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1911
1911 - 0732.PDF
IFLIGHT AUGUST 26, 1911. THE VICRERS MONOPLANE. IT is only typical of the unerring foresight that Messrs. Vickers exhibit in all their new undertakings that they should have turned some of their vast energy to aeroplane construction, and further monoplane, in fact it only appears in three places, the rear skid, the two main skids, and the wings. The wings are going to have metal booms, and there is little doubt that, in these times of rapid advance- The Vickers Monoplane.—Side view, showing the protruding engine and the manner in which the wing trasses are carried to the base of the fuselage. An idea of the wing cross section may also be gathered. that, in doing so, should commence work on such a successful and well developed machine as the R. E. P. monoplane. The experience of such a pioneer as Robert Esnault-Pelterie counts for a good deal under any circumstances, but coupled with ment, all these parts will be fashioned from steel, much in the same way as in motor car construction the wooden chassis frame, even though armoured with metal, had soon to give way to the neat and homogeneous steel stamping. The Vickers Monoplane.—Front view. the unique facilities for the commercial manufacture of aircraft that Messrs. Vickers possess, it means that the firm has but to get its organisation established for this department to be a success forthwith. In this also, however, they are happily situated in having such The body framework is built up of steel tubing, cross-braced with piano wire, and, covered with fabric, possesses excellent streamline form. -'• --j The 60-h.p. R.E.P. motor protrudes from the front of the fuselage, The Vickers monoplane, as seen from behind. able services as those of Captain Wood and Mr. Archibald Low, M.A., to assist them in their new departure. Timber is very little used in the construction of the Vickers and from its mounting bracket the_ body rapidly deepens, and assumes its maximum cross-section in the neighbourhood of the pilot's seat. 734
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