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81 underground
underground [ˈʌndəgraʊnd]1. adjectivea. [work, explosion, cable] souterrain2. adverb3. noun* * *1. ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) GB ( subway) métro m2) ( secret movement) mouvement m clandestin3) Art, Music, Theatre underground m2. ['ʌndəgraʊnd] 3. ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) ( below ground) souterrain2) ( secret) clandestin3) Art, Music, Theatre [art, film, movement] underground inv4. [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) ( below ground) sous terre2) ( secretly) -
82 officer
офицер; должностное лицо; сотрудник; укомплектовывать офицерским составом; командоватьAir officer, Administration, Strike Command — Бр. начальник административного управления командования ВВС в Великобритании
Air officer, Engineering, Strike Command — Бр. начальник инженерно-технического управления командования ВВС в Великобритании
Air officer, Maintenance, RAF Support Command — Бр. начальник управления технического обслуживания командования тыла ВВС
Air officer, Training, RAF Support Command — начальник управления подготовки ЛС командования тыла ВВС
assistant G3 plans officer — помощник начальника оперативного отдела [отделения] по планированию
Flag officer, Germany — командующий ВМС ФРГ
Flag officer, Naval Air Command — Бр. командующий авиацией ВМС
Flag officer, Submarines — Бр. командующий подводными силами ВМС
float an officer (through personnel channels) — направлять личное дело офицера (в различные кадровые инстанции);
General officer Commanding, Royal Marines — Бр. командующий МП
General officer Commanding, the Artillery Division — командир артиллерийской дивизии (БРА)
landing zone (aircraft) control officer — офицер по управлению авиацией в районе десантирования (ВДВ)
officer, responsible for the exercise — офицер, ответственный за учение (ВМС)
Principal Medical officer, Strike Command — Бр. начальник медицинской службы командования ВВС в Великобритании
Senior Air Staff officer, Strike Command — Бр. НШ командования ВВС в Великобритании
senior officer, commando assault unit — Бр. командир штурмового отряда «коммандос»
senior officer, naval assault unit — Бр. командир военно-морского штурмового отряда
senior officer, naval build-up unit — Бр. командир военно-морского отряда наращивания сил десанта
senior officer, present — старший из присутствующих начальников
senior officer, Royal Artillery — Бр. старший начальник артиллерии
senior officer, Royal Engineers — Бр. старший начальник инженерных войск
short service term (commissioned) officer — Бр. офицер, призываемый на кратковременную службу; офицер, проходящий службу по краткосрочному контракту
tactical air officer (afloat) — офицер по управлению ТА поддержки (морского) десанта (на корабле управления)
The Dental officer, US Marine Corps — начальник зубоврачебной службы МП США
The Medical officer, US Marine Corps — начальник медицинской службы МП США
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83 BNC connector
(Bayonet-Neill-Concelman connector) байонетный соединитель, BNC-коннекторшироко используемый небольшой разъём для двухпроводного (сигнал и земля) коаксиального кабеля, который монтируется либо пайкой, либо обжимом на конце кабеля. Назван по имени авторов (Neill-Concelman). Некоторые источники расшифровывают BNC как British Naval Connector, Bayonet Navy Connector, Baby-N-Connector или Bayonet Nut Connection. Применяется в сетях IEEE 802.3( Ethernet 10Base-2)Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > BNC connector
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84 cutter
фреза; резец; плашка; кусачки; острогубцы; резак; режущее орудие; нож; ножницы; секач; шарошка (для чистки поверхностей); горн. врубовая машина; выемочный комбайн; бур; корончатый бур; резак (для газовой резки); кислородный резак; пищ. куттер (для мяса); резальное устройство; с.х. жатка; стригаль; измельчитель; косилка; измельчающий аппарат- cutter-bar shoe - cutter drum - cutter for plastic tubes and profiles - cutter for welding spots - cutter head - cutter-head dredge - cutter knife - cutter-loader - cutter pick box - cutter plate - cutter roll - cutter shaft - cutter-type chipper - cutter wear rate - automated coal cutter - bale cutter - bar cutter - bark cutter - beam cutter - bolt cutter - bolt cutter with central cutting blades - bolt cutter with flush cutting blades - brush cutter - BS cutter - British Standard cutter - bush cutter - chaff-cutter - circular cutter - clay cutter - coal cutter - coarse-pitch cutter - coarse-tooth cutter - comb cutter - coned cutter - cookie cutter - corn cutter - corner cutter - cotton stalk cutter - countersink cutter for brass and aluminium tubes - cylindrical cutter - die cutter - disk cutter - double-shaft bowl cutter - ensilage cutter - facing cutter - fly cutter - flying cutter - form cutter - gang cutter - gear cutter - glass cutter - grass-cutter - grits cutter - half-side cutter - milling cutter - inserted teeth cutter - longwall cutter - moulding cutter - open cutter - percussive cutter - pinion cutter - plain cutter - power cutter - price cutter - ribbon cable cutter with special tilting steel blade for simultaneous cut along the entire width - rolling cutter - root cutter - rotary cutter - roughage hay cutter - shank cutter - shaving cutter - shearer cutter - sheet cutter - shortwall cutter - silage cutter - silage block cutter - size cutter - skim cutter - slaw cutter - smooth cutter - spheric cutter - spherical cutter - spiral milling cutter - square cutter - stepped cone cutter with cylindrical shank - stock cutter - stocking cutter - sward cutter - tank cutter - tanner bark cutter - tea cutter - thread milling cutter - top cutter - tube cutter - tube cutter with blade for steel and cast iron tubes - tube cutter with blade for steel and copper and light alloy tubes - turf cutter - turnip cutter - twine cutter - washer cutter - wire cutter -
85 guide
1. n проводник; гид; экскурсоводmuseum guide — музейный гид, экскурсовод
2. n руководящий принцип3. n ориентир, указательguide sign — указательный дорожный знак, дорожный указатель
4. n руководитель; советчик5. n образец, пример6. n редк. опекун7. n путеводитель; руководство, учебник; инструкция8. n нормы9. n девочка-скаут10. n воен. направляющее подразделение11. n тех. направляющая деталь; направляющее приспособление; направляющий механизм12. n направляющие, параллели13. n мор. корабль-уравнительпризнак; направляющая жила
14. n горн. обсадная труба15. n радио волновод16. n спец. переносящий подкатод, переносящий электрод17. n спец. световодlight guide — световод, светопровод
18. v быть проводником, гидом; вестиguide to — вести в; справочник по
19. v направлять; руководить; вестиshe personally guided me to discover their way of life — я знакомился с их образом жизни под её руководством
20. v определять, формировать21. v быть руководителем, управлять; руководить деламиto guide the state, to guide the affairs of the state — руководить государством
22. v стимулировать, направлять, вдохновлять23. v служить ориентиром, указателем24. v тех. управлять, направлятьСинонимический ряд:1. advisor (noun) advisor; counselor; mentor; teacher2. handbook (noun) Baedeker; compendium; enchiridion; guidebook; handbook; manual; vade mecum3. leader (noun) bellwether; conductor; coxswain; dean; director; doyen; escort; helmsman; lead; leader; pathfinder; path-finder; pilot; steersman4. sign (noun) beacon; guideboard; guidepost; key; lighthouse; mark; sign; signal; signpost; star5. advise (verb) advise; counsel; direct6. lead (verb) conduct; escort; lead; maneuver; navigate; pilot; point the way; route; see; shepherd; show; show the way; steer; usherАнтонимический ряд:betray; deceive; disregard; follow; follower; ignore; misconduct; misdirect; mislead; neglect; quit; release; student -
86 BSWG
English-Spanish acronyms and abbreviations dictionary > BSWG
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87 aerial
aerial ['eərɪəl](a) (in the air) aérien2 nounBritish (for TV, radio) antenne f►► aerial acrobatics voltige f aérienne;Transport aerial cable car téléphérique m;Military aerial combat combat m aérien; Electronics &Television aerial engineer antenniste mf;American Technology aerial ladder échelle f pivotante;Photography aerial photograph photographie f aérienne;aerial railway téléphérique m;Botany aerial root racine f aérienne;aerial socket prise f d'antenne;aerial walkway passerelle f;Military aerial warfare combat m aérien -
88 bend
bend [bend]plier ⇒ 1 (a) tordre, courber ⇒ 1 (b) se courber ⇒ 2 (a) céder ⇒ 2 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (a) coude ⇒ 3 (a) pli ⇒ 3 (b)(pt & pp bent [bent])∎ they bent their heads over their books ils se penchèrent sur leurs livres;∎ Religion to bend one's head in prayer baisser la tête pour prier;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ he went down on bended knee il se mit à genoux, il s'agenouilla;∎ to bend sb to one's will plier qn à sa volonté;∎ familiar to bend sb's ear casser les oreilles à qn∎ to bend sth at right angles plier qch à angle droit;∎ she bent the stem slightly elle a courbé un peu la tige;∎ he bent the rod out of shape il a tordu la barre;∎ to bend the rules faire une entorse au règlement∎ they bent their steps towards home ils se dirigèrent ou ils dirigèrent leurs pas vers la maison;∎ he bent his attention or his mind to solving the problem il s'appliqua à résoudre le problème;∎ we bent all our efforts to fighting racism nous avons mis tous nos efforts dans la lutte contre le racisme;∎ they bent themselves to the task ils se sont attelés à la tâche;∎ all eyes were bent on the demonstration tous les yeux ou regards étaient fixés sur la démonstration(a) (arm, knee, leg) plier; (person) se courber, se pencher; (head) se pencher; (rod, wire) plier, se courber; (branch, tree) ployer, plier;∎ to bend under the burden/the weight ployer sous le fardeau/le poids;∎ she bent over the counter elle s'est penchée par-dessus le comptoir;∎ he bent backwards/forwards il s'est penché en arrière/en avant(b) (river, road) faire un coude, tourner;∎ the road bends to the left la route tourne à gauche∎ the people refused to bend to the colonial forces le peuple a refusé de se soumettre aux forces coloniales;∎ the government bent to pressure from the unions l'administration a cédé à la pression des syndicats3 noun∎ after I rounded the first bend in the road après (avoir pris) le premier virage;∎ to take a bend at speed prendre un virage à toute vitesse;∎ the road makes a bend to the right la route fait un coude vers la droite;∎ bends for 7 miles (sign) virages sur 10 km;∎ familiar to drive sb round the bend rendre qn dingue;∎ familiar he's completely round the bend il est complètement dingue∎ she did a couple of forward bends elle s'est penchée plusieurs fois en avant∎ Medicine the bends la maladie des caissons;∎ to get the bends être atteint par la maladie des caissons►► Heraldry bend sinister barre f de bâtardisereplier, recourber(b) (blade, tube) se recourber(branch, tree) faire ployer; (blade, tube) replier, recourber(b) (branch, tree) plier, ployerreplier, recourberse pencher;∎ figurative to bend over backwards to please (sb) se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire plaisir (à qn) -
89 brake
brake [breɪk]1 noun∎ to put on or to apply the brakes freiner;∎ to slam on the brakes écraser la pédale de frein;∎ release the brake desserrez le frein;∎ figurative bad weather has put a brake on construction work le mauvais temps a mis un frein à la construction;∎ high interest rates acted as a brake on borrowing des taux d'intérêt élevés ont freiné les emprunts(b) (carriage) break mCars freiner, mettre le frein;∎ to brake hard freiner brusquement, écraser la pédale de frein►► brake adjuster spanner clé f de réglage des freins;Cars brake block sabot m ou patin m de frein;Cars brake drum tambour m de frein;Cars brake fade fading m;Cars brake fluid liquide m de freins, Lockheed ® m;Cars brake horsepower puissance f au frein;Cars brake lamp feu m de stop;Cars & Technology brake lever frein m à main;Cars brakelight feu m de stop;American Radio & Television brakelight function signal m de fin de temps de parole;Cars brake lining garniture f de frein;Cars brake pad plaquette f de frein;Aviation brake parachute parachute m de freinage;Cars brake pedal pédale f de frein;Cars brake shoe mâchoire f de frein; -
90 flex
flex [fleks](one's arms, knees) fléchir;∎ to flex one's muscles bander ou faire jouer ses muscles; figurative faire étalage de sa force2 noun►► flex holder enrouleur m pour fil électrique -
91 lead-in
lead-in [li:d-](a) (introductory remarks) introduction f, remarques fpl préliminaires; (introductory music) introduction f►► lead-in groove (on record) sillon m initial -
92 overhead
1 adverb[‚əʊvə'hed] au-dessus;∎ we watched the hawk circling overhead nous regardions le faucon tournoyer dans le ciel ou au-dessus de nos têtes['əʊvəhed] (cable, railway) aérien; (lighting) au plafond; Sport (racket stroke) smashé; Football (kick) retourné(c) (in tennis, badminton) smash mBritish frais mpl généraux;∎ to reduce overheads réduire les frais généraux►► Accountancy overhead absorption rate taux m d'amortissement des frais généraux;Finance overhead budget budget m des charges;Technology overhead camshaft arbre m à cames en tête;Commerce overhead costs frais mpl généraux;overhead door porte f basculante;overhead projector rétroprojecteur m;Cinema & Television overhead shot plan m en plongée;Finance overhead variance variance f des frais généraux -
93 relay
(a) (team → of athletes, workers, horses) relais m;∎ British to work in relays travailler par relais, se relayer∎ the 4 x 100 m relay le relais 4 x 100 m►► Sport relay race course f de relais m;Radio & Television relay station relais m -
94 sheath
(b) (covering → for cable) gaine f; (→ for water pipe) gaine f, manchon m; Botany, Anatomy & Zoology gaine f►► sheath dress (robe f) fourreau m;sheath knife couteau m à gaine -
95 splice
splice [splaɪs]∎ to splice (together) (film, tape) coller; Nautical (rope, cable) épisser; Carpentry (pieces of wood) enter;∎ to splice one piece of tape onto another coller un morceau de bande sur un autre;∎ splice the mainbrace! à border l'artimon!∎ to get spliced se maquer2 noun -
96 stay
stay [steɪ]séjour ⇒ 1 (a) étai ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) aller jusqu'au bout de ⇒ 2 (a) arrêter ⇒ 2 (b) retarder ⇒ 2 (b) étayer ⇒ 2 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) loger ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun∎ enjoy your stay! bon séjour!;∎ an overnight stay in hospital une nuit d'hospitalisation(c) (support, prop) étai m, support m, soutien m(d) (cable, wire → for mast, flagpole etc) étai m, hauban m(e) (in corset) baleine f∎ he will endure no stay il ne supportera aucun retard(a) (last out) aller jusqu'au bout de, tenir jusqu'à la fin de;∎ Sport & figurative to stay the distance tenir la distance;∎ to stay the course Sport finir la course; figurative tenir jusqu'au bout∎ to stay sb's hand retenir qn;∎ to stay one's hand se retenir;∎ Law to stay judgement/proceedings surseoir au jugement/aux poursuites∎ to stay still rester tranquille;∎ to stay at home rester à la maison ou chez soi;∎ to stay in bed rester au lit; (when ill) garder le lit;∎ stay here or familiar stay put until I come back restez ici ou ne bougez pas jusqu'à ce que je revienne;∎ familiar I'll stay put, I'm staying put j'y suis, j'y reste;∎ stay! (to dog) pas bouger!;∎ I can't stay long, I've got a train to catch je ne peux pas rester longtemps, j'ai un train à prendre;∎ would you like to stay for or to dinner? voulez-vous rester dîner?;∎ I don't want to stay in the same job all my life je ne veux pas faire le même travail toute ma vie;∎ to stay awake all night rester éveillé toute la nuit, ne pas dormir de la nuit;∎ it stays dark here until at least 10 o'clock in the morning ici, il ne fait pas jour avant 10 heures du matin;∎ the weather stayed fine/wet all week le temps est resté au beau/à la pluie toute la semaine;∎ if the weather stays like this si le temps se maintient;∎ let's try and stay calm essayons de rester calmes;∎ she managed to stay ahead of the others elle a réussi à conserver son avance sur les autres;∎ stay tuned for the news restez à l'écoute pour les informations;∎ personal computers have come to stay or are here to stay l'ordinateur personnel fait désormais partie de notre quotidien;∎ it looks like the mobile phone is here to stay il semblerait que les téléphones portables fassent désormais partie de notre quotidien∎ how long are you staying in New York? combien de temps restez-vous à New York?;∎ we decided to stay an extra week nous avons décidé de rester une semaine de plus ou de prolonger notre séjour d'une semaine;∎ I always stay at the same hotel je descends toujours au ou je loge toujours dans le même hôtel;∎ we met a couple staying at the same hotel as us nous avons rencontré un couple qui logeait dans le même hôtel que nous;∎ to look for a place to stay chercher un endroit où loger;∎ she's staying with friends elle loge chez des amis;∎ he has come to stay (for a few days/weeks) il est venu passer quelques jours/semaines chez nous;∎ I like having people to stay j'aime bien avoir des gens chez moi;∎ you can stay here for the night, you can stay the night here tu peux coucher ici cette nuit ou passer la nuit icicorset m►► Law stay of execution ordonnance f à surseoir (à un jugement), sursis m; figurative sursis;stays list (at hotel) liste f des clients en recouche;Law stay of proceedings suspension f d'instances;stay stitch point m d'arrêt∎ she stayed away from school last week elle n'est pas allée à l'école la semaine dernière;∎ people are staying away from the beaches les plages sont désertées en ce moment;∎ to stay away from danger se tenir à l'écart du danger;∎ you can play outside but stay away from the road tu peux jouer dehors mais ne va pas sur la route;∎ stay away from my sister! ne t'approche pas de ma sœur!rester;∎ I'll stay behind to clear up je vais rester pour ranger;∎ a few pupils stayed behind to talk to the teacher quelques élèves sont restés (après le cours) pour parler au professeur(a) (gen) rester en bas; (remain crouched) rester accroupi; (remain lying) rester couché; (remain under water) rester sous l'eau(b) (hair, lid) tenir en place∎ she had to stay down a year elle a dû redoubler∎ I do eat, but nothing will stay down je mange, mais je ne peux rien garder(a) (stay at home) rester à la maison, ne pas sortir; (stay indoors) rester à l'intérieur, ne pas sortir(b) (be kept in after school) être consigné, être en retenue(c) (not fall out) rester en place, tenir;∎ I can't get this nail to stay in je n'arrive pas à faire tenir ce clou➲ stay off(a) (keep away from → main roads, private property) éviter, ne pas passer par; (→ alcohol, drugs) ne pas prendre, éviter;∎ stay off the whisky! pas de whisky!(b) (not attend → school, work) ne pas aller à(bad weather) ne pas arriver;∎ we're hoping the rain will stay off a little longer nous espérons que la pluie attendra encore un peu(a) (not leave) rester;∎ more pupils are staying on at school after the age of 16 de plus en plus d'élèves poursuivent leur scolarité au-delà de l'âge de 16 ans;∎ he's staying on in the firm as product manager il va rester dans l'entreprise en tant que chef de produit∎ she stayed out all night elle n'est pas rentrée de la nuit;∎ to stay out late rentrer tard;∎ don't stay out there in the rain! ne reste pas dehors sous la pluie!;∎ get out and stay out! sors d'ici et ne t'avise pas de revenir!(b) (remain on strike) rester en grève;∎ the miners stayed out for nearly a year la grève des mineurs a duré près d'un an∎ stay out of this! ne te mêle pas de ça!(a) (not leave) prolonger son séjour, rester plus longtemps;∎ we decided to stay over until the weekend nous avons décidé de prolonger notre séjour jusqu'au week-end(b) (stay the night) passer la nuit;∎ do you want to stay over? veux-tu passer la nuit ici?(a) (not go to bed) veiller, ne pas se coucher;∎ don't stay up too late ne veillez pas ou ne vous couchez pas trop tard;∎ we stayed up all night talking nous sommes restés à parler toute la nuit;∎ my parents always stay up until I get home mes parents attendent toujours que je sois rentré pour aller se coucher(b) (remain in place → building, mast) rester debout; (→ shelf, socks, trousers) tenir; (→ pictures, decorations) rester en place∎ just stay with it, you can do it accroche-toi, tu vas y arriver -
97 tow
tow [təʊ]∎ the ship was towed out of harbour le navire a été remorqué hors du port;∎ they were towing a trailer leur voiture tirait une remorque2 noun∎ to give sb/sth a tow remorquer qn/qch;∎ he took my car in tow il a pris ma voiture en remorque;∎ familiar he always has his family in tow il trimbale toujours toute sa famille avec lui;∎ familiar with six assistants in tow avec six assistants dans son sillage►► American tow truck dépanneuse fremorquer, prendre en remorque; (of police) emmener à la fourrière;∎ the police towed my car away la police a emmené ma voiture à la fourrière;∎ you'll get towed away tu vas te retrouver à la fourrière -
98 underground
∎ they joined an underground movement (clandestine) ils sont entrés dans un mouvement clandestin; (resistance) ils sont entrés dans un mouvement de résistance;∎ the underground press la presse clandestine(d) (illegal → methods) illégal∎ to go by underground aller en métro;∎ the London/Glasgow underground le métro de Londres ou londonien/de Glasgow(a) (below surface) sous (la) terre∎ to go underground passer dans la clandestinité, prendre le maquis►► underground economy économie f souterraine;History the Underground Railroad = réseau clandestin qui permettait aux fugitifs noirs des États esclavagistes de rejoindre le nord des États-Unis ou le Canada;underground railway métro m;underground station station f de métro;underground train rame f de métroUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > underground
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99 Parseval, August von
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 1861d. 22 February 1942 Berlin, Germany[br]German designer of tethered observation balloons and non-rigid airships.[br]Major von Parseval and his colleague Captain von Sigsfeld were serving in the German army during the 1890s when improved military observation from the air was being pursued. Tethered observation balloons, raised and lowered by a winch, had been used since 1794, but in strong winds a spherical balloon became very unstable. Manned kites were being developed by "Colonel" S.F. Cody, in Britain, and others, but kites were a problem if the wind dropped. A very successful compromise was achieved in 1897 by von Parseval and von Sigsfeld, who developed a kite-balloon, the Drachen ("Dragon"), which was elongated like an airship and fitted with large inflated fins. It was attached to its tethering cable in such a way that it flew with a positive incidence (nose up) to the wind, thus producing some lift—like a kite. The combination of these factors made the kite-balloon very stable. Other countries followed suit and a version designed by the Frenchman Albert Caquot was widely used during the First World War for observing the results of artillery fire. Caquot balloons were also used around London as a barrage to obstruct enemy aircraft, and "barrage balloons" were widely used during the Second World War. After working at a government balloon factory in Berlin where non-rigid airships were built, von Parseval designed his own non-rigid airship. The Parseval I which flew in 1906 was small, but larger and faster non-rigids followed. These were built by Luftfahrzeug-Gesellschaft m.b.H. of Berlin founded in 1908 to build and operate Parseval airships. The British Admiralty ordered three Parseval airships, two to be built by Vickers of Barrow (who had built the rigid airship R 1 Mayfly in 1911), and one to be built in Berlin. This one was flown from Berlin to Farnborough in 1913 and joined the Vickers-built Parseval in the Naval Air Service. During the First World War, Parseval airships had the unique distinction of serving on both sides. Three small Parseval airships were built between 1929 and 1932 for use in advertising.[br]Further ReadingA.Hildebrandt, 1908, Airships Past and Present, London (describes the kite-balloon). Fred Gütschow, 1985, Das Luftschiff, Stuttgart (includes a record of all the airships). Basil Clarke, 1961, The History of Airships, London (provides limited coverage of von Parseval's work).Basil Collier, 1974, The Airship: A History, London (provides limited coverage of von Parseval's work). -
100 Pilcher, Percy Sinclair
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 16 January 1867 Bath, Englandd. 2 October 1899 Stanford Hall, Northamptonshire, England[br]English designer and glider aeronaut.[br]He was educated at HMS Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from 1880 to 1882. He sailed on HMS Duke of Wellington, Agincourt, Northampton and other ships and resigned from the navy on 18 April 187 after seven years at sea. In June 1887 he was apprenticed at Randolph, Elder \& Co.'s shipyard at Govan, and was then an apprentice moulder at Cairn \& Co., Glasgow. For some time he "studied" at London University (though there is no official record of his doing so) while living with his sister at Phillbeck Gardens, South Kensington. In May 1890 he was working for John H.Biles, Manager of the Southampton Naval Works Ltd. Biles was later appointed Professor of Naval Architecture at Glasgow University with Pilcher as his Assistant Lecturer. In 1895 he was building his first glider, the Bat, which was built mainly of Riga pine and weighed 44 lb (20 kg). In succeeding months he travelled to Lichterfelde to study the gliders made by the German Lilienthal and built a further three machines, the Beetle, the Gull and the Hawk. In 1896 he applied for his only aeronautical patent, for "Improved flying and soaring machines", which was accepted on March 1897. In April 1896 he resigned his position at Glasgow University to become Assistant to Sir Hiram Maxim, who was also doing experiments with flying machines at his Nordenfeld Guns and Ammunition Co. Ltd at Crayford. He took up residence in Artillery Mansions, Victoria Street, later taken over by Vickers Ltd. Maxim had a hangar at Upper Lodge Farm, Austin Eynsford, Kent: using this, Pilcher reached a height of 12 ft (3.66m) in 1899 with a cable launch. He planned to build a 2 hp (1.5 kW) petrol engine In September 1899 he went to stay with Lord Braye at Stanford Hall, Northamptonshire, where many people came to see his flying machine, a triplane. The weather was far from ideal, windy and raining, but Pilcher would not disappoint them. A bracing wire broke, the tail collapsed and the pilot crashed to the ground suffering two broken legs and concussion. He did not regain consciousness and died the following day. He was buried in Brompton Cemetery.[br]Bibliography1896, British patent no. 9144 "Improved flying and soaring machines".Further ReadingP.Jarrett, 1987, Another Icarus. Percy Pilcher and the Quest for Flight, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.A.Welch and L.Welch, 1965, The Story of Gliding, London: John Murray.IMcNBiographical history of technology > Pilcher, Percy Sinclair
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