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1920
1920 - 0522.PDF
MAY 13, z 920 8T Bristol » Babe " (BRITISH).—Tractor single-seater with40 h.p. A.B.C. " Gnat " One pair V interplane struts each side of the fuselage. Has flown. Messrs. British and ColonialAeroplane Co., Bristol, England. Dayton - Wright '• Messenger " (U.S.A.).— Tractorsingle-seater with four-cylindered two-stroke air-cooled V-type De Palma engine. Has flown. Dayton-Wright AeroplaneCo., Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. Hild-Marshonet (U.S.A.).—Tractor single-seater with20 h.p. Marshonet two-cylindered air-cooled engine. Top plane has the leading edge Swept back, and the lower plane,which is aft of the former, is swept forward and set at a dihedral angle. Has flown. Hild and Marshonet, NewYork, U.S.A. Jennings " Junior " (U.S.A.).—Tractor single-seaterwith 35 h.p. four-cylindered water-cooled Jennings (? Ford) engine. Jennings" Sportplane " (U.S.A.).-—Similar earlier modelof above. Both are of more or less" orthodox design. Jennings Machine Works, Uniontown, Pa., U.S.A. Macchi " 16 " (ITALIAN).—Tractor single-seater with35 h.p. Anzani or 40 h.p, A.B C. engine. Deep fuselage, with axle and landing wheels sprung on the bottom longerons ofsame. Convertible to seaplane by substituting floats in place of wheels. Societa Anonima Nieuport-Macchi, Italy. De Marpay " Passepartout " (FRENCH).—Tractor single-seater with 10 (?) h.p. A.B.C. engine. Single interplane struts. Has flown. Edmond de Marcay, France. Martin " K-3 " (U.S.A.).—Tractor single-seater with 40 h.p. A.B.C. " Gnat " engine. Embodies sundry patents of Mr. James V. Martin, e.g., wing-tip ailerons, K interplane struts, and retractable chassis. Has flown. James V. Martin Enterprises, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. Paalson (SWEDEN).—Tractor single-seater with 50 h.p. Thulin (Le Rhone type) engine. Wings with Warren-strut bracing (no wiring) and variable angle of incidence. Has flown. Planfabriks A/B, Paalson, Sweden. Potez " S.E.A. 8 " (FRENCH).—Tractor two-seater with50 h.p. four-cylindered air-cooled Potez engine. The latter is mounted with its crankshaft vertical and drives the air-screw through gearing. Metal (duralumin) construction. Four-wheeled undercarriage. Societe des E'tudes Aero-nautiques, France. F.V. 8 " Eastchurch Kitten " (BRITISH).—Tractor single-seater with A.B.C. " Gnat " engine. Second of two machines. Designed by British Government as ships' plane for torpedo-boat destroyers and other small craft. Single one-piece interplane struts on each side of the fuselage. Has flown. SMALL SPORTING AEROPLANES.—A table of the principal characteristics of machines of 50 h.p. and under. Make Engine Ok boC 8 Weight. g ft & Speed (m.p.h.) im b min . ]?•§ i w B.A.T. " Crow " ..Blackburn " Side- car " *Didier " Oiseau Bleu" ,Farman " Moustique " Fokker V 40Gallaudet * " Chummy " Loening " Kitten "White "Sport-plane" Ace Ace " K-i " Austin "Whippet" Avro " Baby " Bellanca Bristol " Babe " .. Dayton-WTright " Messenger "Hild-Marshonet Jennings "Junior "Jennings " Sport- plane " Macchi " 16 " Macchi De Marcay " Passepartout "Martin " K-3 " .. Paalson Potez " S.E.A. 8 " *P.V. 8 " Eastchurch Kitten " Spad " S. 30 " W.K.F Caproni "Pensuti-2" Louis ClementRicd " R-6 " A.B.C. Gnat .A.B.C. Gnat . 2 X 3li-P- •' • A-B.C. Gnat . Anzani2x18 Indian motor-cycle LawrenceIndian motor- cycle Ace (w.-c.) Ace (w.-c.) Anzani Green Anzani Siddeley De Palma MarshonetJennings Jennings Anzani A.B.C. Gnat . AJB.C. A.B.C. Gnat . Thulin rotary PotezA.B.C. Anzani Hiero Anzani AnzaniAnzani 40 40 6 40 30 36 18 ft. 60 15 27 16 II 19 33 19 23 in. 0 3 5 0 8 0 0 0 ft. 14 20 8 13 18 13 14 MONOPLANES in. 0 6 6 1* 7 0 0 ft. 6 5 5 in. 3 0 0 sq. 123 80 130 72 ft. •75 lbs. 220 — — 220 75o 300 200 lbs. 400 -— — 485 . 1,080 500 39O lbs:" — — — 6 8-3 7 • lbs. 10 24 22 25 •8 ro 21 •6 75 83 — 68 74i 80 100 50 — 48 — — 40 5O BIPLANES 1,500/1 hrs. 2 4 40 40 45 35 35 40 37 20 35 35 35 40 10 40 50 50 3O 45 - 35 28 25 21 25 26 19 19 24 28 28 19 19 13 17 26 26 19 23 17 4 0 6 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 8 8 3 11 3 3 0 5 16 19 16 17 17 15 17 19 16 18 13 13 12 13 18 18 15 19 14 1 6 0 3 7 0 6 0 3 11 9 9 5* 4 8 5* 7 6 5 8 7 7 7 5 6 7 8 8 4 7 7 6 5 7 6 0 6 6 0 9 1 0 0 1 6 4 6* 6* 2 4 10 — 185 134 180 I5O 108 106 160 - •— 206 129 129 91-5 103-6 206-6 106 100 600 — 500 607! 400 460 476 45O 34° 45O 353 353 230 35O 7O5J 485 358 573 364 825 832 730 844* 775 683 646 700 580 675 562 562 417 57° 1,102 962 648 882 747 .— 4-5 5-44 4-69 5-2 6-92 6 4-37 5-9 3-2 4-63 4-63 4-5 5-5 4-48 6-1 7'4 20-6 2O-8 I6-2I 24-1 22-1 12 -2 17-4 35 13-71 19-2 16 14-05 41-7 12-7 22 -04 I8-52 20 -25 19-6 21-34 60 80 95 700 85 806 85 65 74 85 74* 84 68 I35C 81 — 92<£ 87 81 30 30 39 30 34- 40 37 35 37-5 30 40 — — — — — 34i 37 — 3,000/10 6,500/6 10,000/14 6,500/20 800/1 3,000/10 1,600/1 6,500/10 — 6,500/3 10,000/6 6,500/12 10,000/23 —*— — — — 6,500 10,000 3,300 — (?) 12,500 2 3* 3. 4 2 2 3-7 3 1* 3 10 TRIPLANES 35 35 40 13 18 11 1 °*6 12 13 12 5* 1 3* 7 7 10* — "— 142 118 — — 330* 507 55i 661 3 5 -88 •6 14 15 16 •49 •74 •5 62 — 68 25 — 25 3,000/15 * 2-seater. a 67 at 3,000 J> 65 cruising. c 112 at 10,000. d 85 cruising ; 88* at 3,000 ; 85 at 10,000. Note.—The A.B.C. engine fitted in a number of the above machines is variously stated as 20, 30 and 40 h.p., but they all appear to be the " Gnat" engine run at different r.p.m. 522
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