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1914
1914 - 0877.PDF
AUGUST 21, 1914. (/ycS?) AIRCRAFT "MADE IN GERMANY WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ALLIES. • * ALTHOUGH up to the present little information of a reliable character has been allowed to transpire regarding the movements and actual work done by aircraft in the present war, there can be little doubt that the air fleets of allies as well as enemies are and will be playing an im portant part. In fact it seems already that the efficiency or otherwise of the aerial equipment of the contesting powers will in no small measure influence the final issue. As even approximately accurate figures as to the actual number of machines are naturally not obtainable, we have thought it of considerable interest here to describe briefly the different types of machines either already in use by the German Government or immediately available. From these and a table of dimensions and general characteristics of the machines our readers will be able to form a good idea how the various types of aeroplanes produced in Germany compare with our own. In order to facilitate identification all the machines have been given reference numbers in the table, the illustrations, and the descriptions, which will enable our readers to refer quickly and with the minimum of trouble, the description and particulars in the table corresponding to a given illustration or vice versa. 1. The Ago-Arrow Biplane is, as the name implies, of the type deriving its name from the peculiar backward slope of its main planes. When viewed from in front the upper plane is straight, 1. The Ago-Arrow biplane. whilst the lower one possesses in addition to its backward slope, a comparatively great dihedral angle. The fusetagc, which is of rectangular section, tapers toward both ends, the streamline form being further improved by a turtle back in which openings have been cut out for the engine AEROPLANES "MADE IN GERMANY." C£ Make of Machine. Where Built. Type. ^. d .in a Sp a ,-^ d c f* X. *-* 2° 1 "-J" d & (Q •S. d Ar e Wei '£• 0- Em I -S y _, o » — Ufa J3 d. 6. •s< f- 0 d 53 js 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 $ 9 10 n 12 13 14 *5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ago j Ago Albatros Albatros A.E.G. ; A.E.G. Aviatik ' Aviatik D.F.W. D.F.W. D.F.W. D.F.W. i Etrich Fokker Goedecker Gotha Gotha I Halberstadt ... Hansa ... Harlan Jatho Jeannin Kondor L.F.G L.V.G. L.V.G. Otto Roland (L.F.G.) Rumpler Rumpler Rumpler Schwade Sommer Union Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal Hennigsdorf (Berlin) ... Hennigsdorf (Berlin) ... Mulhouse Mulhouse Leipzig Leipzig... Leipzig Leipzig Liebau ... Schwerin Mainz Gotha ... Gotha Johannisthal Hannover Johannisthal Essen ... Reinickendorf Johannisthal Johannisthal Munich ... Reinickendorf Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal Berlin ... Berlin ... Arrow T.B. ... Racing Mono... T.B Taube ... T.B Later type T.B Later type Taube Arrow T.B. ... Crescent wings Arrow type ... Taube Mono Taube Taube Taube Taube Taube Arrow Taube ... Steel Taube ... Steel Taube ... Taube ... Arrow T.B. ... T.B T.B P.B Arrow T.B. ... Taube ... Taube T.B P.B Arrow T.B. ... Arrow T.B. ... ft. 45 29 47 50 54 i48 2 45 2 35 46 46 44 47 36 46 47 2 46 2 2 2 2 2 48 46 47 47 42 2 46 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 40 46 50 49 42 43 46 2 42 2 60 2 33 2 33 in.jft. in. 626 2! 6J26 5126 34 35 32 1026 0J24 o|37 029 61 0I27 6! 025 0! o|32 3! 0:24 oj 0J36 o, o|33 61 0,28 O: 0130 o; 0J28 o! o,34 9i 639 6| 030 032 626 029 031 034 626 6(32 027 o 6| - 1 o — j 026 o| CV23 O1 1 lbs. lbs. 45°i — 162 — 403 1360 1850 380 13201790, 53° — 440 15402080 50015202040 390; 900; — 340^320 1840 50015402060 430142511945 450 15002240, 320 14201940J 240 1445 2180 400 1100 1620 37o — — 300 -J ""A1 ~ 340 1496 2016' 4 308 — — : — 300 I250 I 770 4 32010601730J 7 2501320^880 4 330 — 1 — — 350 — ! — ! — 550 — ! — ; — 48016702190, 4 43° — i — — 430 1380 2150 5 340 8801400; 4 300 1320 1840 4 45o — I — I — 500 1012 1532 4 350! — i — I — 35012101845' 5 68 K4 68 64 02 70 92 miles 136 _ ; 136; 26 i4o; 124 '5 136 13° 74 i 148; 85 I 25§ 59 7' 60 6a no 142 120 '5 74 92 72 (.2 7* 75 92 92 62 "5 68 92 62 74 J 148 - 60 120 I 1 68 ! I701 184 124 273 150 130 155'' 124 A.t A. A.t M. N.A.G. B. A.t (). M. M. M. 5i, A.D. -i A.t - A- - M. - I A.t - M. - ' M. M. A.t M. A. A.t A.t A.t M. A.t M. A.t M. M. St. G. A.D. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. R. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. 6 Vert. 4 Vert. 4 Vert. ! 4 Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. R. R. Vert. 150 i 150 100 100 100 no 10O 114 100 100 100 120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 120 T.B. = Tractor biplane. Mono. = Monoplane. P.B. = Propeller or " Pusher " biplane. A. = Argus. B. = Benz. A.D.=Austro-Daimler. G.=;Gnome. M.=Mercedes. 0.=Oberursel. St. = Stahlhertz. Vert. = Vertical. R. = Rotary. * The radius of action given applies to machines fitted with standard tanks and carrying an observer in addition to the pilot, substituting larger tanks for the observer the radius of action may be greatly increased, t Also supplied with 100 h.p. 6-cyl. Mercedes. *77 By
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