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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
157
THE
BLERIOT
(2):--1910,
"Type
XI,"
on
which
Mr.
Grahame-White
won
Gordon-Bennett
Race,
with
a
14-cylinder
100
h.p.
Gnome.
1911
came
the
improved
"Type
XI,"
with
large
and
effective
elevator
flaps.
On
this
type,
with
a
50
h.p.
Gnome,
Lieut.
de
Conneau
(M.
Beaumont)
won
Paris-Rome
Race
and
"Circuit
of
Britain."
Same
year
saw
experimental
"Limousine"
flown
by
M.
Legagneux,
and
fast
but
dangerous
"clipped-wing"
Gordon-Bennett
racer
with
the
fish-tail,
flown
by
Mr.
Hamel.
About
the
same
time
came
the
fish-tailed
side-by-side
two-seater,
flown
by
Mr.
Hamel
at
Hendon
and
by
M.
Perreyon
in
1912
Military
Trials.
1911,
M.
Bleriot
produced
the
100
h.p.
three-seater
which
killed
M.
Desparmets
in
French
Military
Trials.
1912-13,
M.
Bleriot
produced
a
quite
promising
experimental
biplane,
and
a
"monocoque"
monoplane
in
which
the
passenger
faced
rearward.
THE
BLERIOT
(3)--1912
tandem
two-seater
proved
one
of
the
best
machines
of
its
day.
1913
"canard"
lived
up
to
its
name.
A
"pusher"
monoplane
was
built
in
which
the
propeller
revolved
on
the
top
tail
boom.
This
machine
came
to
an
untimely
end,
with
the
famous
pilot,
M.
Perreyon.
1912
"tandem"
was
developed
in
1914
into
the
type
shown
in
centre;
almost
simultaneously
"parasol"
tandem
appeared.
1914,
M.
Bleriot
built
a
monoplane
embodying
a
most
valuable
idea
never
fully
developed.
The
engine
tanks
and
pilot
were
all
inside
an
armoured
casing.
Behind
them
the
fuselage
was
a
"monocoque"
of
three-ply
wood
bolted
onto
the
armour.
And
behind
this
all
the
tail
surfaces
were
bolted
on
as
a
separate
unit.
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