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Страна | Конструктор | Название | Год | Фото | Текст |
Страна: Чехословакия Год: 1914
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Zodiac, De Nissole - l'Albatros - 1910 - Франция | <– | –> | Degen - ornithopter - 1807 - Швейцария |
P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/ |
Dreadnaught No.1 prior to the one and only attempt to fly it on 21 October 1914. Stastik can be seen in the fully-enclosed cockpit checking the controls. | P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/ |
The rear fuselage was tapered to provide a free flow of air to the Gnome rotary engine. The Dreadnaught was one of the earliest twin-engined aircraft designs on record and may have been the first tandem-engined design. | P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/ |
The twin-engined Stastik Dreadnaught No.1 being assembled at Fischamend. The engine cowling was later cut away to provide better cooling. | P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer - Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One /Flying Machines/ |
The violence of the crash tore out both engines but miraculously designer Stastik escaped serious injury. Dual control wheels can be seen in the cockpit. |