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1953
1953 - 1253.PDF
Viewing Area foretaste of things to come. Picture 12 shows the tail of the D.H.I 10, now of slightly modified out line, standing like a triumphal arch over the jet pipes. It is interesting to note the difference in treatment of jet-pipes between those in this picture and those of the Javelin in View 7. This picture further shows the cooling-air shrouds round the jet-pipes themselves, and the "mice" attached to the inner faces of the jet-pipes for nozzle-area adjustment. Another example of the de Havilland tail treatment is shown in Picture 6—a view of the Sea Venom all-weather fighter. The arrester-hook is seen dropped clear of its housing and resting on the ground. With the increasing application of tail-braking parachutes, it is interesting to note the housings employed for them on the research prototypes, the S.B.5 in Picture 5, and the Boulton Paul P.111A in Picture 11. The S.B.5 is fitted as well with an anti- spin parachute, and as on the P.111A, the cable attachments for these parachutes remain exposed in the sheltered section of the square-cut tails. Picture 10 shows that the Prestwick Pioneer still retains the inverted slot in the tailplane, its purpose being to prevent an "inverted stall" of the tailplane as the tail rises during the trim-change while retracting the flaps and slots. The last two pictures, Nos. 13 and 14, show respectively the fixed under carriage of the S.B.5, which is directionally adjust able to allow for the variable sweep-back of the wing, and the retractable gear of the Boulton Paul P.111A, the wheels of which are fitted with Maxaret skid-preventing disc brakes.
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