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1933
1933 - 0028.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 6, 1933 LOWER CENTRE SECTION : The construction of this differs from that employed generally in the wings. The small sketch in the upper left-hand corner shows the location of the various numbered details. (FLIGHT Sketches.) The ribs of the lower centre section are somewhat more elaborate than those used generally in the wings. The wing section used is fairly deep, to accommodate the bombs, and the concentrated loads are, of course, very much greater. The ribs, therefore, have channel-section flanges of fairly large dimensions, and the tubes of the rib wab are of much larger diameter than those of the normal ribs. The engine mountings of the " Heyford " are steel tube structures, using partly welded joints and partly " spoke SEE New Stratosphere Balloon DR. MAX COSYNS AND ERNEST DEMUYTER successfully completed a flight in a new type of balloon. After being up in the air for 24 hr., they landed 150 miles south of Paris. Dr. Cosyns, who, incidentally, accompanied Prof. Piccard in his ascent last summer, expressed his satisfac tion of the balloon's behaviour, and intends to make an ascent into the stratosphere at an early date. stud " joints similar to those in the fuselage. The engine mountings are made as complete units, even including the interplane struts, and are built in elaborate jigs. The undercarriage telescopic struts are hinged to the front interplane strut inside the engine mounting. Each wheel is carried on a fork, and the single telescopic strut allows the wheel to rise and fall inside its " spat." A castering tail wheel is fitted. (To be concluded.) Luncheon to Air Council A LUNCHEON was given on Monday, July 3, by the Military, Air, and Naval Attaches to the Foreign Em bassies and Legations in London, in honour of the Marquess of Londonderry, the Secretary of State for Air, and mem bers and officers of the Air Council and Air Ministry. Col. Mossberg, of Sweden, presided over the gathering, which took place in the Carlton Hotel. 670
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