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The Thomas Brothers T-2 was an American-built biplane which served with the Royal Navy. Built by Thomas-Morse Aircraft in Bath, New York, in 1914,〔(Aerofiles ) retrieved 9 April 2008.〕 it was the creation of Benjamin D. Thomas (later the company's chief designer), based on his Curtiss JN-4 (which it resembles),〔(Aerofiles:SH-4 ) retrieved 9 April 2008.〕 and used the 90 hp (67 kW) Austro-Daimler.〔 Twenty-four aircraft, in two batches, were provided to the Royal Naval Air Service,〔Donald, David, ed. ''Encyclopedia of World Aircraft'' (Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997), p.875, "Thomas Brothers and Thomas-Morse aircraft".〕 the Austro-Daimler being replaced by a similar-horsepower Curtiss OX-5〔Donald, p.875.〕 An additional fifteen,〔 differing in being fitted with floats in place of wheels, a Thomas〔 among other engines〔 in place of the OX-5, and three-bay wings spanning 44 ft (13.41 m),〔 were sold to the United States Navy as the SH-4.〔 at US$7,575 each.〔 ==Operators== ; *Royal Naval Air Service 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「Thomas Brothers T-2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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