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1911
1911 - 1127.PDF
DECEMBER 30, 1911. yycHT I a fantastic airship with a cargo of Frsnrh celebrities of thj stage and the aviation world. From left to rights The pilot at the wheel, anc, Beaumont, Weyminn, Legagneux, Bre?i, Henry Farmm, Paulhan, Miurice Farmaa, Granet, Esnault Pelterle, Latham, BUriot, :rt, Duval, Rejinj, Brassjur, Sorel, Miuri:e Rostand, Polaire, Ednond Rostand, Galipaux, Jeann: Block, her dog, and La Joconde. monoplane. Description of these excellent midlines would be unnecessary in the case of the former model for, apart from the staggering of the main planes and the reduced dimensions through out, it presents no point of difference from the one exhibited at the last Aero Show at Olympia. In the case of the latter a recapitula tion of its main features would be but repetition of the article that appeared in these pages only a fortnight sine;. Principal dimensions, &c. fabric, and the other a simple fuselage, denuded (of its covering of fabric in order to show the excellence of the interior workmanship. Maurice Farm in biplane— Length 30 ft. Weight Span 36 ,, Speed Area 385 sq. ft. Motor Price ^1,000. Henry Farman monoplane— Length 25 ft. i Weight Span 33 „ I Speed Area 165 sq. ft. | Motor Price ,£1,000. Robert Esnault-Pelterie. ON the R.E.P. stand two machines were exhibited, one com pletely erected and resplendent in its characteristic covering of red 946 lbs. 5Sm.p.h. 70 h. p. Renault. 630 lbs. 65 m.p.h. 50-h.p. Gnome. The R.E.P. monoplane. A description of these machines is unnecessary, as they do not differ in any detail from the R.E.P. monoplane which competed in the The R.E.P. stand at the Paris Aero Show, and the new 90-b.p. 7-cyl. R.E.P. motor. "35
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