The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 14, 1918, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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allied aviators in
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their combats with
iRIEN LOOP"
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enemy fliers,
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O'PRJEN LOOP
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. m elevator, the ele'
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incline until absolutely vertical, with
Motor vertically down in No. .'t posi
vator the rudder. The "Joy stick" Is
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the nose of the machine An hvIh
ti<?n; the nnhler is the find it hii]
i neutral. The motor Is peffectly 1
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tor tlyliiK ?t the front will
xjrtant ami necessary to l>?
familiar with till these inn
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rslte rudder from
| In u side loop,
direction. This
machine, a Supw
innkc his deelsl
more quickly he
his machine the t
over his ndversa
V i stiinee tlmt < lln
! it mi miiiiv iiiutiuiu- Minns in s
direction in wliich you arc turning, n
The advantage of this maneuver is
evolution is only possible and prac
1th Pup.
ons instantly. The are going to 11
is able to maneuver you bank you:
rreater his advantage wise Instead
ry. Presume, for in- you do in exo<
n iruD .llvli... rrK ? -II
;icu; sup put on all oppo- nouvers. ]
nd* machine will go over he lie ncq
to deceive enemy as to inu?t he a
tlcable In one make of nutoniaticii
I quick man
lake a turn, when in fact |
r machine and loop wide- ,rln>:'nK (
of "flat surface on" as I^oynl Fly
rating the ordinary loop. coura8M >
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[n fact, so thoroutrhTy should
ualtitcd with them that he " ?v
hie to perforin them ulmost
illy. The successful and
euverlnj; of his machine will
save him in many a Ln;lit
will Increase his chan<JB| of "'
lown the enemy. ,
inn corps "st.unllnif" Is
ind the chap who is able to
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you from the ri
quickly nble to i
// \ out of the loop i
/ y\ adversary, and It
VkJ \ ? down upon him i
J ^ complete his dive
?. ?tuo uitiii^ uwnu vii i?k* umuuvillll
nr. A pilot who Is is that it requ
nake the loop comas with an exec*
ibove and behind his tlve rudder, ft
i turn is aide to dive cutin? the O'
isually before he can nuswers the ]
and perfonn a coun- All these mi
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.iiKe in me 1.1 linen loop
Ires a very llpht maclilao In
*?11iiKly strong and sensl-1 ^ 1
>r the reason that In exe- niachln
Itrlen loop your rudder ~
purpose of the elevator. ?
meuvers with one exeep*\
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not only the Rrent popuachieves
hut In the number
e.s eh n Iked up to hlB credit.
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turns RIGHT ^
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In
Flylnf? parn
-T! comnletelv utisi
llel with ground, turn nose of machine
lip liiiu'n lit ton nf Innn ?'/ ? -
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up nml start loop. When
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fefc--' rudder and sticl
tlnn than you \\
altitude. .
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//J at a dbsudvnntuK
y^Vy I The evolution
SjAyS I Pnjre are those m
^-r- Y//\ ! av,wtors Piloting
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t, bringing you in upright position, nn
ere going at the start of the loop. '
A. very essential maneuver in cumhti
hich would place you tlon have be<
e. who might !>?
is described In this tors." The
ost frequently used by vented by a ?
these "fighting scout" name who la
Is. with the tiTeontlrin rniin turn la ?
ki i r>'ii uy manipulating
(1 going In opposite dlrecfoil
change direction and
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?n originated by nvlntors f
i classed as "allied avla- 1 ?r
Inunelmun torn waa ln>
treat German llyer of that
now dead. This Lionelv
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advantage of th
sSJn "off." In execut:
rn' Inclination L
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op. This loop has the neuver, requl
rowing the adversary net Ion, and 1
lag this loop his nutu- giving you ]
s to believe that you your ndversn
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rtuK quirk thought, qulch f
f successfully "completed, i
positive dominance ovei \
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1 ) , Lieut. Pat O'Brien, wh
down and captured by tl
on the J7th of August, 19
on the"* 8th of Sept end
through the window of
prison tgdn which was s|
to a German prison camp a
J , escape, tells In tyie follow
^ of the involutions which ht
HE
o wns shot ns to permit the pilot t<
tie Germans nhend, or when beneath
17, and who chine to ao operate the
?er jumped straight upward, or It t
a German from an angle of -J5
feeding him
nd made his f""-"*"""ivlng
article
? used when
r JZ?//0m -%rm WM
> shoot straight equivalent of thosi
i an enemy ma- with the two mach!
gun as to ^hoot aviator an added a<
an he operated It Is Important t
degrees. The quick of mind and
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ft soout ninchlnea / // A /]
Ino kudh Rives the fff /////>/
lvnntiige. /(/////A
hat an aviator be f f'mU /J ^
of eye and able to IJ /[lit I f) \
WM
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B engage^) In ntr combat.
J < The evolutions descr1l?e<
/ whlcHhhre customarily us<
| ' avlatOT Is flying- a single st
m the type of a machine V
"fighting scout," and whirl
k Of if speed of from 110 to .
i . hour. Those machines ar<
jf 'i 8ome?pf them weighing n
V T*? a w,nf
d are those
?d when an
ater, and in
mown as a ?
h Is capable
ISO miles an '
i very light,
ot over 750
C spread of fTfp P/y/
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Flylnfc
start cllr
chine Bti
' far as It
possible,
y/r7Z!PAr-*> ?""" rt"
-zveAbrs sjj
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along parallel with ground
nb with motor off. You go <
ttle ways In climb when >P>B'
ills. "Joy stick" Is back aTT
will go. Put on all rudile/
machine begins to fall nom
le the fact that motor Is th^| j
r % V xo, ry1, ^ -Jfc
PT A t TJfcese machines ?nre eq
?ek$l?y' machine Rnna, on
B/ through the propeller, the (
^Kjy- ' e&atop ene of the winjtn a
[W^; Read Lieut
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ulpped with Flylnft parallel wit
e shooting machine rudder and b
>ther mount- machine. This tnaneu'
nd so placed stick manipulation.
. Pat O'Brien's Ren
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h ground turn sldew'.se wl'hout lnsli
unking with stick at th? same time
rer cun be uiude either by rudder n
nark able
IK speed by giving Rnnk machli
You then right "on whieh
lunlpuhitton or by evolution becomt
is used in mnklii
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fWAffif*
ne nhn*fi1y until vertical. Tut on op]
u arc turning to hold nose of mnrhln
's your elevator and your elevator tin
iK sharp turns and tlKure 8's.
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... . no spli
posite rudder from dlree- I)U^ moto
e up. The rudder lit this J(Ut cont,
e rudder. This maneuver to
control.
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i. To Increase speed of ?w *
r on. To go our 6i v ^ f
ol neutral. DliWljjon of"| ^
or left determined by ruil
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Which We Hi
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uacape vv nue a rrisonor 11
iv? Secured (or Our. N<
t. O'Brien, a brave y
nade his escape and ii
[olland and thei^ce t
l Germany MR |g
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a this great story he t
o the United States
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i was wounded in ai
:ells in his own way
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n air battle with enei
his remarkable expe
without at parallel i
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ny fliers. He was ca
riences in making h
n the annals of th<
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ptured / j
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