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1914
1914 - 0939.PDF
AIRCRAFT "MADE IN GERMANY »» WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ALLIES. Continued from page 924.) duration. As the speed of the machine is about 78 m.p.h 21. The Jatho Steel Taube. THIS monoplane is, as the name implies, built throughout of steel; even the wing ribs are made of this material. The fuselage is nearly rectangular in section, the bottom being only slightly narrower than the top. It is con structed of steel tubes autogeneous welded. In front the longerons converge to form a very good entry for the air. Enclosed in this part of the body is the crank-case of the The Jatho Steel Taube. engine—a 100 h.p. Mercedes; whilst the cylinders project through the aluminium covering. Pilot's and passenger's seats are placed well down inside very roomy cockpits, where the occupants are protected against the wind. In front of the pilot is a dashboard with a very complete set of instruments, including barograph, tacho meter, map case, watch, inclinometer, compass, &c. The petrol and oil tanks, which are placed low down in the fuselage, contain a supply sufficient for a flight of 7 hours' it has a radius of action of something like 273 miles. The wings are of the usual Zanonia form generally employed in monoplanes of the Taube type. The spars are made of steel tubes, and the ribs, as we have already mentioned, are also of steel. On each side of the fuselage part of the wings have been left uncovered in order to provide a better view in a downward direction. The constructors of the Jatho steel Taube also build a racing type monoplane with a 150 h.p. engine, and a light sporting monoplane fitted with a Gnome motor. 22. The Jeannin Steel Taube is another all-steel machine. In wing form it differs but little from other monoplanes of its type, except that the girder under the wings has replaced by cable bracing. been in the latest models The passenger is situated Sb* 1 22. The Jeannin Steel Taube. immediately behind the engine, whilst just behind him is the pilot's seat. The engine—a 100 h.p. Mercedes— is mounted in the nose of the fuselage, and carries above it a radiator similar to that on the Albatros biplane. The chassis is of a very simple type, and consists of a short skid, carried on four streamline steel tube struts, and to it is hinged the divided axle, which is sprung by means of telescopic tubes running to the fuselage at the attachment to which are incorporated rubber shock absorbers. 23 The Kondor Taube. 939
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