翻訳と辞書 |
London and Provincial Fuselage Biplane : ウィキペディア英語版 | London and Provincial Fuselage Biplane
The London and Provincial ''Fuselage'' Biplane was a British single-engined two-seat training aircraft of the First World War. While the aircraft demonstrated excellent manoeuvrability, only a single example was built. ==Design and development==
The London and Provincial Aviation Company was founded in September 1914 running a flying school at Hendon Aerodrome equipped with single seat Caudron biplanes, which it later built under license for use at the school.〔McKay ''Air Enthusiast'' January/February 2000, p. 70.〕〔Bruce 1957, p. 292.〕 In 1916, A. Fletcher, previously employed at Martin & Handaside and responsible for the design of the Martinsyde Elephant, joined London and Provincial.〔McKay ''Air Enthusiast'' January/February 2000, p. 71.〕 Fletcher's first design for London and Provincial, known as the "Fuselage" biplane〔''Flight'' 27 July 1916, p. 623.〕 or School Biplane〔 was a single-engined tractor two-bay biplane powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Anzani 10-cylinder engine. It was of wooden construction, with a rectangular section fuselage. It had a conventional landing gear, while ailerons were fitted to all four wings.〔Bruce 1957, p. 293.〕 It had two separate cockpits, with the pilot sitting in the rear one. The front cockpit could carry a single passenger, who was not provided with any flying controls.〔 The first Fuselage Biplane made its maiden flight in July 1916. While it proved to have excellent manoeuvrability,being easily looped, only a single example of the Fuselage biplane was built. Fletcher had produced a second design for London and Provincial, a single seat tractor biplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Gnome Omega rotary engine, intended as an intermeidate trainer, but this was abandoned in October 1916 before completion, causing Fletcher to leave the company.〔McKay ''Air Enthusiast'' January/February 2000, pp. 71–72.〕
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「London and Provincial Fuselage Biplane」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|