M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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SWANN biplane 1910
This machine used the original engine and may have incorporated other parts, but it was completely different from the earlier machine. It was basically a two bay biplane with single pusher propeller mounted direct on the crankshaft. There was no tail, the machine being a true 'canard' with long bamboo booms, tapering to a point at the front. This earned a tall rudder within the booms, and a separate biplane elevator pivoted on the front extremity of the booms. The top wing earned single acting wide chord ailerons, with curved and scalloped trailing edges.
Swann became disillusioned by his lack of success and, after removing the engine, burned the remains of the machine.
Power: 35hp ENV type D eight-cylinder water-cooled vee.