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1920
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8, 1920 Three-quarter front view of the twin-engined Handley-Page " W 8 22 ft. long. The whole of this space is provided with flooring which is of a new type, considerably lighter and stronger than previously used. Adjustable Triplex Safety Glass windows are fitted in the sides of the fuselage, and seating accommodation LXNCTM 60 0 SFAN 7S'O" provided for 15 passengers, each of the passengers having awindow immediately next to him. As previously mentioned, no struts or internal structure of any description occur through-out this saloon. A large side door is provided for access to the saloon, and steps are provided which can be adjusted toposition from inside the saloon if necessary. For cargo pur- poses, trap doors can be arranged in the cargo space, asrequired. The fuselage is constructed in three sections. The front section comprises the pilot's cockpit, with all the instru-ments and controls. The second section contains the passenger saloon or cargo space, and the third and last sectionextends from the rear end of the saloon to the rudder post, either of these sections being easily changeable. The engine nacelle framework is of steel tube, and is so ar-ranged that the engine stands outside the wing hinges. The petrol tanks are carried on the same framework but behindthe engines, and a fireproof partition is arranged between the tank and the engine. No bracing wires or struts passthrough the petrol tank, and both the engine and tank are very readily removable when required. The oil tank isimmediately behind the engine, and the radiator is of the nose type carried in front of the engine. The whole of the engineunit, tanks, etc., are covered with a stream-lime aluminium cowling circular in cross section. The undercarriage is similar in design to that used so successfully on the large four-engine Handley Page machines, and consists of two entirely separate units, each unit having two wheels, one below the engine and the other neyr the fuselage, and all members are universally jointed so as to allow for any movement of either shock absorber. No portion of the undercarriage projects below the fuselage, and thus any arrangement for dropping mails, etc., from the fuselage will not be interfered with. The tail skid is of the usual type, with the exception that it is kept almost entirely within the fuselage, thus considerably reducing head resistance. A monoplane tail is fitted of ample size, and carries the usual elevators. The vertical surfaces consist of a monoplane fin and balance rudder arranged on the centre line of the fuselage. The elevators are unbalanced, but are carefully proportioned so as to reduce the load on the pilot's hand, and, in addition, hand-adjusting gear is provided for the tail plane itself, whereby the pilot can alter the trim of the machine at any time during the flight. Henry Potez. (STAND 62) ..•"••- ' V. ;,"•--: Aubervilliers (Seine), France. M. HENRY . PJOTEZ—-who is. it appears, the only foreign exhibitor in the full-sized aeroplane section—is showing the IS'-7" Z6"-S' small, and interesting, 50 h.p. Sporting biplane, which attracted no small amount of attention at the Paris Salon last year. Inasmuch as we fully described this machine, >.:•! The 50 h.p. N. Potez, type VII, Sporting biplane. Note the unusual arrangement of the engine
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