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1911
1911 - 0837.PDF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1911. I/OOHT] THE BRISTOL MONOPLANE. As more rumour than fact has generally formed the basis of current aerodrome discussion of the merits of the new Bristol monoplane, the accompanying illustrations and description of its 8 ft. 6 in. Normale propeller. There is no support between the engine and propeller, a feature that renders the motor extremely accessible for tuning or cleaning purposes. Front view of the Bristol monoplane, showing the engine and landing carriage. construction may prove of exceptional interest. The machine, itself, is undoubtedly the centre of many thoughts, but its com parative inaccessibility on Salisbury Plain does not contribute much to the general fixing of ideas as to its leading characteristics. To those who follow the trend of aeroplane design and are sufficiently aujait with events to know that Pierre Prier- one time Bleriot pupil, now one of the best of modern pilots—is now associated with the British and Colonial Company, it will come as no surprise to learn that a good deal of the credit for this model is due to him. Indeed, the machine itself is in some respects not unlike his old Bleriot mount, although needless to say it shows marked originality at many points, more particularly in respect to the tail planes and under-carriage. In the former, a fan- shaptd surface is pivoted about a horizontal axis to perform the double duty of stabili;-er and elevator, thereby departing from the common practice of using a hinged extension to a fixed plane. The main body is constructed on the usual box girder principle, with the important differences that straineis are altogether dispensed with, and that the longitudinal members are not pierced except by small wooden screws that serve to keep in position the steel plates to which the cross-bracing wires are attached. At the forward end of the body is mounted the 50-h.p. Gnome engine, with its direct driven While the front engine bearer follows customary design, the rear support is quite original, for, in place of the usual pressed steel Sketch of the Bristol monoplane illustrating the accommodation in the pilot's cockpit and the arrangement of the auxiliary petrol tank. The wires from the cabane are omitted for the sake of clearness. Side view of the Bristol monoplane, showing it on a horizontal keel. 839
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