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1921
1921 - 0777.PDF
NOVEMBER 24, 1921 pieceJof work. The extreme nose-piece of another fuselage is also exhibited, and from this one can obtain some idea of the construction. It appears that the fuselage is built-up of three laminations, of which the central one is longitudinal, the inner and outer forming an angle with it. The strips used are quite narrow, at any rate in the nose where the curves are fairly sharp. Here the strips appear to be only about 11 in. wide. Several longitudinal members run from nose to stern, and into these the ends of the relatively short strips are housed, much after the fashion of the planking of a flying- boat in the keel and chines. The finished result is a very cabin accommodates 15 passengers. Aft of the cabin is a lavatory on the starboard side, entrance to which is through a door in a longitudinal partition. On the port side, there is a small compartment, which has an open cockpit in its roof. Immediately under this cockpit is a seat, while against the port wall, placed at floor level, is yet another seat. These bring the total passenger accommodation up to 17. The pilot's cockpit is in front and on a higher level than the cabin, its floor being about two feet higher than that of the latter. A doorway gives access from the cabin to the pilot's cockpit, but as there is no provision made for a di or THE SPAD 45 : Fitted with four 300 h.p. Hispano engines, this machine carries a crew of three and seventeen passengers. neat, boat-built body of good lines and, one belives, great strength. Strangely enough, the engine nacelles are of similar construction, and not of metal sheet, as might have been expected. The cabin is roomy, and the seating accommodation is somewhat unusual, inasmuch as along one side of the cabin, there are two rows of seats, whereas on the other (port) there is only one row. Each of these rows comprises four seats, and against the forward bulkhead of the cabin there are another three, two side by side on the port side and one on the starboard, these three seats facing aft. Thus, the main one imagines that the cabin may be found somewhat draughty.The pilot sits on the port side, and on his right is a fairly large space which will, presumably, be occupied by theengineer. This cockpit is partly open forward so as to give access to the extreme nose of the machine, where there isa roughly hemispherical space for the navigator. This " chart room " is fitted up with wireless, maps, navigationinstruments, etc., and has an open cockpit in its roof. The navigator, and also to a smaller extent the pilot, can lookforward and downward through three circular windows in the extreme nose of the fuselage, so that for ascertaining SPAD 45 4. 3OOHP HISPANO-SUIZA ENGINES SPANJ (TOP) 7O- 5 ' SPAN (BOTTOM) 6-*"-7" LENGTH Si"-IO" HEIOHT IB - to" THE SPAD 45 : General arrangement drawings. 777 E
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