Aircraft : $b its development in war and peace and its commercial futureDavid, Evan John
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Aircraft : $b its development in war and peace and its commercial future
David, Evan John
Aeronautics; Airplanes
Span, upper plane 43′ 7″
Length over all 27′ 4″
Net weight, empty 1,430 lbs.
Gross weight, machine loaded 1,920 lbs.
Useful load 430 lbs.
The motor is Model OX 5, 90 horse-power. Speed range of 75-45 miles per
hour. Climb in 10 minutes, 2,000 feet.
_The Curtiss M F Flying-Boat_
The Curtiss M F Flying-Boat, a sportsman’s model, is the smallest of
the Curtiss boats, a development of the popular “F” boat, carrying two
persons side by side.
Span, upper plane 49′ 9″
Over-all length 28′ 10″
Weight, empty 1,796 lbs.
Useful load 636 lbs.
Maximum speed 69 M. P. H.
Minimum speed 45 M. P. H.
Maximum range 325 miles
Engine, Curtiss OXX 100 H. P.
_The Curtiss H-A Hydro_
The Curtiss H-A Hydro, a two-place single-float seaplane. The upper
wing has a dihedral of 3 degrees and the lower plane a dihedral of 1
degree. Both planes have an incidence of 2 degrees and a sweep-back of
4½ degrees. In official tests by the Navy Department this machine
has made a speed of 131.9 miles per hour with a full load. Its climbing
speed is 8,500 feet in 10 minutes.
The float is 20 feet long, 3 feet 6 inches wide, and 2 feet 6 inches
deep. It has three planing steps.
The engine is a Liberty 12, giving 330 horse-power. It is directly
connected to a two-bladed propeller 9 feet 2 inches in diameter, with a
7 foot 7 inches pitch, or a three-bladed propeller 8 feet 6 inches in
diameter and 7 feet 6 inches in pitch, depending upon whether speed or
quick climb is required.
Upper plane, span 30′ 0″
Over-all length 30′ 9″
Net weight, machine empty 1,012 lbs.
Weight, full load 2,638 lbs.
DAYTON-WRIGHT AEROPLANE COMPANY
_De Havilland 4_
The De Havilland 4 Aeroplane, exhibited by the Dayton-Wright Aeroplane
Company, was the first De Havilland 4 battle-plane to be built in
America, having been completed October 29, 1917, at Dayton, Ohio. This
machine has been in continuous service since that time, and has been
used in 2,500 flying tests of various kinds.
With this machine a distance of about 111,000 miles has been covered in
a time of about 1,078 hours. Twenty-eight cross-country trips have been
made in it, including Dayton to Washington, Dayton to New York, Dayton
to Chicago, Dayton to Cleveland, etc.
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