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1924
1924 - 0721.PDF
NOVEMBER 13, 1924 THE DRIGGS-JOHNSON LIGHT MONOPLANE Four-Cylinder Henderson Engine WE have previously recorded in our Light 'Plane and Glider Company, of Davton, Ohio. The only part not constructed Notes the fact that at the Dayton meeting the Driggs-Johnson there is the Henderson engine. light monoplane secured first place in the Davton Daily News race on October 3, and also, that the same machine was'second The fuselage, which is of rectangular cross-section in front, merging into a triangular section aft of the cockpit, is built AN AMERICAN LIGHT 'PLANE : Front view of the Driggs-Johnson monoplane, with four-cylinder Henderson air-cooled engine. in the ' Speed and Efficiency " race, and in the cross-country race for the Rickenbacker trophy. We have now received from the manufacturers of this interesting little machine the accompanying photographs and particulars. up of welded steel tube, braced by Roebling wire. It may be recalled that a week or two ago we referred to this form of construction in connection with bringing down the cost of light 'planes, and it is thus interesting to have a practical THREE-QUARTER FRONT VIEW OF THE DRIGGS-JOHNSON LIGHT MONOPLANE : Note the celluloid window surrounding the cockpit. The engine is supplied with air for cooling through the scoop under the airscrew, and through louvres in the sides of the cowling. Entrance to the cockpit is by the door on the port side. The designer of the Driggs-Johnson " D.J.-l " is Mr. Ivan H. Driggs, an engineer of considerable experience, as he was formerly assistant chief engineer to the Dayton-Wright Co., under Col. V. E. Clark. All the constructional work was carried out in the shops of the Johnson Airplane and Supply example of this form of fuselage construction, familiar from the Fokker machines, applied to an actual light 'plane with apparently satisfactory results. An unusual feature of the Driggs-Johnson monoplane is the totally-enclosed " cabin " for the pilot. The wing, it will be THE DRIGGS-JOHNSON LIGHT MONOPLANE : Side view. rear spar. 721 The wing is covered with ply-wood up to the
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