radius of action of 1,300 miles; Spitzbergen is 500 miles from the Pole, but over 1,700 miles from Point Barrow. The explorers will, therefore, make several seven-hour trips from Norway to the Pole, and make a cache there of fuel and supplies, for the last dash across the frozen top of the earth...
...till the water leaks through the cloth covering. To test the flotation of one of the huge air liners, the British Air Ministry has determined on an interesting experiment. One of its less valuable planes will be put into flying condition, loaded with a weight equivalent to that of fuel, pilot and eight passengers and set adrift in the sea off Felixstone. The probabilities are that the plane will float for hours, thus reassuring the public that nothing but a few hours' discomfort would follow a plunge into...
...danger of fire totally eliminated with the use of helium; the gas-tanks and the fuel system generally are still vulnerable. But when a ship is properly designed and carefully handled, the danger of fire is comparatively small, even with hydrogen...
...accordingly some 10% less than that of the hydrogen-filled airship. The difference does not appear important at first sight, but the total lift of the gas carries the structure, the motors and the crew. It is only the last 20% or so that is available for carrying fuel, and hence a difference of 10% in the gross lift may spell a difference of 50% in the fuel-carrying capacity. On long-distance flights this difference is vital...