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1924
1924 - 0307.PDF
MAY 29, 1924 il^fsE^J the machine guns are so placed as to be within easy reach, and large control surfaces render the machine very manoeuvrable. The "Jaguar" engine is mounted on a special steel cone mounting, provided as standard with the " Jaguar " engine. This mounting enables the engine to be removed from the machine in a minimum of time, without interfering with carburettor adjustments, etc., and its conical shape is, at the same time, very good for resisting torsional stresses, being very rigid for a minimum of weight. The engine is supplied with petrol from a gravity tank in the top plane, the fuel being pumped from the main tank in the fuselage to the service tank by a windmill-driven pump. The undercarriage is of the oleo-pneumatic type, and a feature of it is that a very long travel of the wheels is per mitted, thus lessening the shock to the structure of even a very rough landing. The main dimensions of the " Siskin " are as follows : Length, o.a., 21 ft. 6 ins. (6-55 m.) ; span, 28 ft. 4 ins. (8-62 m.) ; wing area, 253 sq. ft. (23-5 m.2) ; weight, fully loaded, 2,250 lbs. ; wing loading, 8-9 lbs./sq. ft. (18-2 kgs./m.2) ; power loading, 7 lbs./h.p. (3-18 kgs./h.p.). The normal load carried by this machine is 400 lbs! (182 kgs.), including 180 lbs. (81 kgs.) for the pilot, but exclusive of fuel, of which 40 gallons (181 litres) of petrol and 5 gallons (22 The Armstrong-Whitworth "Siskin" single-saater fighter (Siddeley " Jaguar "• engine). lOne lof these machines will be exhibited at Prague. The Armstrong- Whirworth "Wolf" (Siddeley "Jaguar"), a two-seater Corps Reconnaissance machine. The Armstrong-Whitworth " Awana " is a troop carrier, with seating capacity for 25 troops. 307 D
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