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1928
1928 - 0798.PDF
AUGUST 30, 1928 t" FLIGHT " Photograph R.1O1 : View of bays 9 and 10, showing the girder work, gas bag, fuel tanks, and the position of the passenger saloon—the floor of which is seen extending across the hull on the right of the picture. of waiting for lighter models, and so help to make flying safe in tropical temperatures. The Framework of the Hull Those who are not privileged to see R.101 until her outer cover is in place will have no opportunity of admiring the excellence and beauty of the steel work turned out bv Messrs. Boulton and Paul, of Norwich. Thev will also be unable to study the simplicity of the joint devised by Col. V. C. Richmond. The Zeppelin joint became so complicated that it was almost impossible to calculate the stresses imposed on it, and it has completely disappeared from the design of R.101. The triangular girders of three stainless steel tubes with subsidiary duralumin work give an impression of lightness combined with strength which is just the impression which the framework of a rigid airship ought to give. The [" FLIGHT " Photographs R.101 : The view on the right gives a good idea of the hull framework, and also shows one of the gas bags in position with its ingenious system of wire suspension. On the left is one of the gas release valves, which are mounted in the side of the gas bag, as seen in the right-hand view, 742
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