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1912
1912 - 0415.PDF
monoplane is the first of its type—a six-cylinder radial air-cooled engine of 45-h.p.—to leave the Anzani works. According to the pilot's testimony, the machine never faltered throughout the whole trip, and ran singularly free from vibration. The magneto and oil- pump—the latter feeding the oil to the motor i'i\i glass inspection THE CAUDRON MONOPLANE.—Details of the landing chassis and engine mounting. cap; similar to those in the Gnome equipment—are fitted to the back of the steel engine plate : where they may easily be reached through an inspection door covering the front section of the left- hand side of the body. A 6-ft, S-in. propeller of Messrs. Caudron's own manufacture, direct coupled to the engine crank-shaft, provides the thrust. It is cut from a single piece ot wood on lines very like the Noiniale, but unlike that well-known make it is not covered with canvas. The landing gear, of ash and steel, must be immensely strong. It certainly is simple enough, effective enough, and present ~ little head resistance. It consists of two pairs of stout ash struts arranged V-fashion on either side. A steel bar unites the apexes of the two V's, and an inverted V oj steel tubing completes the structure. The rods on which the wheels are mounted are hinged to the centre of the chassis, and extend to right and left-hand on either side. They pass Details of the Caudron shock-absorbing arrangement.—The wheel is omitted for the sake of clearness. under crutches integral with the bases of the two V's, and support the weight of the machine through rubber shock absorbers. A better grasp of this detail can be obtained from the accompanying sketch than could possibly be drawn from a mere word description. A curious point in connection with the wheels, a jx>int on which, we are assured, Messrs. Caudron have been granted a patent, is that DETAILS OF THE CAUDRON MONOPLANE.-On the left the mounting of the 45 h. p. Anzani motor, ^showing the magneto and oil-pump to the rear of the mounting plate. On the right the interior of the cockpit. 415 C
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