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1917
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APRIL 5, 1917. for the cross wire bracing. Aft of the cockpit the fuselage is covered with fabric except for the last bay, which has a three-ply covering. At this part the elevator and rudder control cables pass through long slots, reinforced with metal edgings, in the three-ply. This material is also used for covering the fuselage forward of the cockpit. The top of the latter is in "Flight" Copyright.Method of attaching the lower plane to the fuselage of the 1916 Halberstadt biplane. Note the springlocking device on the pin. the form o^a turtle deck, which tapers at the rear until flush v fth the fuselage at a point midway between the tail and he cockpit. This sloping portion of the turtle deck is built up of stringers over which fabric is stretched. In order to keep the fabric separated a short distance from the sides of the fuselage—to avoid contact with nuts, wires, &c.—a beading is tacked along the outer corners of the longerons. The step in the side of the fuselage is fitted with a "Flight' Copyright The interplane strut fitting and quick releasebracing cable attachment of the 1916 Halberstadt biplane. spring-closed aluminium trap door—as in some of our own machines—the action of which is clearly shown in one of the accompanying illustra- tions. The main planes are almost rectangular in plan- form, being only slightly raked. The top plane is situated very close to the fuselage, and is staggered forward, so that the range of vision appears to be very good. As on most German machines, the camber is fairly pronounced, especially so for a speed machine. In construction they present little out of the ordinary, the spars being of the orthodox I-section with built-up ribs of webs and battens. There "Flight" CopyrightSketch showing the construction of the fuselage of the 1916 Halberstadt biplane. 316 "Flight" Copyright.The foot-step trap-door on the fuselage of the 1916 Halberstadt biplane, seen from the inside.
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