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1930
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FLIGHT, AUGUST 29, 1930 THE VERVILLE TRAINER : A recent American machine produced by the Verville Aircraft Co. of Detroit. THE VERVILLE TRAINER A New American Training Machine '"I *HE Verville Aircraft Company of Detroit, Michigan, I has recently announced the Verville Sport Trainer and the Verville Service Trainer, built under Approved Type Certificate No. 323. Alfred V. Verville spent seven years as final design engineer for the Army Air Service. His experience there designing aircraft to Air Service specifications (notably the Verville-Chasse, Verville Packard Racer, Verville Speny-Racer, and the PW-1) reflects itself in his latest creation. The two models in question are identical except for the equipment, the former being a luxuriously equipped Sport ship, and the latter carrying only customary training acces- sories. They are designed strictly in accordance with all specifications and load factors of Army training planes, and are as a result extremely rugged. The Verville Trainers are two-place, open, land biplanes with provision made to convert them into seaplanes. The wing spread is 31 ft., height overall 8 ft. 9 in., and length 24 ft. 3 in. A solid upper panel is used with four degrees dihedral in the lower panels. Sufficient stagger is used to provide unobstructed egress from the forward cockpit. Both cockpits are exceptionally roomy and are provided with comfortable parachute type seats. By means of an unique design the extreme rear of the fuselage is built with a rigidity which prevents any possibility of nutter, weave, or distortion of the control surfaces. Welded, chrome molybdenum steel tubing is used through- out the fuselage and tail surfaces. The wings are built up of solid wood spars and fabricated wood ribs. Ailerons are riveted duralumin. Flightex fabric treated with acetate dope and special lacquer is used to cover the entire structure. Convenient hinged aluminium inspection doors are provided at all desirable locations to facilitate servicing of wearing parts. An ingenious brake control system is installed providing simple, convenient, and effective operation of brakes from either cockpit, separately or simultaneously. The ship is powered with the Continental A-70 165 h.p. motor and has for standard equipment as a Sport ship : Standard steel propeller, Heywood air starter, balloon wheels, dual A.P.C. brakes, oildraulic shock absorbers, full caster tail wheel, dual stick control, parachute seats, head rest, two three-piece safety-glass windshields, gasoline gauge, tool compartment and kit air speed indicator, two tachometers, compass, two altimeters, two oil pressure gauges, two oil temperature gauges, navigation lights, dry battery, fire extinguisher, first-aid kit, dual throttles, dual switches, dual stabiliser adjustment, baggage compartment. WThen delivered as a Service Trainer no starter is installed and sundry other equipment, not desirable for student work, is omitted. The principal characteristics of the Verville Sport Trainer are :— Dimensions.—Length overall, 24 ft. 3J in. ; height overall, 8 ft. 9 in. ; upper and lower wing span, 30 ft. 7 in.; wing chord, 4 ft. 2 in. Areas.—Wings (including ailerons) upper, 124 sq. ft.; lower, 118J sq. ft. Ailerons, 27-6 sq. ft. Weights.—Empty, 1,562 lb.; useful load, 681 lb.; pay load, 420 lb.; gross weight loaded, 2,243 lb. ; wing loading, 9 271b. per sq. ft.; power loading, 13-6 lb. per h.p. Power Plant.—Continental A-70 rated 165 h.p. at 2,000 r.p.m. ; 7-cylinder, air-cooled, radial; fuel capacity, 36 gals.; oil capacity, 6 gals. Performance.—High-speed fully loaded, 115 ni.p.n-. landing speed fully loaded, 40 m.p.h.; cruising speed fully loaded, 95 m.p.h. ; climb (at sea level) fully loaded. 900 ft. per minute. Cruising range, 3J hr. Construction.—Fuselage welded chrome molybdenum steel tubing, fabric covered. Wing Clark " Y "-15 airfoil section, spruce spars, spruce and mahogany ribs, fabric covered- Standard F.aulbment—Continental 165 h.t>. : Standard dual tail Equipment.—Continental 16 h.psteel propeller, Heywood air starter, balloon wheels A.P.C. brakes, oildraulic shock absorbers, full cast-wheel, dual stick control, parachute seats, head re.-v 3-piece safety-glass windshields, gasoline gauge, toepartment and kit, air speed indicator, two tacho compass, two altimeters, two oil pressure gauges,temperature gauges, navigation lights, dry batter extinguisher, first-aid kit, dual throttles, dual switch'stabiliser adjustment, baggage compartment. Pn factory), $5,250.00. two poin- ters. o oil fire r'ual (at Whatever that may be FROM New York, the city of tall houses and tall yarns,comes the report that Mr. Victor J. Pere, who is spokesman for the " Flight Committee for the Trade Wind," hasannounced plans for a pay load carrying flight across the Atlantic. A special seaplane is said to be under constructionfor the flight, which it is hoped will start in October next. The route is to be laid from New York via Bermuda and theAzores to Paris. The first pay load is to be bank correspon- dence and souvenir postcards. ;~~ is are New Canadian Services INCORPORATION of two million-dollar compan announced from Victoria, B.C. The new compani known as Pacific International Airways, Ltd., and ^ national Airway System, Ltd., respectively. It 1S in uiiC. to use amphibian aircraft, preferably of Canadian n> e ture, and the services will operate on the triangui? ^ Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver. It is to be hoped tha tg interests in Canada will benefit by this oppor* supply equipment to such a powerful financial grou 966
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