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(/jjGHT] upper one, which is covered with fabric in the usual way, carries the interconnected alteram. The lower main plane, the trailing edge of which is submerged in the water when the machine is at re3t, is covered with two skins of mahogany sewn together, similar to the Covering of the boat. No wing tip floats are fitted as the lower MARCH 28, 1914. plane performs this duty. The arrangement, whilst very unusual, is certainly well worth trying, but one would imagine that for work in a rough sea several objections might be raised against it. The construction of the boat, as one would expect from a firm like Messrs. Saunders, is excellent. WIGHT a-SEAPLANE THE aoo h.p. seaplane shown on this stand is an enlarged edition of the 160 h.p. machine which has been doing a good deal of flying lately on the south coast piloted by Mr. Gordon England. It is a development of the machine shown in incomplete form at Olympia last year. SAMUEL WHITE AND CO., LTD.). similar section to that of the wings. The nacelle is built of spruce throughout, and the various members are connected by ingenious steel clips, some of which are shown in the accompanying sketches. The pilot's and passenger's seats are arranged tandem fashion, and control is by means of a single central lever and a foot-bar. A complete set MjWPSPl • •• THE 200 H.P, SALMSON ENGINE ON THE WIGHT SEAPLANE.- "Flight" Copyright. -On right, tail planes of the Wight seaplane. The main characteristics of this machine are the unusually long floats and the peculiar double cambered wings invented by its designer, Mr. Howard T. Wright. This particular wing section has proved very efficient in every way. The lift to drift ratio is very good, and the travel of pressure is comparatively small, so that the machine possesses a considerable amount of inherent stability. The engine fitted is a 200 h.p. water-cooled Salmson (Canton- Unne) mounted on double bearings in the rear of the nacelle and driving a Howard Wright propeller, the blades of which have a of instruments is carried, consisting of oil and petrol gauges," air speed indicator, aneroid, clock, revolution indicator, compass and tell-tale glasses. Provision has been made for a wireless set, but this is not fitted at present. To the right of the pilot's seat is mounted a compressed air starter, working at a pressure of 150 atmospheres. The two main floats, as pointed out previously, are unusually long and are provided with three steps. The nose of the floats is of the displacement type, running gradually into a slightly curved planing surface, at the steps, becoming flatter towards the stern, where the - The Wight seaplane. 33$~ Flight " Copy 1
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