Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students . BOATS. For the purpose of starting from and alighting on water, aero-planes of tractor, pusher, or any type are readily modified. Merely adding pontoons to a tractor, in place of wheels, givesthe hydro-aeroplane; and the construction of aeroplanes, fitted toreceive either wheels or pontoons, as circumstances require, has de-veloped considerably. Craft of this kind are called convert
Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students . BOATS. For the purpose of starting from and alighting on water, aero-planes of tractor, pusher, or any type are readily modified. Merely adding pontoons to a tractor, in place of wheels, givesthe hydro-aeroplane; and the construction of aeroplanes, fitted toreceive either wheels or pontoons, as circumstances require, has de-veloped considerably. Craft of this kind are called convertibles. But in order to obtain greater sea-worthiness and better co-ordi-nation in design, a special type of aeroplane has been developed, suit-able only for over-water work. The keynote in its design is foundin its treatment as a boat with wings, rather than an aeroplane withfloats. The aeroboat, or flying boat, therefore, is primarily charac-terized by a staunch, boat-like body, around which the rest of theaeroplane is built. The photographs show several different types. For further discussion of aeroboats and hydro-aeroplanes refer-ence is made to the chapter specially devoted thereto. {Post, f. 143.) 21. -oo i a! .^§S -t-* +- - C m oo I- o u- 2 c su2 ^ O O : o n« S 9 S S- WT3 2S «J 2 J > m S - - _oaH Ci bO o E^ o O Sbo o II (L) r-J3- = CO O ?(-) >?r (U - otJ n?^.— -Jj ii SE D. 1 - S o g .2 3 c^ u to--; O ^^ S2 o o < PQ 22
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