Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students . Tail Skid ?Landino, Wheels This is a typical German single seater pursuit machine—the Albatross—equippedwith a very large motor, but hea\y and, because of its greater weight, lacking inmaneuvering power. ^Mofor with Propeller a^ Rear Pi 10+. Gunne Siabilizer. ? Tail Skid Two seater pusher type, popular some time ago as a gun carrier and reconnaissancetype, but now being rapidly disp
Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students . Tail Skid ?Landino, Wheels This is a typical German single seater pursuit machine—the Albatross—equippedwith a very large motor, but hea\y and, because of its greater weight, lacking inmaneuvering power. ^Mofor with Propeller a^ Rear Pi 10+. Gunne Siabilizer. ? Tail Skid Two seater pusher type, popular some time ago as a gun carrier and reconnaissancetype, but now being rapidly displaced by twin motored machines. 14 THE TRACTOR BIPLANE. The form of aeroplane that at present approaches the nearestto a standardized type is the Tractor Biplane. The main lifting surface, as may be seen from the photographs,consists of two super-imposed planes, with their widest dimensionacross the flight path. The main planes are attached to a long, fish-shaped body, termedthe fuselage, which, in effect, is the backbone of the machine, sinceit carries the motor and propeller at the front and the seats near thecenter, while at the extreme rear are mounted the rudder and elevator. The use of an enclosed fuselage in a tractor type is almost uni-versal, and greatly increases the efficiency of a machine, by reductionof head resistance in the wind. The disposition of the seats in thebody gives excellent protection to the aviators, particularly designed todo so in
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