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1914
1914 - 0976.PDF
SEPTEMBER 25, 1914. lAJGHf] AIRCRAFT "MADE IN GERMANY" WHICH MAY BE EMPLOYED AGAINST THE ALLIES. Continued from page 960.) WATERPLANES. ALTHOUGH comparatively few of the German aeroplane constructors have turned their attention to the production of machines specially designed for use over water, a great number of them have nevertheless at some time or other ; / ?;* 1. The A.E.G. Tractor seaplane. experimented with land machines fitted with floats, and a perusal of the accompanying table will show that the majority of the seaplanes contained therein are of this type. There are, however, several new machines of the flying boat type which have for the greater part been built quite recently, and of which therefore data as to performances are not available, but which follow more or less closely along lines adopted in other countries, notably America. The accompanying table does not pretend to be a com plete list of German waterplanes, as a great number of the better-known land machines may be converted into sea planes by the simple expedient of fitting floats instead of wheels, but we have included in it such machines as give an idea of the general trend of design. 1. The A.E.G. Seaplane is a newcomer into the German waterplane industry. The machine illustrated hereby was designed for the Warnemunde-Scandinavia Race, and is chiefly interesting on account of the wing mounting, which is such that the main planes can be folded back along the body for purposes of transport. The rectangular section body tapers towards the nose, where is mounted the 150 h p. Benz engine. Aluminium sheeting with inspection doors covers the front portion, whilst the rear part is covered with fabric. The two seats are arranged in tandem, the pilot occupying the rear one. By undoing the drag wires running to the fuselage the main planes can be folded along the sides of the body, the lower ones passing underneath it. The whole operation of folding the wings can be accomplished in under two minutes. The two main floats, which are of the single step type, are built up of two skins of mahogany over a framework of ash, and are fitted with bulkheads dividing them into watertight compartments. As the floats are of ample size—their displacement is three times the weight of the machine—they float very high on the water when the i 1 Make of Machine. x 2 2a 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 n 12 *3 14 IS 16 '7 A.E.G. ... Ago Ago Ago Albatros ... Albatros . Albatros ... Albatros ... Aviatik ... D.F.W. ... Euler F.F. F.F. F.F. Fokker -- Gotha Rumpler ... Rumpler ... WATERPLANES " Where Built. Type. 1 Henni^fdorf (Berlin) T.B. Johannisthal ... P.B. Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal Johannisthal lohannisthal Mulhouse Leipzig Frankfurt .„ Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Schwerin Gotha Johannisthal Johannisthal P.B. T.B. T.B. P.B. Taube T.B. T.B. F.B. P. Triplane T.B. F.B. P.B. Bi i F.B. Taube [ F.B. (ft No . o f S t I I MADE IN GERMANY." • Lengt h (i n 1 n. ID. ft. in. 2 2 2 2 2 52 6 61 0 54 0 50 6 2 i 70 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 43 6 55 0 46 0 50 0 55 0 49 3 52 6 50 0 47 0 49 3 — 39 0 34 6 3i 6 41 3 27 0 — 34 6 33 ° 33 0 33 0 34 0 34 0 — 3 Are a (i n s c Weight. Empty . lbs. — : — — : 1870 — — — — 680 — — 4S6 510 540 — 540 — — — 1800 — — i960 1850 143° — — Loaded . 1 lbs. — — 2400 — — — — 2320 — — 2480 2290 1980 — — acit y r'ue l Ca p (hours) . 4 4 4 — 4 — 4 — — — — 44 j3 u V a. en 65 62 5° 60 5b 62 — 62 05 — 68 b2 50 — — u- Radiu s 0 Action . miles — 124 112 I20 — 124 — I24 I30 — 130 1 1 No . o f Floats . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Bo. Bo. 2 Bo. 1 — I — -Bo. — — 2 Bo. Engine . B. A. A. A.t A.t M. M. A. M. G. N.A.G. B. — M. G. M. B. Type . Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. K. Vert. — Vert. R. Vert. Vert. » No . o f C y 6 6 6 4 4 b 6 b 6 9 — 6 — 6 9 6 6 •a 150 150 150 100 100 100 160 190 100 100 '35 '5° 135 100 100 100 150 Bi. = Biplane. Bo. = Boat. F.B. - Flying-boat. A. = Argus. B. = Benz. G, = Gnome. M. — t Also supplied with 100 h.p. 6-cyl. Mercedes. P.B. = Mercedes. Propeller or " Pusher " biplane N.A.G. = Neue-Automobil- T.B. = Tractor biplane. Gesellschaft. R. = Rotary. 976
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