10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAIL ROPE»
Discover the use of
trail rope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
trail rope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Balloon Flying Handbook
The trail rope should be rigged and readied for deployment. The trail rope serves
three purposes. First, it slows the descent rate. A fully deployed trail rope
weighing about 40 pounds on a 1,000 cubic meter balloon normally arrests a
descent ...
2
International Handbook of Technical Mountaineering
Trail rope If the line of abseil is to be some way ou from the intermediate stance
that has to be gained, and is down the route of ascent, the second could have
rigged a trail rope when climbing up, down which they could absei using it to
guide ...
3
Balloon Flying Handbook 2008
The trail rope should be rigged and readied for deployment. The trail rope serves
three purposes. First, it slows the descent rate. A fully deployed trail rope
weighing about 40 pounds on a 1,000 cubic meter balloon normally arrests a
descent ...
Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service, U S Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.)
4
The Explorer Gene: How Three Generations of One Family Went ...
Balloons are equipped with a trail rope, up to 50 metres long and weighing about
80 kg. As the pilot prepares to land, he or she brings the balloon down quickly
and throws the trail rope overboard. This slows the descent, transferring the ...
5
The Oregon
Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life
I alighted, dragged old Hendrick through the mud, and with a feeling of infinite
satisfaction picked up the slimy trail-rope and twisted it three times round my
hand. "Now let me see you get away again!" I thought, as I remounted. But
Pontiac was ...
2. a rope or other device whrch 1s attacht to and allowd to trail or drag along
behind a balloon or airship; a trail: rope; a dragerope. ' trailing-angle 'tree-
lmaengol n. the angle of a Wlflg or other aeroforl WhICh 1s m tgailmg or rear
posrtion; the ...
7
The California and Oregon
trail
I tried this plan repeatedly, with the same result: Pontiac was evidently disgusted
with the prairie ; so I abandoned it, and tried another, trotting along gently behind
him, in hopes that I might quietly get near enough to seize the trail-rope which ...
8
The Oregon
Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life:
I alighted, dragged old Hendrick through the mud, and with a feeling c infinite
satisfaction picked up the slimy trail-rope and twisted it three time round my hand.
"Now let me see you get away again!" I thought, as remounted. But Pontiac was ...
9
The Dominion of the Air; The Story of Aerial Navigation
The writer has seen the consternation, not to say havoc, that a trail rope may
occasion when crossing a town, or even private grounds, and the actual damage
done to a garden of hops, or to telegraph or telephone wires, may be very serious
...
His paralysis ceased. He leapt up on the seat, and, at imminent risk of falling
headlong, released the grapnel-rope from the toggle that held it, sprang on to the
trail rope and disengaged that also. A hoarse shout of disgust greeted the
descent ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAIL ROPE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
trail rope is used in the context of the following news items.
Sky Trail rope course coming to Pittsburgh Mills
Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer will be the first mall in the state to offer the newly installed 32-foot aerial Sky Trail Explorer, an all-ages adventure rope course ... «Tribune-Review, Mar 15»
Family of man killed on Sky Trail ropes course files lawsuit
Authorities said Robert Belvoir, 52, was at the highest point of the Sky Trail ropes course on a zipline when his harness somehow broke loose. He fell 30 feet ... «WKMG Orlando, Dec 14»
Learning the ropes at MOSI's new Sky Trail course
Emma Schroeder, 4, gets a helping hand from her mom Dorothy Schroeder of New Tampa on the new Museum of Science and Industry Sky Trail Ropes Course ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 11»
