Word: testing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Field, Mineola, L. I., far above the dangerous clouds, flying 'by dead reckoning alone and seeing no land for 450 miles. They broke the speed record for the trip, covering 575 miles in 3 hours 45 minutes in their De Haviland plane. But their real object was to test two new devices for blind flight, which-allowing pilots to keep their course without reference to land marks -will permit them to fly high above such storms as caused Pearson's death. One device is a lateral level indicator., showing whether the plane is flying on a level keel...
...empty space of the fusilage provides quite a large degree of buoyancy, 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...
...heart of the individual purpose as anything can. We are all ready to suffer many restraints, but we are not ready to surrender the right of freedom to any one Religion must also be free in its growth. Religious education based upon fear does not stand the test of reason, for it is absolutely wrong and false to the idea of religion and education...
...amateur and Warren Dow, a former Columbia fencer, is a member of the Fencers' Club Epeo team, which lately won the club championship in New York. "They all learned to fence in France", said Captain E. H. Lane--" and have acquired a certain steadiness and calm, which will really test the team's powers. Above all, the match will be of great help in preparing for Yale...
...same time a further change was announced in next week's schedule. Owing to the National mixed tournaments and other tournaments commencing at Longwood next week, the proposed test matches for the Longwood squad will have to be postponed until the following week. The Freshman squad will be called as soon as the basketball players vacate the Freshman Athletic Building...