Sentences with phrase «aeroplanes flew»

«Let its renovation stand as a monument to the heroes of the Battle of Britain,,, And the days when aeroplanes flew freely over the skies of west London,» said Mr Osborne.

Over the course of about 7 minutes, it slowly dropped in pitch, rather like the sound of an aeroplane flying past (www.theslowdown.notlong.com).

Fortunately, however, a cold snap gave the experimenters a chance to make the trial; and on the 12th of March, upon its first test, the aeroplane flew a distance of 318 feet 11 inches.»

On the other hand, those who have studied the question carefully believe that an aeroplane flying at heights» greater than one mile will be a very difficult target, indeed, for gunners on the ground.

When we consider aeroplanes flying at reasonably safe heights, say between one and two miles, the problem of accurately dropping projectiles becomes a difficult one and scientific calculation must take the place of guess - work.

«Suprematist Painting: Aeroplane Flying», Kazimir Malevich, oil on canvas, 70 x 47 cm, 1915 I think that there is a type of thinking that goes into a kind of esoteric bullshit which is dangerous.

Not exact matches

I'll be putting myself to bed nice and early tonight: I'm flying tomorrow and coming home Monday (need a magic carpet, not an aeroplane).

We are a student - run club who fly gliders — aeroplanes without engines.

A group of Manchester United fans arranged for aeroplane to fly over El Madrigal during Real Madrid's 2 - 0 win over Villarreal at the weekend with a banner urging Ronaldo to «come home» to the club he played for between 2003 and 2009.

Whatever happens this Summer one thing I know for sure is that the media wont be urging Spurs fans to hold up «Pochettino out» banners, or pay for aeroplanes to be flown over the stadium, even if they don't buy a sole this summer.

Making a variety of paper aeroplanes see how long they fly for.

Tourists flying into Crete can look out the aeroplane window and wonder at the cavernous constructions that were once Venetian shipyards.

If I am in Arik and aeroplanes go from 30 to nine, and the pilots are sitting down, they can't fly, what do I do?

Experiments on fruit flies suggest their stabilisation systems are similar to the gyroscopes of early aeroplanes.

Whereas aeroplanes can steer by swivelling about an axis that runs from nose to tail, almost like a car, flies do something different.

CURTISS FLIES — «Aero Club of America members and others interested in aviation made the trip to Hammondsport, N.Y., to witness the flight of the Aerial Experiment Association's third aeroplane, the «June Bug,» on the Fourth of July, for the Scientific American trophy.

With his partner David Burkhead, a physics undergraduate and fellow science - fiction writer, he has designed the SpaceCub, a rocketship named after the inexpensive and easy - to - fly American Piper Cub aeroplane.

THINK of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that, regardless of the indignities of commercial air travel, you are flying, higher than a bird, an Icarus safe from the sun.

On account of the sharpness of the angle of advance presented by the forward planes it is impossible to obtain any higher speed when the machine is in the air, as the great air resistance encountered by the aeroplane when flying at so sharp an angle consumes the entire horse - power.

In view of the above - mentioned facts, while giving to M. Farman the credit for first publicly demonstrating that it is possible to fly in all directions, both with, against, and across a light wind, we nevertheless wish to recall to the aeronautical world the fact that to America belongs the credit of producing the first successful motor - driven aeroplane, and that to such men as the Wright brothers, A. M. Herring, and Gustave Whitehead — men who under the tutelage of Lilienthal and Chanute, have begun with gliding flight and gradually worked their way forward to the production of a self - propelled aeroplane in all its details, including the gasoline motor — belongs the real credit of having produced the first successful heavier - than - air flying machines.

Old fashioned flying machines adorn the Lolli Living Aeroplanes Fitted Crib Sheet in an irresistible array of vintage colors

Those with even a teensy fear of flying should click away now because new Liam Neeson thriller exploits just about every aeroplane - based fear there...

We trade aeroplane metaphors for a while (he dislikes flying in them, as he doesn't understand the engineering).

«It's like we are in an aeroplane,» says Earl, «but the children are flying it.

As time was limited, the High On Life group flew by aeroplane directly to Sevilla rather than drive, and it was here that they would begin their adventure in earnest.

Meanwhile, Beatrix and the local birds and animals, including a teenage dragon, must put up with «a beastly fly - swimming spluttering aeroplane» that's been careering up and down Lake Windemere.

Suggested book bag goodies might be a chart, sunglasses, flying gloves, pilot's watch, model aeroplane, tie with planes on etc..

Sometimes when flying, they are mistaken for small aeroplanes.

«Honey,» says the husband from the year 2015, «did you know people used to collect miles by getting on an aeroplane and flying?»

It is so close to flying like a bird as opposed to aeroplanes.

It has it's share of «go here and kill more bad guys», but it spices things up with «using this mental electric puppy», «flying this aeroplane», or «dropping this demolision ball».

Here you not only drive but can also fly helicopter and commercial aeroplane.

Components of washing machines provide domestic plinths on which model aeroplanes sit, stiltedly flying underneath thermal imaging sheets, Holen's way of asking — where is the human in this altered landscape?

Like a beautiful expensive aeroplane that has just one fatal flaw — it can not fly — climate models do not do what they say on the tin.

Whose aeroplane do you wish to fly on?

Isn't that an enormous infringement of his human rights to fly his aeroplane wherever he wants?

I like to use an aeroplane analogy; it's like rebuilding a 787 mid-flight as we continue to fly the plane and that creates challenges.

Having flown this for five years, Peter says he can finally say he now knows how to fly an aeroplane mindful of all three dimensions.