
Описание
Страна: Великобритания
Год: 1911
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Grahame-White Baby and New Baby
The Grahame-White Baby was a two-seat pusher biplane produced for training and flown during 1910. The design of the machine followed that of other successful boxkites of the period, and in 1911 an improved version known as the New Baby appeared. It was on display at the 1911 Olympia Aero Show, and was claimed to be inherently stable and to be steady in flight in winds gusting up to 30 m.p.h. Portability for transport by land was a feature of the design of the New Baby, the wings of which were made in three sections for the purpose. Construction was of ash and silver spruce, with fittings of steel. An improved rigid undercarriage with greater strength was fitted to the machine to provide extra safety in operation. The biplane tail unit was supplemented by a forward elevator, and ailerons were fitted on both upper and lower wings. A 50 h.p. or 70 h.p. Gnome engine was installed.
Early in March, 1911, the managements of Hendon and Brooklands, as part of their campaign to establish both aerodromes as popular centres of flying, offered prizes for the best times set up in return flights from Hendon to Brooklands. During the month, J. V. Martin flew the New Baby there in 37 mins. 26 secs., but lost his way on the return trip in fog, the prize for the first contest being won by Gustav Hamel in 58 mins. 38 secs, in his Bleriot.
SPECIFICATION
Description: Two-seat pusher biplane. Wooden structure, fabric covered.
Manufacturers: Grahame-White Aviation Co. Ltd., Hendon, London, N.W.9.
Power Plant: 50 h.p. Gnome, 70 h.p. Gnome.
Dimensions: Span, 27 ft. Length, 32 ft. 3 ins. Height, 8 ft. 6 ins. Wing area, 235 sq. ft.
Weights: Empty, 420 lb. Loaded, 655 lb.
Performance: Maximum speed, 55 m.p.h. Endurance, 3-4 hrs.
Price: ?950 (50 h.p. Gnome), ?1,050 (70 h.p. Gnome).
Описание:
- P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
- M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
- Журнал Flight
Фотографии
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M.Goodall, A.Tagg - British Aircraft before the Great War /Schiffer/
GW Baby at Olympia in March 1911 was built for GW in America by the Burgess company.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
View of the casing which protects the pilot on Grahame-White's "New Baby" biplane. This photo also shows the arrangement of the skids.
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M.Goodall, A.Tagg - British Aircraft before the Great War /Schiffer/
GW New Baby. This is probably the second machine also built by Burgess, which arrived at Hendon in March 1911.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Mr. Grahame-White and his "New Baby" biplane.
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P.Lewis - British Racing and Record-breaking Aircraft /Putnam/
Claude Grahame-White at the controls of his Grahame-White Baby at Hendon.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
ONE OF THE LATEST GRAHAME-WHITE BIPLANES. - This is built up in three parts, rendering it very easy of transport, the centre part forming a single unit which can be dismembered by merely undoing four bolts. It is claimed to be faster by about 15 m.p.h. than the Farman and Curtiss, of which types it embodies the leading features.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Rear view of the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Front view of ths Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
View of Mr. Grahame-White's "New Baby" biplane from behind, showing the balancing planes and the hinged extension of the upper tail plane.
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P.Lewis - British Aircraft 1809-1914 /Putnam/
C. Compton Paterson about to take off on his Grahame-White Baby.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
MR. GRAHAME-WHITE'S "NEW BABY" BIPLANE RECENTLY COMPLETED. - (1) The machine seen from in front just before its first trial run. (2) A view from behind immediately after landing; and (3) "New Baby," piloted by Mr. Grahame-White, getting well up on its first circuit at the London Aerodrome, Hendon.
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Журнал - Flight за 1912 г.
Raynham, on the Burgess-Wright and Lewis Turner putting up a fine finish in the order named for the "Shell" Speed Contest at Hendon on Aerial Derby Day.
Другие самолёты на фотографии: Wright B - США - 1910
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
HENDON-BROOKLANDS-HENDON. - Mr. Martin, on the Grahame-White "New Baby" racer, was one of those who, on Saturday, made fine flights for this competition. In the left-hand photo Martin is just starting away from Hendon Aerodrome. An idea of the rapidity of the "get-off" can be gathered by the fact that although he only started from the spectators in the background, the tail is well up, and the ailerons are flying right out. Only 34 secs, elapsed before the right-hand photo was secured, and in this time Martin had to make a complete turn and double back on his original direction.
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P.Lewis - British Aircraft 1809-1914 /Putnam/
HENDON-BROOKLANDS-HENDON. - Mr. Martin getting ready for his return to Hendon. A fresh "arrival" - just in sight - momentarily stops operations.
J. V. Martin standing in the Grahame-White Baby at Brooklands on 11 March, 1911 before flying back to Hendon during the return race staged between the two aerodromes. -
Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
DAILY MAIL CIRCUIT OF BRITAIN. - The imaginary starting line from which the whole of the machines were sent off from Brooklands on Saturday. Ready for being started are Nos. 1 and 2, and Compton Paterson's Grahame-White "Baby" biplane.
Другие самолёты на фотографии: Bleriot Bleriot-XI-2 - Франция - 1911
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Compton Paterson taking his run off on the "Baby" Grahame-White.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Views of the engine and the tail on the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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P.Lewis - British Aircraft 1809-1914 /Putnam/
Grahame-White Baby modified with simplified tail, single undercarriage wheels, revised tail booms, engine cowling ring and without fore-elevator.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Miss Irvine, who last week became Mrs. Martin, on the "New Baby" Grahame-White biplane. Miss Irvine, in the intervals of learning to fly, has made many long flights with her husband at the London Aerodrome.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Mr. Turner, one of the pupils at the Grahame-White School, and the first Englishman to obtain his pilot's certificate under the new regulations, having passed the necessary tests on Saturday last.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Mr. Compton Paterson, one of the most promising pilots in the Daily Mail Circuit, in the pilot's seat of the Grahame-White "Baby" biplane, upon which he flew from Hendon to Brooklands and back last week.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Sketch illustrating one of the steel sockets which are such a characteristic feature of the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
UNDERCARRIAGES AT OLYMPIA. - Comparative details in the construction of the Farman type wheel and skid combination.
Другие самолёты на фотографии: ASL Valkyrie - Великобритания - 1910Bristol biplane - Великобритания - 1911Farman Farman-IV - Франция - 1910Maurice Farman MF.2 - Франция - 1910Wright R Roadster - США - 1910
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Sketch illustrating the attachment of the tall to the outrigger by means of steel sockets on the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Sketch illustrating the Steel rudder hinge on the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Sketch illustrating how some of the guy-wires in the vicinity of the propeller are anchored to one another for safety, in case either breaks, on the Grahame-White "New Baby" biplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
MONOPLANES AND BIPLANES IN THE DAILY MAIL CIRCUIT ROUND GREAT BRITAIN. - From these every machine can be readily identified either in flight or on the ground.
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P.Lewis - British Aircraft 1809-1914 /Putnam/
Grahame-White New Baby
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
GRAHAME-WHITE "NEW BABY" BIPLANE. - Plan and elevation.