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1920
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JULY 15, 1920 SOME CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS In our issue of last week we dealt with all the machines exhibited at the Olympia Show, giving a table of character- istics and performances as well as a brief general description of each machine. In the following notes we have attempted to point out little refinements in design and clever con- structional details for which we had not the space last week. The Austin " Whippet " On the Austin stand one sees examples of the one-man sporting type machine, in the design of which simplicity and ease of upkeep have been first considerations. It is quite certain that the " owner pilot " will not wish to be bothered with constantly having to make adjustments to his machine, such as stripping the covering off his fuselage to tighten up wires after a rough landing, or to be constantly going over his wings with plumb line, spirit level and incidence gauge. In the Austin " Whippet " a serious attempt has been made to obviate the necessity of these adjustments by so designing the machine that once erected and trued up, it is not likely to require much in the way of adjustment afterward, certainly not until after considerable use. The manner in which this is brought about is, as regards the fuselage, to do away with all diagonal wire bracing. The four longerons are thin steel tubes, as are also the vertical and horizontal struts. The structure is kept in proper alignment " Flight" Copyright SOME DETAILS OF THE AUSTIN " WHIPPET." On the left is shown the sprung tailjskid, and on the rightthe body construction. The diagram in the centre shows the wing bracing " Flight" Copyright. THE AUSTIN "WHIPPET": Sketch showing thelocking device for the folding wings a a a a a a H a a "Flight" Copyright The adjustment ef the incidence tube on the Aus- tin "Whippet" is by means of a series of holes H H 13 H H H H "Flight" Copyrigh; The Beardmore W.B.IIat Olym- pia. A second machine, the W.B. X, unfor- tunately, failed to put in an appearance s a a a a a
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