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1917
1917 - 0151.PDF
FEBRWARY 1917. THE AVIATIK BIPLANE—1916 TYPE. UNDER present conditions it is naturally a matter of Aviatik biplane—for the photos, of which we are considerable difficulty to obtain detailed information indebted to our contemporary L'Aerophile—in the concerning enemy aeroplanes. Even when one of present issue brings our list practically up to date— these is brought down intact behind our lines— at any rate up to the latter part of 1916—and which is not, unfortunately, very frequently the case,' during the present year we shall endeavour to keep m m Three-quarter front view of the 1916 Aviatik fighting biplane. m* m* mm mm m* mm *m mm m* m as the greater part of the fights in the air take place beyond the lines, and therefore the enemy machines, when brought down, generally hit behind their own lines—some considerable time must necessarily elapse before our own and the French military authorities have finished their examinations and the machines become available for other inspection. We have, however, been fortunate enough, in spite of the m m m our readers as well informed regarding the German 1917 types as we have done with the 1916 types in the year just gone by. In the 1916 type Aviatik biplane the body is of the wood girder variety, covered with fabric at the rear, while from the nose to a point behind the engine, the covering is aluminium. In section, the body is rectangular, and differs from earlier types in that the HH IHHI n 1• •-••• • • •yftiWSWgWjJJ!, - . m 1m BHHfflHHJ^^^.^^ ' ~ *" "••-•'-•-- ' " f s Three-quarter rear view of the 1916 Aviatik fighting biplane. difficulties indicated, to obtain facilities for examining several of the enemy planes from time to time, and have in this way been in a position to publish detailed descriptions illustrated by photographs and sketches, as well as scale drawings, of such German machines as the Albatros reconnaissance biplane, the Fokker monoplane, the Albatros fighting biplane and the L.V.G. fighting biplane. The description of the tipper longerons, or rails, are no longer parallel to the line of thrust as they were, but slope down gradually towards the stern post and somewhat abruptly towards the nose of the fuselage. Diagonal wire bracing is employed, and the wiring plates at the point where the struts abut on the rails are shown in one of our sketches. This wiring plate, for which, by the way, the Aviatik firm hold a patent I E
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