Definition of Longerons

1. longeron [n] - See also: longeron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longerons

longclaw
longclaws
longcloth
longcloths
longcut
longcuts
longdog
longe
longe line
longed
longed-for
longeing
longeing cavesson
longer
longeron
longerons (current term)
longers
longes
longest
longeth
longeval
longevities
longevity
longevous
longfin
longfin mako
longfins
longhair
longhaired
longhairs

Literary usage of Longerons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textbook of Applied Aeronautic Engineering by Henry Woodhouse (1920)
"These are called longerons. They are separated at intervals by compression members termed struts. The whole structure is in turn tied together and braced by ..."

2. Aeronautics in Theory and Experiment by William Lewis Cowley, Hyman Levy (1920)
"The case referred to, of extreme importance in aeronautical stress calculations, is that which corresponds to the spars of a wing or the longerons of a ..."

3. Aviation in Canada, 1917-1918: Being a Brief Account of the Work of the by Alan Sullivan (1919)
"Ash for the longerons or longitudinals of the fuselage, and spruce for wing beams, wing edges, etc., was of imperative necessity. The market was searched, ..."

4. ABC of Aviation: A Complete, Practical Treatise Outlining Clearly the by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1918)
"This makes the top longerons parallel in No. 2 section. 5c. Square the sides of the rear flying struts with the top longerons, equalizing the difference, ..."

5. The A-B-C of Aviation: A Complete, Practical Treatise Outlining Clearly the by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1918)
"This makes the top longerons parallel in No. 2 section. 5c. Square the sides of the rear flying struts with the top longerons, equalizing the difference, ..."

6. Airplane Design and Construction by Ottorino Pomilio (1919)
"The truss type generally consists of 4 longitudinal longerons, ... The longerons are generally of wood, and the small struts are often of wood, ..."

7. Aircraft Production: Hearings, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second Session (1918)
"So that as a result of the two elements, you say that the longerons are too weak a part of ... You said a minute ago that the longerons were made of spruce, ..."

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