Chapter
1 VII | of an apparatus with two screws, suspensive and propulsive.
2 VII | system of inclined planes and screws worked by steam. In 1845
3 VII | Cossus and his ascensional screws. In 1847 came Camille Vert
4 VII | aeroplane with the traction screws, Vaussin-Chardannes with
5 VII | Bright, whose ascensional screws were left-handed; Smythies,
6 VII | his system of combining screws with inclined planes and
7 VII | Edison, some with wings or screws, others with inclined planes,
8 VII | spiralifers, which are simply screws with vertical axes.~2. Ornithopters,
9 VII | but towed or driven by screws.~Each of these systems has
10 VII | to the second we have put screws which are not fins. And
11 VII | given many good results. Screws opposing a slanting plane
12 VII | contrivance the better. And the screws—the Saint Helices that had
13 VII | bore each two horizontal screws, not very large in spread
14 VII | tendency to gyration. Hence the screws as they rose on the vertical
15 VII | seventy-four suspensory screws, whose three branches were
16 VII | axes, were two propelling screws, each with four arms. These
17 VII | each with four arms. These screws were of much larger diameter
18 VII | obtained a power to drive the screws and communicate a suspending
19 VII | parts of the engines and the screws were made of gelatinized
20 VII | that kind. The axes of the screws were independent. The stoppage
21 VIII | hide it.~The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
22 VIII | using the whole force of her screws, could make the tour of
23 VIII | propellers act like the screws of a steamer. That is how
24 VIII | made a sign. The propelling screws immediately stopped, and
25 IX | rustling of the blades of the screws there was not a sound, except
26 IX | about beneath the forest of screws, whose gyratory movement
27 IX | continuous f-r-r-r-r of the screws.~Then from time to time
28 X | slowing her suspensory screws and moderating her speed
29 XI | glance was at the suspensory screws, which were working with
30 XI | a despairing look at the screws.~“At your service, Frycollin.”~“
31 XI | the mate. Only half the screws were working, yet that was
32 XI | impulse of her ascensional screws. Robur had maneuvered his
33 XI | thick, and the ascensional screws being increased in speed,
34 XII | atmosphere the suspensory screws had to be driven at extreme
35 XII | risk of congelation. The screws, running at the full strength
36 XIII | with the working of the screws, the “Albatross” shot up
37 XIII | slackening in the speed of the screws.~The engineer rushed to
38 XIII | though she was struck. The screws ran more and more slowly,
39 XIII | atmosphere. In a moment the screws had regained their normal
40 XIV | the work of the suspensory screws should be somewhat lessened.
41 XVI | to that of the suspensory screws, otherwise the aeronef would
42 XVIII| diminished the resistance to the screws. When a steamer travels
43 XVIII| give in. His seventy-four screws, working perfectly together,
44 XVIII| altogether with her suspensory screws. And soon the fury of the
45 XVIII| action of the suspensory screws. And she harmlessly passed
46 XVIII| felt as both propelling screws had sustained damage during
47 XVIII| aggravate the damage to the screws, for if the propellers were
48 XVIII| influence of the suspensory screws, and the “Albatross” remained
49 XIX | was over. The suspensory screws were undamaged and had worked
50 XIX | f-r-r-r-r of the suspensory screws, which drowned every other
51 XIX | Robur, and the suspensory screws being slowed, the cable
52 XX | Most of the suspensory screws were twisted or broken,
53 XXI | three or four hours if his screws were out of gear? By that
54 XXI | we are going to use two screws, one at each end of the
55 XXII | horizontal maneuvering. With her screws going she moved to the east
56 XXIII| shattered by the explosion, her screws broken, her deck smashed
57 XXIII| slowing her suspensory screws, came down just as fast.
58 XXIII| air with her seventy-four screws, and driven by her propellers,
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