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DECEMBER 16, 1926 77)ePARIS AERO In the issue of FLIGHT, dated December 2, 1926, we published an advance report dealing with the aircraft exhibited at the Tenth International Aero Exhibition at Paris, the report being illustrated bv photographs and drawings. Except in one or two cases (where machines failed to arrive, or where a type was shown different from that which it had orignaUy'been intended to exhibit) our advance report proved correct, and formed a useful guide to the exhibits of the various French and foreign aircraft firms. Our first report was devoted mainly to specifications of the machines, the purpose for which thev were designed, their main dimensions, weights, etc., and their performance. Constructional features were not dealt with at anv great length, it being considered preferable to defer a critique of these until our representatives had had an opportunity of examining the machines in detail and obtaining photographs of the more interesting ones, as well as sketches of such constructional details as appeared likely to be of interest, sometimes on account of their merit or in some cases otherwise. In the space which can be devoted to the Paris Show machines it is not possible to publish a detailed description of every machine, nor would such a description necessarily be of anv particular value In the following notes, however, attention is called to some of the outstanding features of the more interesting machines. Those wishing to compare perform- ances with the structural design of any given aeroplane are requested to refer to our December 2 issue, since lack of space prevents us from, repeating the performance data in the present issue. ARMSTRONG-WHITWORTH The sole representative of Great Britain at the Paris Aero Show, as far as aircraft is concerned, fell a victim to French methods of transport, having been sent in its packing case instead of by air. It might be asked why the machine was not flown over, as it might very easily have been. The reply to that is that, after leaving the Grand Palais, the " Ajax " is going farther afield, to a destination which seemed to be known to everyone at the show, but which is not to be made public in cold print. As a packing cast- had to be made for the machine for its journey onwards from Paris, it was thought that it might as well go to Parir- in its case, and thus preserve its finish untarnished. To all appearances there was ample time for it to reach the show before the opening day, but fate had decreed otherwise, and the " Ajax " made a somewhat belated appearance. Exactly how it arrived we were never able quite to discover. When visitors left the Grand Palais one evening the Armstrong-Whitworth stand was empty, and when the doors were opened the next morning the machine stood there looking as innocent as if it had been there the whole time. Probably Mr. Proctor and his assistants could throw some light on the subject if they chose, and certainly the task of getting the machine in overnight, getting it erected, and tidying up the stand must have meant hours of hard [" FLIGHT " Copyright ON THE ARMSTRONG.WHITWORTH "AJAX": ~. Spring-loaded turnbuckles are incorporated in the landing wires so as to keep them taut under all condi- [" FLIGHT •• Copyright tions. The strut attachment is neatly faired in by an The tail trimming gear of the Armstrong-Whitworth aluminium sleeve held in place by a split pin. " Ajax " is mounted externally and is very accessible. 823 c 2
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