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Aviation History
1946
1946 - 0309.PDF
FEBRUARY 14TH, 1946 25OOO 20.000 r, 15.000 5000 lirves Irious A // / v / j • i 1 1 / 1 this point- gerons of 1O 15 RATE OF CLIMB (MINUTES) POWER-OPERATED COCKPIT HOODS 2O The airframe is of all-metal construction, and the almost complete absence of tubular members is note- worthy. The fuselage, consisting of a light-alloy mono- coque structure, is built in three sections ; the front fuselage from engine bulkhead to rear spar; the rear fuselage from spai to a frame just forward of the tail fin ; and the wedge (so called because of its shape) from aft. Four light-alloy extruded Ion- uneven channel section w7ith pressed frames comprise the main fuselage work, and the skin is made from panels flush riveted to the frames feners. The frames are made in the top portion of the front fuse- decked-over, while the rear por- tion is of a deep oval shape. The two main sections and the wedge are bolted together round their end frames, and at the engine bulkhead the longeron ends are+ hickened-up to a solid roughly s h e e frame- light - alloy and s t i f- sections, and 1 a g e is 24O SPEED (KNOTS) NORMAL AIR INTAKE BACKFIRE VALVE FILTERED AIR INTAKE (GROUND) LEADING EDGE FUEL TANK (STBD. ONLY) MAIN FUEL TANKS The Bristol Centaurus C.E.58 drives a Roto/ five- bladed airscrew and gives 2,800 b.h.p. for take-off. An air: intake on the underside of the engine cowling incorporates a filter, and is automatically brought into use in place of the upper one when the wheels are lowered. O-5 in. BROWNING GUNS !°fthe fairey sf>on ailerons, ^'" the star-
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