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1/yCHT] MARCH 19, 1910. " Flight" Copyright. OLYMPIA, 1910.—A. V. Roi's latest triplanc. The main planes and the tail planes are pivoted so that the pilot can alter their angles of incidence in flight. that govern the support of all machines that fly in the air. They have sought to evolve something elaborate rather than to apply their enthusiasm and enterprise to finding out all that there is to know about that apparently simple, but in reality very complicated type of flyer—the aeroplane. It is because practically all the newcomers have more or less adopted the essential features of some successful type of flyer that we have felt justified to pass such encouraging remarks elsewhere about the industry. Monoplane v. Biplane. At the present Show, for instance, the influence of the Ble>iot type monoplane is pronounced in the extreme —and this is not unnatural seeing how valuable a commercial asset is the fact that Bleriot flew the Channel with such a machine. Monoplanes predominate over biplanes in numbers, but the biplane is by no means ousted. On the contrary, it holds a particularly strong position among aviators of experience in this country. Practically all the successful pilots at the present time are using biplanes, and we fail to observe any indication on the part of Short Brothers, who have had most experience with this type of machine in England, to depart from it in principle. It is impossible to suppose, however, that the energy that is being put into practice with the monoplane on the part of those who are experi menting with it, will fail to materially advance this type of machine, and within the year we hope to be able to chronicle plenty of extended flights by monoplane users. It is difficult, if not impossible, to really review the pros and cons of the two types fairly at the present time, for, in a sense, very much depends upon the personal fancy of the would-be aviator, who may be prejudiced in favour of one type or the other and, therefore, regard the advantages of the machine of his choice as far outweighing its disadvantages. "Flight" Copyright. OLYiVIPIA, 1910.—The E.N.V. monoplane constructed by Howard Wright for Warwick Wright combines timber and steel in the construction of the chassis and frame. The chassis is an interesting example of the "A" type. 202
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