Aeroplane construction and operation; including notes on aeroplane design and aerodynamic calculation, materials, etc. A comprehensive illustrated manual of instruction for aeroplane constructors, aviators, aero-mechanics, flight officers and students. Adapted either for schools or home study (1918)
Rathbun, John B · Chicago : Stanton and Van Vliet Co. · leaf 27
E PRINCIPLES 18—0 and the width or chord 3—0, giving a totalarea of about 200 square feet. Tandem Aeroplanes. A tandem aeroplane may bedescribed as being one in which the surfaces are arranged*fore and aft. The Langley Aerodrome was of thetandem monoplane type and consisted of two sets ofmonoplane… … Fig. 7-A. Curtiss Triplane Speed Scout. Courtesy Aerial Age. triplane units can be arranged fore and aft in the samemanner. While there have been a number of tandem machinesbuilt, they have not come into extensive use. Successfulflight was obtained with a full size Langley Aerodrome,and this…
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