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1919
1919 - 0336.PDF
MARCH 13, 1919 THE SIEMENS SINGLE-SEATER.—Side view. aileron control. The latter is in the form of steel tubing throughout in order to minimise danger of damage by bullets. To the front part of the fuselage is attached the under carriage, which is built of steel tube throughout. It is held together by a cross tube behind the axle and by diagonal bracing in the rear bay only. The wheel axle, which is a nickel chrome steel tube of 55 mm. diameter, is slung from the struts by coil springs wrapped around the axle. As circular section tubes are employed for the undercarriage struts, these have been streamlined with sheet' aluminium The upper plane is in one piece, and has spars of the box type, the spars being made by spindling out two halves to the desired section. Where struts, etc., occur, the spars are left solid. The ribs are built up of webs of 1.5 mm. three-ply wood, with flanges of pine. The ribs, which are placed 160 mm. apart, are carefully secured to the spars by small blocks of wood, glued on. The internal wing bracing is in the form of steel tube compression struts and steel wires. The wing THE SIEMENS SINGLE-SEATER.—Three-quarter front view. 336
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