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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
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The
Flanders
monoplane,
1912,
with
70
h.p.
Renault
engine,
was
one
of
the
last
fitted
with
king-post
system
of
wing
bracing.
The
Flanders
biplane
entered
for
British
Military
Trials.
Notable
features:
the
highly
staggered
planes,
extremely
low
chassis
and
deep
fuselage.
Also,
the
upper
plane
was
bigger
in
every
dimension
than
the
lower;
about
the
first
instance
of
this
practice.
The
Bristol
biplane,
with
100
h.p.
Gnome
engine,
was
also
entered
for
the
Trials,
but
ultimately
withdrawn.
The
Mars
monoplane,
later
known
as
the
"D.F.W.,"
was
a
successful
machine
of
Taube
type
with
120
h.p.
Austro-Daimler
engine.
The
building
of
the
engine
into
a
cowl,
complete
with
radiator
in
front,
followed
car
practice
very
closely.
The
tail
of
the
monoplane
had
a
flexible
trailing
edge;
its
angle
of
incidence
could
be
varied
from
the
pilot's
seat,
so
that
perfect
longitudinal
balance
was
attained
at
all
loadings
and
speeds.
The
Handley-Page
monoplane,
with
70
h.p.
Gnome
engine,
was
an
early
successful
British
attempt
at
inherent
stability.
The
Sommer
monoplane,
with
50
h.p.
Gnome,
was
a
1911-12
machine;
it
did
a
good
deal
of
cross-country
flying.
The
Vendome
monoplane
of
1912,
also
with
50
h.p.
Gnome
engine,
was
notable
chiefly
for
its
large
wheels
and
jointed
fuselage,
which
enabled
the
machine
to
be
taken
down
for
transport.
The
Savary
biplane
took
part
in
the
French
Military
Trials,
1911.
It
had
a
four-cylinder
Labor
aviation
motor.
Notable
features
are
twin
chain-driven
propellers,
rudders
between
the
main
planes,
the
broad
wheel-base
and
the
position
of
the
pilot.
The
Paulhan
triplane,
which
also
figured
in
the
French
Military
Trials,
was
a
development
of
the
Paulhan
folding
biplane.
It
had
a
70
h.p.
Renault
engine.
For
practical
purposes
it
was
a
failure.
The
R.E.P.
biplane,
with
60
h.p.
R.E.P.
engine,
was
a
development
of
the
famous
R.E.P.
monoplanes.
Its
spring
chassis,
with
sliding
joints,
marked
an
advance.
Like
the
monoplanes,
it
was
built
largely
of
steel.
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