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APRIL 5, 1917. H n u B m IB •Flight" Copyright Two views of a somewhat badly strafed Halber- stadt biplane brought down "somewhere in France." The planes, struts, chassis, &c, form the heap in the background. H H H H SHE H 13 B B H B H the gun. The control cables from the elevators are in duplicate, and one pair is attached to the column just above the rocking shaft, and the other below to an extension of the column passing through a hole in the floqr of the fuselage. The aileron control cables are attached to a double X-shaped quadrant mounted on the rocking shaft, the lower arms passing through the floor of the fuselage and carrying the cables from the aileron crank levers ; the top arms carrying the cables which are attached to the ailerons near the trailing edge. A pivoted tubular rudder bar is mounted in the cross member carrying the front end of the rocking shaft. This bar is provided with end plates to prevent the pilot's feet from slipping off; whilst the distance from the seat to the rudder bar can be varied by means of the adjustable link, con- necting the bar and the front-spar cross member, shown in our sketch. The chassis is of the orthodox V-type, each V consisting of two streamline steel struts welded to a short tubular skid, which serves as an anchorage for the rubber shock absorber. The rear strut is attached to the fuselage under the rear wing-spar attachment, a lug being formed on this fitting for the pur- pose. A pair of 28-in. wire wheels (disc) are mounted on a tubular steel axle, i| in. diameter. The V's of the chassis are connected by two cross members, con- sisting of streamline steel tubes attached to the lower ends of each strut. As regards the engines fitted to the 1916 Halber- stadts, these are, we understand, either 120 h.p. Argus (Benz type) or the new Mercedes-V. Unfortunately, we have not at present particulars as to the method of mounting the engine, &c, but hope to furnish details later. New Head Quarters of the Aeronautical Society. ONB result of the renewed activity of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain has been the demand for better accommodation than the rooms in Adam Street, Adelphi, afforded. More suitable headquarters have been secured at 7, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, W., and the transfer has now been effected. The telephone call is Gerrard 7373, and the telegraphic address " Didaskalos, London." Air Raid on Bruges. ACCORDING to reports received by the Nieuwe Rotter -damsche Courant from Oostburg, between 10 and 11 p.m. on March 27th an air squadron dropped bombs on or nearBruges. The squadron was heavily fired at. A message received from Amsterdam on March 26th stated that aGerman munition store at Jabeke, near Bruges, had been blown up, probably by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane. 319
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