Hot air from the Discovery's stoke hole being led through a canvas chute to warm the sea plane's engine, ca. 1930 [picture] /
Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; Inscriptions: ""Hot air" not wasted aboard the Discovery.To overcome the difficulty experienced in starting up the seaplane at low Antarctic temperatures, hot air, exhausted from the vessel's stoke hole was led through a canvas chut...
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ca. 1930.
1930
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Online Access: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10932811-48 |
Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; Inscriptions: ""Hot air" not wasted aboard the Discovery.To overcome the difficulty experienced in starting up the seaplane at low Antarctic temperatures, hot air, exhausted from the vessel's stoke hole was led through a canvas chute to the aeroplane engine. The picture shows the plane on the Discovery's boat skids being warmed up"--Printed on label below image.; In collection: B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition photographs.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10932811-48. |
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