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1929
1929 - 1325.PDF
FLIGHT, JUNE 27, 1929 TlK " Cirrus " engine is conventionally mounted on fourjugs welded in the fuselage construction, and is streamlined by neat hinged cowling. A point of interest is the groupingtogether in this cowling of a magneto switch, a throttle control and a dope-pump, for the convenience of solo pilots,obviating continual climbing in and out of the cockpit. The original undercarriage of the " Rambler " is anotherfeature of interest. Each side of the landing gear is a separate, identical and interchangeable unit, formed of threestreamline steel tubes and three smaller tubes welded rigidly together. Two of the main tubes form a conventional-jooking V, and are hinged to the fuselage at their upper ends. The third forms one half of the split axle, and is forked atits inner end, while carrying the wheel on a projection at the opposite end. The forks are secured to a shock-absorbingdevice that " floats " under the centre of the fuselage, to which it has no direct connection. An extreme flexibilityis obtained by these means, and as the shock-absorbing unit adjusts itself to the load or impact on either wheel,there is a damping action between the two, calculated to avoid bouncing. Hydraulically-operated brakes are to be fitted as a standardequipment, and here again forethought has been exercised towards nullifying their dangerous use. Both brakes arenormally applied by means of a lever in the pilot's cockpit, but by connecting the tailskid to the circuit, no braking effectcan be secured until weight rests on the skid, by which time there is no tendency to nose over. In taxying, either brakeis brought into play separately when full rudder is applied, by means of a knob on the rudder cable that engages with afork, still subject to the proviso of there being weight on the tailskid. Deep cushions, which can readily be replaced by parachutepacks are supplied in both cockpits, and the equipment includes a safety belt, Pyrene, tool-kit, a tail-handling devicefor moving the machine when its wings are folded, as well as the following instruments of consolidated make : airspeedindicator, rev. counter, altimeter, oil pressure gauge and com- pass. Baggage can be stowed in a large compartment aftof the pilot's seat, and both cockpits are provided with lockers for maps and other small articles. Twin metal floats can be readily fitted instead of the wheellanding gear. The empty machine weighs 850 lb. With 20 gallons ofpetrol in the top centre-section tank, 1 gallon of oil, pilot and passenger at 180 lb. each, and 80 lb. of baggage, the weightreaches 1,445 lb., at which the machine has full aerobatic factors as laid down by the I.C.A.N. It may be flown com-mercially under the same factors at an all-up weight of 1,650 The neat engine cowling and landing gear of theCurtiss-Reid " Rambler." lb., but may not be stunted. The service ceiling is set at16.000 ft., with a rate of climb near the grourd of 800 ft. per minute. A. H. S. CURTJSS-REID •'RAMBLER: Front and side views of the Canadian all-metal light 'plane, with "'' "Cirrus III" engine.Cirrus . 519
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