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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small cylinder on a spinning-mule upon which is wound the winding-band. See winding-band.
Examples
“It will be seen that this apparatus is of very simple construction, the motion of the piston being transmitted directly to the winding-drum shaft by means of a flexible steel rack.”
“The big winding-drum for the deep-sea dredging cable”
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
“The line, which is preferably a flexible combination wire-and-cord cable, is stretched between the winding-drum on the track and detachably secured to the flying or gliding machine, preferably by means of a trip-hoop, or else held in the hand of the operator, so that the operator may readily detach the same from the flying-machine when the desired height is attained.”
“The winding-drum is furnished with any suitable or customary reversing-guide to cause the line to wind smoothly and evenly upon the drum.”
“The truck carrying the winding-drum and its motor is placed to windward a suitable distance -- say from two hundred to one thousand feet -- and is firmly blocked or anchored in line with the portable track, which is preferably 80 or 100 feet in length.”
“The operator of the flying-machine, whether he stands upright and carries it on his shoulders, or whether he sits or lies down prone upon it, adjusts the aeroplane or carrying surfaces so that the wind shall strike them on the top and press downward instead of upward until the platform-car under action of the winding-drum and line attains the required speed.”
“The truck carrying the winding-drum and its motor is placed to windward a suitable distance -- say from two hundred to one thousand feet -- and is firmly blocked or anchored in line with the portable track, which is preferably”
“The operator being now free in the air has a certain initial velocity imparted by the winding-drum and line and also a potential energy corresponding to his height above the ground.”
“The line, which is preferably a flexible combination wire-and-cord cable, is stretched between the winding-drum on the track and detachably secured to the flying or gliding machine, preferably by means of a trip-hoop, or else held in the hand of the operator, so that the operator may readily detach the same from the flying-machine when the desired height is attained. ”
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