The Plane and Tractor Used by the British Graham Land Expedition
Only one aeroplane could be taken by the expedition and this necessarily had to be a single-engined machine, as there were no twin-engined aeroplanes at the price which the expedition could afford to pay. As a result great care had to be taken to choose a machine which was equally good as a seaplane...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400036056 2024-03-03T08:38:20+00:00 The Plane and Tractor Used by the British Graham Land Expedition Hampton, W. E. 1937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400036056 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400036056 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 2, issue 14, page 158-165 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1937 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400036056 2024-02-08T08:38:32Z Only one aeroplane could be taken by the expedition and this necessarily had to be a single-engined machine, as there were no twin-engined aeroplanes at the price which the expedition could afford to pay. As a result great care had to be taken to choose a machine which was equally good as a seaplane and as a skiplane, with quickly interchangeable undercarriages, and which would combine as many of the most essential qualities as possible. The first essential was wooden construction. Many people, apparently qualified to give an opinion, will say that wooden construction is not suitable for service in cold climates, but I have found it extremely good during eighteen months' hard service in Greenland, and again after two and a half years in the Antarctic in much more severe conditions. The chief advantage on an expedition is the ease with which even major repairs can be carried out. It is not necessary to take a comprehensive supply of airframe spares as these can all be cut straight from a length of suitable timber, and even main and tail plane ribs can be constructed with a little patience. The wooden construction appears to be every bit as robust as metal and, of course, cannot corrode. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Graham Land Greenland Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Greenland Patience ENVELOPE(-68.933,-68.933,-67.750,-67.750) Graham Land ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) Polar Record 2 14 158 165 |
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Only one aeroplane could be taken by the expedition and this necessarily had to be a single-engined machine, as there were no twin-engined aeroplanes at the price which the expedition could afford to pay. As a result great care had to be taken to choose a machine which was equally good as a seaplane and as a skiplane, with quickly interchangeable undercarriages, and which would combine as many of the most essential qualities as possible. The first essential was wooden construction. Many people, apparently qualified to give an opinion, will say that wooden construction is not suitable for service in cold climates, but I have found it extremely good during eighteen months' hard service in Greenland, and again after two and a half years in the Antarctic in much more severe conditions. The chief advantage on an expedition is the ease with which even major repairs can be carried out. It is not necessary to take a comprehensive supply of airframe spares as these can all be cut straight from a length of suitable timber, and even main and tail plane ribs can be constructed with a little patience. The wooden construction appears to be every bit as robust as metal and, of course, cannot corrode. |
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The Plane and Tractor Used by the British Graham Land Expedition |
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