After that I canvolplane easily till I sight the water.
Given a sufficient rising current, we could volplane all the way across with a very slight expenditure of alcohol.
Then Hiram clapped his hands loudly, and kicked with his feet, as though in some auditorium, and bound to applaud, as Dave made a volplane that seemed destined to land the machine nose deep in the flickering sands.
So true were the calculations of Dave Dashaway, that, directly at the turn of the volplane Hiram let loose the mail bag, counting on a forward sway of several feet in the descent.
The Whirlwind showed great rapidity, but was erratic and shifty atvolplane work and drift.
That is to make a volplaneand a landing on the roof.
A little further, Frank, and you can volplane if it's necessary, because we'll have crossed the line and be in safety.
The joyous buzz of the motors that had amounted to almost a shriek ceased as if by magic; and the Sea Eagle, shooting forward a bit under the impetus of her great speed, quickly began to volplane toward the earth, thousands of feet below!
Another little volplane act was carried out for his especial benefit, so that he might be able to boast of having experienced such a "stunt," a favorite one among all aviators and not one-tenth as risky as it may seem to the uninformed.
At the same time he mounted higher for the final volplane downward.
He set the lever to the limit notch, made a long volplane and then a wide circuit to the south.
Once it was nearly a volplane drift, and the dauntless young pilot of the Albatross fancied they were headed for a dive straight into the ocean’s depths.
They were then at an altitude of a mile, and inability to start the motor made it necessary for them to volplane to the earth.
We canvolplane twelve kilometers from this height," remarked the lieutenant.
We both noticed a large, apparently smooth field, and the final volplane began.
Tom soon shut the motor off, and tilted the machine for a volplane down several thousand feet to a new level.
How about the wings of the airplane standing the strain when Tom suddenly brought that volplane to a stop and tried to sail on an even keel again?
In making his latest volplane Tom had listened intently, hoping to ascertain whether the motor of the enemy craft still throbbed somewhere close by; but he heard not a sound to tell the story.
A second volplane further added to Jack's peace of mind.
Never mind, I'll volplane to earth and we can make repairs.
Running to the pilot house, he guided the craft so that it would safelyvolplane to earth.
Their engine must have stopped and they tried tovolplane down.
Then the engine suddenly ceased working and the unlucky operator had tovolplane to earth.
Would it last until the storm had passed, or would they be obliged to volplane down into that seething tempest?
When they had mounted to a considerable height, Alfred shut off the engines and allowed her to volplane toward the sea.
And this impression was strengthened a few moments later when the machine began to volplane at terrific speed, at the same time swinging around and around as though on a pivot.
Another was to volplane swiftly downward, and then, while still several hundred feet in the air, bring the machine to a horizontal position and swing around either to the right or left.
Now the loud, droning hum of the motors and propellers, which had been filling the air, suddenly ceased, and the object darting swiftly through the sky began to volplane in graceful spirals toward the earth.
But as the utmost caution was necessary in approaching the earth, he began to volplane at an angle less steep.
They'll have to volplane to earth, but, if they know anything at all about airships, they can do that easily, and not get a bit hurt.
The other airship, caught by the grappling anchor at the end of a long rope, was just settling down, those in her having the good sense to shut off their power, and volplane when they found that they could not escape.
If the motor is still going this does not make so much difference, but in a volplane it means that the descent must be so steep, at the last moment of flight, that the chassis is liable to be crushed by the impact.
On one occasion, during the lull in the battle, two of the Taubes approached the area above the French lines, and after ascending to a great height, began the volplane toward their own lines.
He flew the big biplane six or seven hundred feet above the green carpet of the airdrome, and came down with a graceful volplane that caused the boys to feel like applauding.
While Joe was not far up, he had never flown a machine before at that height, and consequently his volplane seemed to occupy a longer time than it should have done.
When he had made the first circuit he decided to continue, rise to a somewhat greater height, and come down with a nice, simple volplane at the feet of his fellows.
Like a giant seagull swooping down from a lofty cliff the aeroplane began a steady volplane towards the bank of clouds a thousand feet below.
We'll volplane down, rest on the surface and re-strain every drop of petrol on board.
Blake was circling the battleplane, since it was yet too early to volplane to the work of destruction.
Athol was only just in time to grip the steering wheel when the long volplane to earth began.
They had learned how to volplane earthward from a dizzy height with absolute safety, when conditions were just right, and necessity required a quick descent.
And, sure enough, in a few minutes the engines began to slow down, and there was nothing for it but to volplane to the surface.
The Lieutenant had intended to share the repast, but that last volplane had been too much for him, and he had succumbed to his new enemy--air-sickness.
At last he thought he could see a stretch of land free from obstructions and, deciding to venture, he made a volplane downwards.
After a while I shut off the motor and started to volplane to earth.
While in line of flight, the force of the motor will maintain the speed, but when the motor is shut off and the pilot commences to volplane the force of gravity produces the same result.
This advantage is counterbalanced by the fact that theyvolplane much less, and are much more prone to slip off the wing.
There was nothing to do but volplane down, though I did not see how I could ever avoid the trees.
When he had reached an altitude of about five hundred metres he shut off his motor to come down, not realizing that monoplanes do not volplane well.
We'll have to volplane down, but we can't reach the park.
The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
That will stall him, and he’ll be glad enough to volplane down to earth.
Ordinarily we could volplanedown and take the water easily enough, but the jamming of that deflecting rudder came so suddenly that we couldn’t get in position to make a good descent.
The British air-craft's long volplane terminated on the surface of the sea miles from the place where she had "spotted" the hostile ships.
First he was to shoot for altitude, next dive vertically, full engine, for eight thousand feet, then straighten out to volplane safely to ground in circling glides.
Then, timing and calculating a volplane glide, he let the machine down easily to the ground.
Dave turned the head of the machine on a volplane sweep, and the searchlight operator could not locate it again.
John shut off both engines, and they began to volplane down in a great stillness, sailing like an immense hawk.
We could not continue, any more than the other fellow, and would have to volplane to the ground.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "volplane" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
