Word: morvay
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...torrent of excited Russian. One of the motors had quit, owing to a defective fuel pump. Capt. Sergievsky, unaware of the engine failure, kept The throttles open. The 543 got up "on the step," lumbered into the air on one motor after 15 sec. At 200 ft. Mechanic Albert Morvay got the ailing engine working again by "wabbling" fuel with a hand pump. Capt. Sergievsky brought the ship down nine minutes later. Said he, trembling: "This is the first time in the history of aviation that a multi-motored seaplane or amphibian has taken off from the water...
| 1 |