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1915
1915 - 0983.PDF
DECEMBER 3, 1915. l/pQHfl THE MERCEDES ENGINES ON THE *<* y u CAPTURED AEROPLANES. ONE cannot, of course, know much of an mmnc f,nm ;*„ Ti • -J exterior, and so far it has only beepossX to ob^n M. £ ^^ ^ the, aim °f the desi8nerS of the an outside view of those Me/cede^ eSeswth which ~^ T^ ^ ^ ^ °J ^b^-^ two of the German aeroplanes exnibkfd at ^he Hn S scarcely anyth.ng else. The two, though not exactly Guards Parade are fitted. ' ^ H°rSe S,miIar ?e oneuto the other> differ radically in no visible respect from those with which we were acquainted three The 160 h.p. Mercedes engine on the captured German Aibatros fighting biplane, on view at the Horse Guards Parade. From what it is possible to see under these conditions, however, we are not in the least inclined to doubt that our own engineers are capable of building engines in every way equal—on paper and in actual practice—with those motors. or four years ago, though it would be absurd to suggest that the experience gained during that time has not been responsible for considerable improvement, especially such as would tend to the enhancement of the basic motif in design—i.e., reliability. The smaller Mercedes engine, rated at«128 h.p., on the Albatros two-seater reconnaissance biplane on the Horse Guards Parade. 947
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