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1912
1912 - 0704.PDF
THE MILITARY AEROPLANE COMPETITIONS. Tabular description of aeroplanes entered. Entrant. British and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd.... A. V. Roe and Co. Coventry Ordnance Works, Ltd British Deperdussin Co., Ltd S. F. Cody Breguet Aeroplanes, Ltd Hanriot (England), Ltd. Louis Bleriot Armand Deperdussin ... Vickers, Ltd. L. Howard Flanders, Ltd. Martin and Handasyde .. •Aerial Wheel Syndi cate, Ltd Mersey Aeroplane Co. ... Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd C. E. Kny Jacob Lohner and Co. ... A. M. Harper Piggott Bros., Ltd. Handley Page, Ltd. Societe Anonyme des Aeroplanes Borel ...! :s entered . 1 ( J •1 I * J n • • •j -j •i 2 I I Type. T.B. T.B. M. M. T.B. T.B. T.B. T.B. M. M. B. M. T.B. T.B. M. M. M. (xxi) M. (xi 2) M. M. T.B. M. M. B. M. T.B. M. T.B. M. M. Chief dimensions. « — Lengt h in ft . ft. in. 3i o 31 o 28 4 28 4 29 10 29 10 33 3 3i 3 24 0 24 0 — 37 0 34 0 34 0 —_ 27 3 27 3 22 9 — 3i 6 38 0 24 0 39 10 45 0 31 0 27 0 17 6 29 0 23 0 Spa n i t ft. in. 40 0 40 0 40 3 40 3 35 3 35 3 40 0 24 8 35 0 22 0 41 6 41 6 — 43 6 47 0 47 0 — 36 4 3i 8 40 7 — 43 0 27 0 42 0 35 0 50 6 Are a i n sq. ft . 400 400 242 242 335 335 350 325 270 270 — 260 400 400 z 275 198 248 — 400 700 37 0 53 0 350 53 0 — 35 0 - 25 6 100 41 0 — 34 0 165 jSpeed . m.p. h 60 57 70 70 65 65 60 63 70 70 70 80 72 68 70 70 60 65 68 — 65 65 55 55 80 70 60 55 55 70! Weight in lbs. Machin e 1474 1650 792 792 1200 1200 1200 1300 1200 1203 — I20O 1300 I30 IOOO IOOO 770 704 1000 — 1250 1250 750 1200 1170 1540 300 850 735 T3 a Usefu l lc 700 700 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 — 800 900 850 500 500 55° 500 400 — 750 550 400 800 700 600 — 400 600 ;is. 0 Landin g W.S. W.S. W.S. W.S. W.S. W.S. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w. w. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w.s. w. w.s. w. w.s. 1 400 w.s. Controlling surfaces. Lateral . w. W. W. W. W. W. W. w. w. w. W.A w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. — A. w. A. W. W. W. w. . Longi - tudin a E.W E.M E.M E.(r) E.(0 E.(r) E.(r) E.(r) E.(r) E (r) E.(/) E.(r) E.(r) E. r) E.(r) E.(r) E.(r) E.(r) E.(r) E. (r) E.(r) E.(r) E. M M.(fr) E.(r) E.M E. (r) E. (r) E.(r) E.(r) Motor. h.p. 100 70 80 80 60 60-80 100 no 100 too E20 130 tio no 100 100 70 70 100 ?o 100 75 45 7c 100 120 60 35 70 80 Build. Gnome Daiu: ler-Mercedes Gnome Gncma Gie?n A.B.C Gnome Chenu Gnome Anzani Austro-Daimler ... Austro-Daimler ... Canton- Unne Cantor-Unne Gnome Gnome Gnome Gnome Gnome Via'e A.B.C. ... Chenu [saacso.i ... Renault Mercedes ... Austro-Daimler ... Green Anzani (V) jnome Gnome jn "3. No . o f c T4 4 7 7 4 8 14 — H 10 6 6 9 9 14 14 7 7 14 — 8 6 7 8 6 6 4 3 7 7 Cyi. dimen sioiif. Bore . no 120 124 124 140 112 no — no 105 — 120 120 no no 130 130 no — — no — 96 — 140 105 130 124 Stroke . 120 140 140 140 146 120-5 120 — 120 125 — 140 140 120 120 120 120 120 — — 190 120 — 146 130 Propeller. Build. Bristol ... Bristol ... Bristol ... Bristol ... Avro Avro Own Own Ripid Rapid Chauviere British Chauviere Integral .. Integral . — — — Rapid — Regy Chauviere — — Norma'c .. 120 Chauviere 140 Regy ... Drive ( 5 ft.in. — ! D. — — — 10 0 10 0 n 6 n 6 — 12 0 11 6 11 0 9 0 — — 89 8 6 — — — 7 0 7 9k 5 0 C.R. D. D. D. D. C.R. C.R. D. D. C.R. C.R. G.R. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. G.R. G.R. D. D. D. D. D. D. a Pilo t an d pas s ge r positio n s. s. T. T. T. T. s. s. T. T. T. S. T. T. T. T. S. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. s. s. T. T. T. Pilot. C. H. Pixton E. C. Gordon England H. Busteed J. Valentine Lieut. Parke R. L. Charteris T. O. M. Sopwith T. 0. M. Sopwith J. Vedrines Lieut. J. C. Porte S. F. Cody S. F. Cody Moineau W. B. R. Moorhouse S. V. Sippe Bielovucie Perryon G. Ham el Prevost McDonald F. P. Raynham Gordon Bell R. C. Fenwick P. Verrier Lieut. Bier Lieut, von Blaschke — Parr H. Petre Chambenois * We are informed by the inventor that this machine is of copyright design, and may not yet References.— Type: T = tractor; B = biplane; M = monoplane. Chassis: W= wheels; S = skid?. Control: W = warp; A Propeller drive : D =direct ; C.R. =chain reduction ; G.R. =gear reduction. Iiwt and passenger Position publish particulars. = ailerons ; E = elevator ; r = aX rear; /=in front. : S=side by side ; T = tandem,
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