Military aeroplanes; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, for the use of aviators (1918)
Loening, Grover Cleveland, 1888- · [Boston : W. S. Best Printing Company · leaf 23
uselage encloses motor seats, etc., but in addition serves as the main structuralunit of a machine, whereas a nacelle serves merely for wind protection, since aseparate frame carries the rudders. The term empennages refers to the tail surfaces of a machine, whether they be bal-anced or flap and… … .s a. .^.hr M.5 X 4/ - J2 Jj ■ 2^1— : S so !U a; S S.C- c c in ,— — Q J < < Da a-O ^ ^ O 2 «2 ca <^ > • 21 MONOPLANES. It has often been the custom, distinctly to separate biplanesand monoplanes, as diflfcrcnt types. This is hardly justified, since theonly distinguishing feature is the…
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