Some developments in aircraft design and application during the War (1919)
Weir of Eastwood, William Douglas Weir, Viscount, 1877-1959, North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 29
res lies in its invulnerabilityto casual bullets. In an ordinary fuselasre a bullet striking amain longeron or strut might quite possibly cause the structureto collapse, whereas a monocoque will stand up to any numberof bullets. A disadvantage is that truinq up becomes difficultand special… … Fig. 10.—Typical Monocoque Fuselage (Parnall Panther).
Great Britain. Royal Air Force · World War, 1914-1918 · Aeronautics, Military
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