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1919
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SEPTEMBER II, 1919 THE "LAWSON" AERIAL TRANSPORT WE have received the following particulars of the latest American commercial aeroplanes, the Lawson " Aerial Transports," designed by Alfred W. Lawson, of the Lawson Airline Transportation Co., Milwaukee, Wis. The accompanying drawings are of the Type C 1, to which our description mainly refers, whilst the photographs show the Type C 2, which has just been completed and put through its trials. The C 2, which, with a large fleet of the same type, is intended for a daily service between New York and San Francisco, differs from the C I only in some of the dimensions and the arrangement of the air-screws. These, it will be seen, are pushers in the C 1 and tractors in the C 2. The following description of C 1, therefore, will j also serve for C 2. The whole machine has been designed from a strictly commercial point of view, and al! the details of its construction and performance characteristics take into con- ' sideration the safety and comfort of the pas- :. sengers. It possesses a high degree of inherent stability, a vers' flat gliding angle, and a rela tively high factor of safety. The manoeuvr ability, both in the air and on the ground, is good, all the control surfaces being of generous proportions and well balanced. The fuselage is built to accommodate 26 passengers, the seats being placed at windows on each side of the body, as shown in the illustrations, and an aisle between the seats allows passage from the front and rear of the cabin. On the port side of the cabin, forward of the wings, is a door of ample proportions to ensure easy entrance and exit, one of the pilots' seats being made to swing back out of the way. All the seats are of wicker construction, upholstered with green leather and provided with safety belts. They are secured to the floor, but are readily detachable, and sleeping quarters may be installed for a fewer number of passengers when cruising for considerable distances. The interior of the cabin of the Lawson " Aerial Transport." The interior of the cabin is finished in polished mahogany, and the floors are covered with carpet. The depth of the body is sufficient to allow one to stand up without stooping when walking through. The cabin is built up on box formers SS SS Si !S ^ * Two views of the fuselage with centre sections and engines, of the Lawson 11 Aerial Transport." > Si S S I Si S ^ 1220
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