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1930
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 SERIO-COMIC. HE two illustrations at the top of this page are the comic ones ! That on the left is a monoplane, bearing the name of " Steward." It was exhibited at the 1910 iley Show by the Scout Aero Club, and had a 20 h.p. iston engine. In 1912, W. T. Warren, a famous tenant tendon, invented a safety helmet for airmen. Our picture ;he right shows him demonstrating its shock-absorbing ities to Lewis Turner, W. H. Ewen, and A. M. Ramsay. The 1911 Roe triplane, built at Brooklands by A. V. Roe, is shown in the third illustration. As •will be seen, it differs from the early models in many respects, mainly in the absence of the triplane tail. Fitted with a 35 h.p. Green engine, this machine flew well, and it was frequently seenan the air at •Brook- lands. The Short " pusher" biplane, shown in the next photo, was built by Short Bros, in mid-1911. Although of the Farman type, it actually differed from it very considerably, as is clearly shown, especially as regards the tail, enclosed nacelle, and chassis. It was fitted with a 50 h.p. Gnome engine. , The Early—Pre-Twenty-One !— experiments of Jos6 Weiss, with his bird-like gliders, are well known. In 1910 a power-driven machine (40 h.p. E.N.V.) embodying his theories was built, and, piloted by Gordon England, several successful flights were made, mostly at Brook- lands in 1911—one of these latter being depicted in our photo.< FLIGHT Photos. 43 L 1
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