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Air conditions close to the ground and the effect on airplane landings

Description: This report presents the results of an investigation undertaken to determine the feasibility of making glide landings in gusty air. Wind velocities were measured at several stations between the ground and a height of 51 feet, and flight tests were made to determine the actual influence of gusts on an airplane gliding close to the ground.
Date: April 3, 1934
Creator: Thompson, F. L.; Peck, W. C. & Beard, A. P.
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An analytical investigation of airplane spin-recovery motion by use of rotary-balance aerodynamic data

Description: From Introduction: "Many investigations have been made in the Langley 20-foot free-spinning tunnel in which the natures of airplane spins and recoveries have been determined experimentally with dynamically scaled-down models. The results of some of these investigations are presented in references 1 to 5."
Date: June 1954
Creator: Scher, Stanley H.
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[Announcement About the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial]

Description: Announcement about the installation of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial which will incorporate a historic section of the White House fence. It includes historical context about the fencing and information about the memorial.
Date: June 22, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
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Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: December 7-8 , 2015

Description: Transcript of a public hearing held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) held December 7-8, 2015 in Herndon, Virginia. This hearing includes deliberation on recommendations to the Commission's final report to be delivered to the President and Congress.
Date: 2015-12-07/2015-12-08
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
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