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Aviation History
1934
1934 - 0787.PDF
AUGUST 2, 1934. FLIGHT. •:.::••;• 739 it. A collector ring with a single downward-facing outlet carries away the exhaust. Fuel is carried in a 23 gall, welded aluminium tank, strapped in position above the top longerons in the bay directly behind the fireproof bulk- head, which is of the normal sheet aluminium and asbestos construction. Mounted on the front of this bulkhead is the oil tank, of 3 gall, capacity, and also of welded alu- minium. The throttle controls are the push-and-pull type with duralumin rods. Wooden construction is used in the tail plane, which has spindled spruce spars, plywood ribs and spruce strut drag bracing, the whole being covered with doped fabric. This unit is interesting as the camber on the port side is reversed to counteract the engine torque reaction. At each end of the tailplane there are upturned tips of fairly large dimen- sions which serve to keep the Autogiro on a straight course and also to give it the necessary stability in turns. The trailing edges of these tips and those of the tailplane are FUSELAGE DETAILS. The letters show the position of the enlarged details on the fuselage.
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