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1920
1920 - 0044.PDF
JANUARY 8, 1920 •»•*; ;:••. f/AT. •" Flight" CopyrightSOME FIAT DETAILS : 1. The exhaust pipes are enclosed in stream-line casings to reduce wind resistance. 2. The ailerons are balanced by small auxiliary planes above the main planes. 3. The attachments of theinter-plane struts to the wings are enclosed in faired casings of aluminium. 4. The chassis vee is enclosed, and the axle rests in a large ply-wood fairing. 5. The Fiat wing bracing is somewhat unusual, there being nolift wires in the inner bay. performance is no mean one. With the large heavy engine out in front and the tanks approximately over the centre of pressure, the seats for the two occupants are fairly far ba k, behind the trailing edge of the planes, where *he view, in spite of the bulky fuselage, is quite good. The main planes show the usual Fiat bracing, i.e., there is HHHHHHHH The Latecoere biplane, designed for fast mail service " FMght " Copyright •!"« a SI s 0 m m a 13 a HHHHHHHH
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