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AUGUST 2, 1917. rudder frames are. of steel tubing with spruce ribs. The steel tube rudder post is attached to a pressed steel stern post on the fuselage. All control surfaces are covered with the same material as the main planes. In designing the fuselage special attention has been given to the easy replacement, in case of breakage, of the various parts. The fuselage is of rectangular [/TIGHT 6 ins., and the maximum width and depth 2 ft. 6ins. and 3 ft. 6 ins. respectively. The engine is either a Hall-Scott " A 7 a" 100 h.p.—as shown in the photographic reproductions—or the Aeromarine 100 h.p. 8-cyl. V, as shown in the scale drawings. In either case, however, the radiators are mounted on the sides of the fuselage. Three-quarter rear and three-quarter front views of the Aeromarine training tractor seaplane. section, tapering to a vertical knife-edge at the rear. It has a turtle deck top, the portion aft of the cock- pits being detachable. The longerons are of large section spruce, lightened by channelling wherever possible. The struts are also of spruce, and the whole structure is strongly wire braced. As on the main planes, the fittings are designed so that no bolts pass through the longerons. The engine mount- ing is of steel throughout, and is exceptionally strong In the land machine the undercarriage is of the conventional V type, designed, as far as possible, with parts interchangeable, so that repairs are easily effected. The seaplane is fitted with a pair of long pontoon floats, arranged catamaran fashion. They^are each 16 ft. 6 ins. long, 2 ft. 6 ins. beam, and 1 ft. 5 ins. deep, and have V bottoms and semi-circular tops. Located 7 ft. 6 ins. from the stern of each pontoon is a 3-in. step, with air leads built in to reduce the vaccum Front view of the Aeromarine training tractor seaplane. and light. The forward portion of the fuselage is covered with sheet aluminium, and the remainder with fabric. Two cockpits, in tandem, are provided, the front one for the pupil and the rear one for the pilot. Dual Dep. control is installed, and both cock- pits are provided with a full complement of instru- ments. The fuel tanks are placed alongside the occupant of the front seat, and are filled from the outside. The overall length of the fuselage is 22 ft. at this point. The floats are constructed of spruce, ash and mahogany, the hull consisting of double diagonal planking with fabric in between. They are divided into several water-tight bulkheads. Three pairs of struts connect the floats with the fuselage, and in addition a strut is carried from the floats up to the lower planes immediately under the inner pair of interplane struts. A small float is mounted under the tail. "X 66" Raid (July 7th). July 27th. THE latest reports show the following revised list of the casualties which resulted from the air raid of July 7th :— Killed: Men, 42; women, 9; children, 8. Total, 59. Injured: Men, 98; women, 45 ; children, 50. Total, 193. These figures include all casualties of every nature. Fire Stations and Air Raids. A NOTICE has been posted outside the seventy-nine stations of the London Fire Brigade in the L.C.C. area, stating :— " No information can be given at fire stations during air raids or supposed imminent air raids. " No person can be permitted to take shelter inside fire stations, as the presence of members of the public has been found to interfere seriously with the working of the service." Help for Air Raid Orphans. THE committee of the Royal Female Orphan Asylum have offered to admit, without election or payment, ten girls who were orphaned in the recent air raids in London. German Raid Victims. AMONG the victims of the July 7th raid -was a baker, named Frantzmann, a naturalised German, and his daughter. At the inquest on the latter it was mentioned that the father at one time occupied a shop which was destroyed in a previous raid, and that he himself had just given up the tenancy. 785
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