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The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
·
H. Barber
165
In
1912
came
the
first
really
successful
Handley-Page
monoplane,
with
50
h.p.
Gnome
engine.
The
Short
monoplane,
was
built
generally
on
Bleriot
lines.
Its
chassis
was
an
original
feature.
The
Coventry
Ordnance
biplane
was
a
two-seater
tractor
built
for
the
British
Military
Trials.
It
had
a
100
h.p.
14-cylinder
Gnome
engine,
with
propeller
geared
down
through
a
chain
drive.
The
machine
was
an
interesting
experiment,
but
not
an
unqualified
success.
The
Moreau
"Aerostable,"
fitted
with
a
50
h.p.
Gnome,
was
a
French
attempt
to
obtain
automatic
stability,
but
it
only
operated
longitudinally.
The
pilot's
nacelle
was
pivoted
under
the
main
planes,
wires
were
attached
to
the
control
members
so
that
the
movements
of
the
nacelle
in
its
efforts
to
keep
a
level
keel
brought
them
into
operation.
The
Mersey
monoplane,
an
entrant
for
the
British
Military
Trials,
was
designed
to
present
a
clear
field
of
view
and
fire.
The
45
h.p.
Isaacson
engine
was
connected
by
a
shaft
to
a
propeller
mounted
behind
the
nacelle
on
the
top
tail
boom.
It
was
a
promising
experiment,
but
came
to
grief.
The
Radley-Moorhouse
monoplane
was
a
sporting
type
machine
on
Bleriot
lines,
with
50
h.p.
Gnome
engine.
It
was
notable
for
its
streamlined
body
and
disc
wheels.
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