FARDELL glider (Fardell Bros., Morton Manor, Brading. Isle of Wight)

   The Fardell brothers built their glider and tested it on Brading Downs in 1910. It probably went the way of similar projects and was finally dismantled after a season of gliding.
   The glider was a neat looking, two bay biplane with the pilot seated on the lower center section. The rudder and elevator were carried on tail booms, which were parallel in both plan and elevation; the rudder was tall and was pivoted inside the booms, in front of the elevator. The machine was raised well clear of the ground on twin curved main skids and a double tail-skid. The wings were double surfaced and without dihedral, and were originally fitted with ailerons mounted on the front outboard interplane struts, later removed and fitted to the lower wings.