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1918
1918 - 0395.PDF
APRIL II, 1918. details of the fitting are indi- cated in 2 and 3, Fig. 29. The base plate securing the hemi- spherical socket to the body or whichever part of the aeroplane the terminal happens to be attached to, is recessed, probably by stamping, and into this recess fits the flange of the socket. The socket itself is free to turn in the circular recess of the base plate, thus allowing the cable to accommo- date itself to any angle desired. The end of the turnbuckle has two flats on its shank which prevent the strainer from turn- ing. For purposes of adjust- ment the slot in the socket is enlarged at its inner end so as to allow the strainer to turn when in a position at right- angles to the base plate. The attachment of the rear chassis strut to the body is shown in 5, Fig. 29. The base plate to which the strut socket is welded is of angle section, and is secured, via brackets as shown, to steel strips running across the body, and which take the tension of the lift -cables. This arrangement is somewhat similar to that of the lower wing spar attach- ment, which we described in a recent issue. The lower ends of the two Vees are formed by short lengths of bent tube of slightly larger dimensions than the •struts themselves, for which they form sockets. The details will be evident from the sketches and hardly need any explanation. Running across the undercarriage parallel with the axle are : in front a compression tube, and behind a stranded cable. A steel strip protects the rubber shock ab- Fig. 30.—Arrangement of wing flap control cable pulleys in bottom wingof the Albatros. After passing over pulleys on rear spar, the control cables pass through the spar horizontally. . » , sorbers from contact with the ground, and a padding of leather is interposed between the axle and the bottom of the Vee. The upward travel of the wheel axle is limited by a short loop of cable, against which the axle comes to rest after travelling the permissible amount. Back from Germany. IT was announced on April 2nd that the following officers who were prisoners in Germany have arrived in England after internment in Switzerland :— 2nd Lieut. W. R. C. Carmichael, High. L.I., attd. R.F.C.Capt. R. Corbett, Yeo., attd. R.F.C. Lieut. D. D. Drury, R.F.C. Lieut. F. G. Mclntosh, R.F.C.Lieut. A. J. O'Byrne, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. F. G. Pinder, R.F.C. Lieut. H. B. Russell, R.F.C. : 2nd Lieut. J. Toogood, R.F.C. ;".".; : R.A.F. Appointments. IT was announced on April 3rd that the Secretary ofState for the Royal Air Force has appointed Mr. W. A. Bland, Director of Departmental Finance, War Office, to be AssistantFinancial Secretary in the Air Ministry. A Medal for the R.F.C. IT was announced in a supplement to the London Gazetteon April 2nd that the King has been pleased to approve of the award of the Military Medal to the following :— 64937 2nd Air-Mech. H. Bair, R.F.C. Queen Alexandra at Messrs. F. W. Berwick and Co. IT was announced in the Court Circular that Queen Alexandra, accompanied by the Princess Victoria, and attended by the Hon. Charlotte Knollys and Colonel Sir Arthur David- son, visited the Munition Works of Messrs. F. W. Berwick and Co., Ltd., in the afternoon of April 4th. Her Majesty was received on arrival by Mr. F. W. Berwick, Managing Director; Mr. Alexander Keiller, Mr. James Greig and Mr. Lionel Goodricke, directors. Major C. S. Paulet, Ministry of Munitions, was also in attendance. Aircraft Workers' Wages. IN regard to a recent claim made to the National En- gineering Federation by the National Federation of General Workers, the Committee on Production has approved of the payment of 12J per cent, to plain-time workers in federated establishments throughout the Kingdom who are wholly. engaged in the manufacture of aircraft or aircraft parts. Successful Italian Pilots. AT the ceremony of presenting medals to successful Italian aviators in Milan on March 25th, Signor Chiesa, the Aeronautical Commissioner, said that Italian aviators between October and March had brought down 176 enemy machines, while losing only 33 of their own. Among those who received Gold Medals were Major Baracca, with 30 victories, and Capt..., Ruffo do Calabria, who has engaged in 52 fights. %., 391 H 2
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