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1932
1932 - 1003.PDF
FLIGHT, OCTOBER 6. 1932 D.E.L.A. it -||T->. EUTSCHE LUFTSPORT AUSSTELLUNG 1932 " H| ) is the official title of an exhibition at present ™ •/ being held in Berlin. It is confined, as far as aircraft is concerned, to machines of the private- owner type, and contains numerous new prototypes, some serious and others which will remain prototypes for a good many years to come. In the set of photographs above we have collected together some of the more interesting. In 1 is seen the new Focke-Wulf " Falke," with inverted vee Argus engine. 2 seems to be a modern designer's version of the old German Grade monoplane, but with shaft and bevel-gear transmission to the airscrew. Of the two machines shown in 3 that in the background is the Messer- schmitt M.31, a most graceful-looking monoplane, while in 931 the foreground is the new Fieseler 4 with Argus AS 16 horizontally-opposed engine. A rather fine view of the new Dornier " Libelle " amphibian is seen in 4. Note the openings in the engine cowling through which the pro peller draws the air to assist in cooling. What the effect is on the airscrew efficiency is not known. A not unattrac tive project is shown in 5. From the absence of an air screw it is inferred that the machine is a helicopter, with engine-driven windmill. Note control surfaces on rotor blade tips. The " Week-end Amphibian " in 6 has two Diesel engines, and is to be assisted in starting by a rocket. It is of the tailless type, and has a sort of twin- hull arrangement to give stability on the water. One does not imagine that it will go into production at once. C 2
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