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JANUARY 25, 1923 The tail plane is pivoted, or, looked upon in another way, there is no tail plane, but merely a large balanced elevator running right across. It is of a construction somewhat similar to that of the wing, and its front portion is covered with three-piy, the rear portion with fabric. The fin is THE STUTTGART MONOPLANE GLIDER : On the left, general arrangement drawings. On the right, above, sketch of fuselage construction; helow, a perspective sketch showing manner in which wing is located on fuselage. The fuselage construction is indicated in a sketch. It was desired to make the work of building it as simple as possible, and consequently, monocoque construction was discarded in favour of a simpler method. The main framework consists of four longerons, to which are attached rectangular panels with elliptical holes cut in them. It is argued that, although this form does not give as great rigidity as would one in which triangular pieces had been cut out, leaving diagonal strips running from corner to corner, it has the advantage of giving considerable flexibility, which, it is thought, virtually makes the fuselage stronger against shocks. This is, of •course, due to the fact that the panels are braced by the roughly triangular pieces left in the corners. The final shape is attained by tacking stringers to the edges of the oval formers, and covering the whole with fabric. built as an integral part of the fuselage, and the rudder, as well as the ailerons, is of aluminium, covered with fabric. The undercarriage is of the twin-skid type, braced laterally and fore-and-aft by diagonal struts. The pilot sits in front of the wing, and a fairing, which is also intended to protect him in case the machine turns over, is fitted behind his head. The controls are of usual type. In spite of the fact that the machine was so designed that it could be built by amateurs out of standard materials, the weight has not worked out unduly heavy, the machine weighing 176 lbs. empty. The span is 11-6 m. (38 ft.), and the wing area is approximately 180 sq. ft. Assuming a weight of 150 lbs. for the pilot, the wing loading becomes l-8 1bs./sq. ft. Congratulations for the Duke of York CONGRATULATIONS on the betrothal of the Duke of York, Group Captain, R.A.F., have been sent by the following :— From the Secretary of the Air Council : " The Air Council desire to offer your Royal Highness the warmest congratula- tions on your engagement." From Sir Plugh M. Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff : " On behalf of all officers and airmen of the Royal Air Force, I am desired to convey to your Royal Highness their most sincere and loyal congratulations on the occasion of your betrothal " A Correction UNDER the stress of getting out a specially large number in a very short time, it is almost impossible that mistakes should be entirely eliminated, and it appears that we have not altogether escaped in producing our special number <Jealing with the British Aircraft Industry (December 14, 1922). Thus a little slip has occurred by which, in dealing with the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., we referred to Sir Henry White-Smith as managing director of the firm. This is, of course, incorrect, Sir Henry being a director and secretary of the company. The managing director is, of course, Sir G. Stanley White, Bart., son of the late Sir George White, Bart. In order to set all doubts at rest, it may not be amiss to state definitely how the board of directors of the Bristol Aeroplane Co. is composed : The chairman is Mr. Samuel White, J.P., and managing director, Sir G. Stanley White, Bart. Sir Henry White-Smith is a director and secretary; while Mr. H. J. Thomas is works manager. This should, we think, make the position quite clear. No British Aeroplanes brought down in Iraq THE Air Ministry announces that in reference to the Kemalist communique circulated by Reuter on January 15, the Air Council have received a telegram from the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, stating that the report that British machines bombing near Mosul have been brought down is entirely without foundation. 53
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