Show SAFETY IN LOWER SPEED AT LANDING English i Have Developed the Strut Air Ai Brake i. i Reduction London Reduction In airplane ace ned dents and Increased adaptability of planes to small fields have bave been ac Be- accomplished In England md through re re- m I search aimed at lower l landing speeds The slotted wing an on Invention which helped win the Guggenheim award for safety In 10 flying a B few months ago 00 is 18 one on-e of the devices used use In bringing planes to earth at lower speeds Baste Basic changes In design have also been heen made mad But nut one oue of the most successful appliances appearing recently re re- simple a Js-a Js 8 18 simple simpler ni r brake attached the to-the- to Wor struts Ini ln the forto of of t fa J to t reduce air resistance In flying position they present Athin a athin thin surface o o 0 the front and support t the e struts a n the same time But Bot when landing the pilot moves a lever turnIng turnIng turning turn turn- ing them at a 45 degree nn angle le so 80 th that t their resistance Immediately arrests the speed of the plane Since the resistance of a n surface Increases proportionately to tl t the e square of the speed these small deIces de devices de devices vices Ices have terrific force torce in slackening the rate rute at which a n ship dives t to n o a landing field They reduce flying speed from mU tulles miles an hour to 05 miles sin on an b hour r nn and Increase the gr gradient of ol glide In 1 11 to 1 I. I In 7 J. t The racing pilot Dudley Watt Watt has hns developed a plane which It is claimed remains In complete control at a n Dy Dying fly fly- ing lag speed no greater than 30 miles nn an hour bour It Is Is' a two seater biplane po vot pow powered yered y- y cree ered with an 85 h ree e p power motor motor- Pilots who operated co-operated with him In making milking the time changes which they have not yet divulged but which make Uttie littie little Ut- Ut lit lit- tie tle la parent difference In the appearance appearance appearance appear appear- appear appear- ance of the ship asserted that a aree ree re remarkably remarkably re- re short run runway Is n needed ded If U there Is a 0 wind and that It If takes off oft offIn In a a. a short space because of the lo lour low speed lit at which It becomes air airborne Use of w wheel el brakes es which Europeans Euro Euro- E Europeans rO- rO have b be been V slow in a adopting pUng n now note as B becoming general and most aJ airplanes air p planes iu es are equipped with them hem I |