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1、一.TheOriginOfTheAirMail Atblackpoolholtthomasandgrahamwhiteagreedtomakeapracticalexperimentincarryingmailsbyaeroplane.theidea,asitwasfirstworkedout,wasfortheaeroplanetoflyfromblackpoolairportacrosstosouthportairport,andforthemailstobetakenoverbytheposto
2、fficethere.buttheprogrammehadtobechangedowingtoaseriesofhighwinds.whathappenedintheendwasthatgrahamwhitetookamailbaginhisplane,andmadeaflightwithitacrosscountryforadistanceofaboutsevenmiles,returningtotheairport.thisexperimentgavegrahamwhitethehonourofbe
3、ingthefirstairmaninenglandtocarryabagofmailacrosscountryinanaeroplane.lettersandpostcardswhichwerecarriedinthistest,andwhichhadaspecialstamprecordingthefact,soonbecamemuchsoughtafterbycollectors. Thesecondandmoreimportantexperimentinbritishairmailtransp
4、orttookplaceinseptember1911,andwasthefirstofitskindinthiscountrytoobtaintheofficialpermissionofthepostmastergeneral.itwasindeedoneofthehistoricaleventsinourairmaildevelopment.inthiscaseasmanyas130,000letterandpostcardswerecarriedbyaeroplanebetweenlondona
5、ndwindsor.oneoftheairmenengagedinthispioneerservicewasthefamousgustavhamel,flyingamonoplane.iremembergoingoutoneafternoontoseehimstartoffwithoneofthebagsofmail.itwasanextremelybaddayforflying,andjustbeforethetimedueforthestart,thewindwasblowingatnearly50
6、milesanhour.noneoftheotherpilotswouldhavethoughtofgoingup,buthamel—oneofthefinestofallpilotsofthebritishmonoplane—wasnottobestopped.hejumpedintohismachineandfairlyshotofftheground.themonoplane,solongasitwasneartheearth,wasthrownaboutlikeasmallboatonanang
7、rysea.buthamelgaveasplendidexhibitionofairmanship;assoonashereachedagreatheight,conditionsbecamemuchsteadier,andherfinishedhisjourneywithoutaccident. Thiswasanearlydemonstrationthatanairplanewasmorethanafineweathermachine,andthatitcouldfightitswaysucces
8、sfullythroughviolentwinds.thisfactimpressedthepostalauthoritiesagooddeal,andhelpedthosewhobelievedthattheairplanehadagreatcommercialfuture.1.Holtthomasandgrahamwhitewerethefirstairmentocarrytheairmailinengland. A.right B