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1914
1914 - 0036.PDF
1/ycHT] "Flight" Copyright Sketch showing front part of fuselage and landing chassis of the D.F.W. biplane. JANUARY IO, 1914. forward direction, while an unobstructed view straight downwards is obtained by cutting away the trailing edge of the lower plane in the vicinity of the fuselage. Mounted on a very neat dash in front of the pilot are an uncom monly complete set of instruments, not the least interesting of which is a very small, com pact Bosch self-starter, which is in reality a small dynamo, hand operated, by means of which the pilot can start his engine with one or two revolutions of a small handle, without any necessity of swinging the propeller. This is, of course, on the assumption that there is sufficient gas in the cylinders, which seems to be always the case with the excellent Mercedes engine, for on the twenty odd times that we have seen the engine started the device never failed to work. The controls are of the usual type, con sisting of a vertical tubular column on which is mounted a hand-wheel, the rotation of which operates the ailerons, whilst the to-and- fro movement actuates the elevator. The rudder is controlled by means of two foot-pedals thTVT f^ESOFTHE D.F.W. BlPLASR-Note the wheel outside fuselage by means of which the angle of Incidence of the tall plane may be altered during flight. "Flight" Copyright. Sketch showing how angle of incidence of fi.F.W. tail plane is altered. THE D.F.W. BIPLANE.-A three-quarter view from the back. 36 " Flight" Copyright.
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