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1912 - 0054.PDF
jpjGH]] exhaust fumes thrown off by the motor. Apart irom being used for these screens and for the construction of the novel balancers with •which the machine is equipped, aluminium has been absolutely •discarded as a medium of construction, its place being taken by sheet steel. Throughout its whole length the fuselage is covered in, at the forward end by the metal torpedo front and at the rear by fabric, JANUARY 20, 191a. On the control wheel itself is a subsidiary switch by which the engine may be cut off or started again. Not the least feature of note regarding this section of the machine is the comfort that is afforded the human complement. Constructors, in the midst of abstruse calculations and constructional problems, are apt to overlook such secondary points as this. Not " Flight" Copyright. THE VIKING BIPLANE.—The illustration on the left is that of the tail unit; on the right that of the novel metal warping balancers -with which the machine is furnished. so that its passage through the air may give rise to a minimum of disturbance. Directly underneath the top surface is the cock-pit, about four feet in length by three feet in width, where are accommodated side by side, the pilot and passenger. The former, who sits on the right- hand side, has before him a vertical wheel, mounted on a vertical column which latter is pivoted at its base so that it can be moved away from or towards the operator. Rotation of the wheel laterally controls the inter-connected balancers on either side, and a to-and- ro movement of the column as a whole controls the attitude of the so the Viking engineer, he provides the most comfortable of bucket seats, and completes the snug appearance of the cock-pit by upholstering it in leather, and covering the floor with a square „of Turkey carpet. Tanks for the storage of enough fuel to keep the Gnome motor in operation for six hours are arranged on either side of the body, and glass gauges proceeding from them into the interior keep the pilot well informed as to the actual state of his supply. Feed is by gravity. At the rear end of the bedy is disposed the tail-unit whereby "Flight" Copyright. DETAILS OF THE VIKING BIPLANE.—On the left the arrangement of the controls in the pilot's cockpit. Note the petrol gauge in the interior of the body. The photograph on the right illustrates the details of the landing gear. aeroplane in flight. Placed forward and on either side of the control column is a pair of pedals operating the vertical rudder. In full view of both pilot and passenger is a dashboard where are arranged an altimeter, a compass, a revolution indicator, a watch, and oil and petrol gauges to aid in cross-country work, while, •convenient to the right-hand of the pilot are the engine controls. control over the machine in the two dimensions of direction and? altitude is maintained. Hinged to the rear of a horizontal surface of streamline section, 9 ft. in span by 2 ft. 9 in. in width, is a flap, that serves the function of elevator. A noticeable feature regarding the design of the tail is that the- elevator may be removed by the mere unscrewing of a nut and locknut,
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