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1917
1917 - 0201.PDF
MARCH I, 1917. fuselage, to the rear lateral spar of which are hinged incorporated which eliminates the necessity of the dual elevators. A small vertical fin, 7*3 sq. ft. vertical control in either upward or downward area, is mounted under the fuselage forward of the direction by direct pull wires led through well- vertical rudder. The latter, having an area of anchored brass tubes running laterally in the lower . 8'j sq. ft., is hinged to the stern-post of the fuselage, wings. S 0 0 H H H S •:- "'.'-,.'. •*. jf[ • •'".-''*- • "—--"• --' •••>••• •• - Side view of the Wright-Martin tractorbiplane. Note the small vertical fin under the tail. * •<->••/•' .';..' ': •'i';:^ EI 13 a aa H 1=1 fcf ISS a ast • /: and both fin and rudder are [braced with heavy sectioned wire and turnbuckles. Elevator and rudder cables are in duplicate, and enclosed in the fuselage for the greater part of then- length. The ailerons, on the upper wings only, are hinged to the outboard sections at the rear wing spar, and^are given an increased chord in order to facilitate J3 HHHHHHHH • B HHHHHHEIEI a The fuselage has been designed to provide, with the addition of a small fin, the necessary directional stability with a minimum of side resistance. It is of excellent streamline form and tapers from the well-pointed nose to a horizontal knife edge at the rear. Among its features it incorporates the detach- able nose which enables the complete motor unit with £1 „ El H m The landing chassis of the Wright- Martin tractor bi- plane, showing the bridge-type rubber shock absorbers. HHHHHHHH their action and render the lateral control extremely accessories to be quickly removed and another sub- powerful and positive. They are built up of spruce stituted with a minimum loss of time. This is an framing, adequately braced internally to eliminate especially valuable feature from the military stand- distortion, and have an area of 24 sq. ft. each. A point, novel method^ of ^operating the ailerons has been It is of the box girder construction, having ash 201
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