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1926
1926 - 0968.PDF
DECEMBER 16, 1926 o o o o o o o o o o o o o - Britain 's sole representative : The Armstrong- O Whitworth "Ajax" with Armstrong- Siddeley " Jag- uar " engine. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O work under great difficulties. The main point is that the " Ajax " did arrive, and we are not at all certain that it did not get a great deal more attention by its late arrival than it might have done otherwise. At any rate for the first two or three days it received visits from a very large number of people, not only visitors to the show but also exhibitors, who were somewhat naturally keenly interested in the only example of British aircraft design and construction. That the machine created a very favourable impression cannot be doubted, and without being accused of bias in the matter we can say that the " Ajax " compared favourably with other machines in its class, its small size, compact lay-out, and generally clean appearance being such as to stand out in marked contrast to many other machines. The Armstrong-Whitworth " Ajax " is very similar to the "Atlas" produced by Sir W. G. Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd., and which has recently been chosen as the British Army co-operation two-seater. The " Ajax " is, however, a general purpose machine, which may, if desired, be fitted with floats and used as a seaplane. As a matter of fact, on the Armstrong-Whitworth stand a pair of Short Duralumin floats for the machine were exhibited, and like the machine itself these attracted a good deal of attention, the more so as the French have not until comparatively recently had a great deal of experience in seaplane design. A drawing by Geoffrey Watson represented the " Ajax " as a twin-floatseaplane. One or two features of the " Ajax " are illustrated by sketches. The tail-trimming gear is very neat, its details being well shown in a sketch which is self-explanatory. Another interesting little " gadget" is the spring-loaded wire strainer in the anti-lft wires, the spring taking up any slack that may develop when the machine is flying, and thus preventing the vibration usually present in anti-lift wires. The sleeve covering the inter-plane strut attachments is another clever feature found on the " Ajax." When the split pin is withdrawn the sleeve can be slid along the strut, exposing the terminal fittings of the pinched tube attachment to the wing spar. Compared with the undercarriages of some of the machines at the show, that of the " Ajax " is an extremely workmanlike affair, with its neat oleo shock-absorbing gear and sturdy common-sense fittings. It is noticeable that a much longer travel is provided than is found on the majority of foreign aeroplanes, and it may thus be assumed that the shock- absorbing qualities are correspondingly better. AERO TOVARNA LETADELOUT of the two machines which"*the Aero Co. of Prague had intended to exhibit, only one actuallv was to be seen o o o o o o o The* Aero Ab.ll is fitted; with a 240 h.p. "Perun" engine. The machine is of straightforw a r d orthodox design and construction. [" FLIGHT " Photograph o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 824
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