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1927
1927 - 0558.PDF
JULY 28, 1927 " FLIGHT " Photograph Cockpits of the Westland " Wid- geon III " : Note the door giving access to the front cockpit. Also the luggage compart- ment in the deck fairing. of Yeovil claim to have attained certain very practical advantages. For instance, the placing of the wing some distance above the fuselage provides an all-round view which would not be possible in a biplane. Downwards, to the sides, forward and aft, there is nothing but the fuselage to hinder the view. Placed as he is some distance aft of the wing, the pilot can look in all directions except diagonally, forwards and upwards, and even here, owing to the angle between the wing and the line of vision, only a very small area is obscured by the wing, which is, in fact, seen by the pilot almost " edge on." The passenger is situated imme- diately below the wing, and thus cannot see upwards, but otherwise he (or she) also has an unobstructed view. More- over, the parasol arrangement greatly facilitates access to the cockpits, the aft, or pilot's, being clear of the cut-out in the wing, and the front one being reached through a "FLIGHT" Copyright Sketcha THE WESTLAND " WIDGEON III " : Some constructional details. 1, shows the manner of fairing the v ing strut attachment with papier mache, the actual metal fitting being shown in 2. A typical fuselage joi - « illustrated in 3, while 4 shows the attachment of lift struts to lower fuselage longeron. The hinge on the ear wing spar is shown in 5. This engages with a corresponding fitting on the centre-section, and forms the hinge for folding the wings. 516
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