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FEBRUARY 22, 1913. keeping some of the draught off the occupants. This front is constructed in rather a neat manner. The skeleton of that portion is of oval section steel tubing, and the vertical members separating the top and bottom sweeps are of the same material. The joints are acetylene welded. Just behind the wind shield there is a very comfortable seat, with a high back of sheet aluminium for the pilot. He controls the rear elevator and the compensating ailerons by means of a vertical univer sally jointed lever, greatly refined from the crude form of lever that was employed on the early Henry Farman biplanes. The passenger has a seat, perhaps not quite so com- " Flight" Copyright. How oblique stay wires are carried past struts on the H. Farman biplane. The tail is cambered, and is supported by outriggers which proceed from the cellule on either side of the engine and which meet at the rudder post. At rest, the tail is supported by a small flexibly sprung skid, which is fitted with a serrated spade, designed to dig into the ground on landing, and so bring the machine quickly to re-t. There is a further interesting exhibit on this stand—a travelling repair-shop fitted on a 28-h.p. Dennis chassis. The aviation department of the French army possess a large number of these vehicles, which are used to accompany flights of aeroplanes, so that if any of them suffered damage, quick and efficient lepairs can be made on the spot. It will be remem bered that quite a number of them were exhibited at the last Paris Aero Show. The chassis of the repair-shop shown on the Aircraft Company's stand is a 2-ton lorry chassis, specially designed to pass IjOD, 'he Britis-h Government transport test. Inside the body, the sides of which are arranged to hinge " Flight " Copyright The Henry Farman tail-skid. " Flight" Copyright. How the tail control wires are guided at the side of a strut on the Henry Farman biplane. fortable, just behind the pilot. The Gnome motor, at the back, is overhung. It is mounted with two flanged steel plates on one side of the crank case, and the fuselage in that vicinity is cross-braced by |-in. steel tubing, to give it the neces-ary rigidity and strength. By the way, a new lype of carburettor is fitted, whereby the engine may be made to run slowly, a condition which is difficult to obtain with the ordinary type of Gnome injector carburettor. down and rest on exterior supports to give greater floor space, are a complete set of machine tools, sufficient (may be, more than sufficient) for the accomplishment of aeroplane repairs " on the road." There are installed a drilling machine and a Drummond lathe, both electrically driven by motors which obtain their current from a dynamo driven off the engine shaft. An anvil, a forge, and a convenient bench with a useful-sized vice are also carried. L. BLfiRIOT. "Flight" Copyright. The 80-h.p. Bleriot tandem monoplane. A very fine sample of an 80-h.p. Two-seater Bleriot Monoplane is exhibited on their stand. To all intents and purposes the machine may be described as a 50-h.p. Gnome single-seater Bleriot, enlarged up and provided with accommodation to carry a passenger. It has, as well, some few detail al'erations that are not present in the 50-h.p. model. Some thirty of these machines are at the present time being put through the Bleriot works at Levallois Perret, for delivery to foreign governments and private customers. The body.—The chief point of difference that the body has, as compared with the 70-h.p two-seater Bleriot flown in this country by Hucks, is that the tail skid is sprung from the lower member of the fuselage instead of the upper. This change has been made on . " Flight " Copyright. Sllffi 7ZEJS75EZ MONOPLANE.-The sfeetch °n the left sh™s the method of strengthening the bottom ero»-pUnk 0 the landing chassis and the application of stranded cable. The middle sketch shows the upper wing stay- wire attachment. That on the right illustrates how the doucle control-wires are fastened to the rudder lever. 2l6
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