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1921
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DECEMBER 22, 1921 Tih'e M o r a n e - Saulnier type " A.U." has can- tilever wings of rather unusual design. "" "Flight" Copyright ,*• ••-••.• - : «Flight" Copyright ,' The Morane-Saulnier cantilever monoplane is really intended as a full-scale experiment for a much larger 1 machine, which is exhibited in model form on the M.S. stand. The sketch shows the wing bracing. are informed that few reliable data are available as yet, while various minor points still require modification before •.•;'- the machine is considered entirely au point. The fuselage is of standard type—that is to say, the same as that of the type " AS," while the wings are of the same span and area as those of the type " AI." It has been found that fitting the new wings results in a higher maximum speed and a lower landing speed than those obtained with the ordinary thin wings, but no figures are available as to how great is the increase in the one and the decrease in the other. ; . NIEUPORT-ASTRA ET COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAERIENNE 50, Boulevard Gallieni, Issy-les-Moulineaux As a result of the recent combine, the Nieuport-Astra firm is now one of the most powerful groups in France, with a capital of 38,000,000 francs, and including among their products, aeroplanes, seaplanes, motor boats of all descrip- tions, and airships (Astra). Of aeroplanes three complete machines are shown, neither of which has the interest of novelty. One of them is the famous type " 29C," a single- seater fighter, and probably the most beautiful machine of its type ever produced. It has a monocoque body of small cross-sectional area, and its Hispano-Suiza engine is neatly covered-in, with Lamblin radiators mounted on the under-carriage. The armament comprises two machine guns. The second machine is the Nieuport-Delage monoplane racer, on which Kirsch won the Coupe Deutsch. It was on a similar machine that Sadi Lecointe crashed in that race, and looking at the diminutive wings, bearing in mind the terrific landing speed which they must necessitate, one cannot help marvelling that Sadi escaped with his life. However, we had the pleasure of a short chat with him on the stand, and he is apparently none the worse for his terrible experience. Two small scars are all that now testify to his " spill," and he has lost none of his sang froid, nor is his smile any less winning. Sadi is one of the most charming fellows one knows, and it is to be hoped that his proverbial good luck will never desert him. "Flight" Copyright TWO NIEUPORT-DELAGE MACHINES AT THE PARIS SHOW : On the left the well-known type " 29 C 1," and on the right the Coupe Deutsch monoplane flown by Kirsch. 840 ": ••••-•-
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