Word: plane
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Soon after they left Samishiro Herndon cut a wire which let the plane's landing gear drop into the sea, reducing the load by 300 Ib. and the head resistance by 17%. It meant that wherever they came down they would have to land the plane on its belly...
...first 1,000 mi. the flyers had good weather. After that, ice began to form on the wings as they climbed high over cloud banks, making the plane logy. A painful moment occurred at 3,000 mi. when the engine coughed - until the flyers remembered to switch from an empty gasoline tank to a full one. At first Herndon & Pangborn intended to fly to Salt Lake City, if possible, for a new distance record. They did fly as far as Spokane but turned back to Wenatchee "because we liked the looks of it better." With Pangborn at the controls they...
...Lindberghs had just taken off from the river, were traveling more than 100 m. p. h. (according to "witnesses") when the engine failed. "The plane plunged like a shot into the river" (United Press...
...When the plane touched water after being lowered from the deck of the Hermes, the four-knot current swept the plane sidewise and tipped it until one wing went under and the plane tilted to about 90°. Mrs. Lindbergh attempted by pressing a lever to inflate a collapsed rubber life belt she was wearing. The belt failed to inflate and, appearing quite unperturbed, she followed the instructions of Colonel Lindbergh and dove into the water. . . ." (Consul General Walter Adams to the U. S. State Department...
...plane touched the water the current dragged it aft. Colonel Lindbergh promptly opened his engine, causing the plane, which was still held by a cable, to shoot forward. The cable pulled the plane over on its side; the Lindberghs jumped out (Associated Press...