
Описание
Страна: Франция
Год: 1918
J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)
De Monge/Buscaylet Experimental Aircraft
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In 1918 de Monge designed an unusual airplane lor the Buscaylet firm. It was a single-bay biplane with a "living" wing. Presumably this meant that the forward-swept upper wing was fully articulated. The engine was mounted inside the Deperdussin-designed fuselage and drove a propeller behind the wings. It is not known if the aircraft ever flew.
De Monge founded Etablissements Louis de Monge in the early 1920s. His later designs included a single seat racer (built in 1921), an experimental type with two 35-hp Anzani 3A2 engines (1923), an experimental plane with a 300-hp Hispano Suiza engine (1924), the Type 101 A2/C2 military plane derived from the Koolhoven F.K.31 with a 420-hp Gnome Rhone Jupiter engine (1924), a twin-engine racer of flying wing configuration with either Bugatti or Vaslin V6B engines (1925), and a reconnaissance plane with a Fiat engine (1926). In mid-1924 de Monge dissolved his firm and joined Buscaylet et Cie.
- J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)
Фотографии
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J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
De Monge 1918 aircraft with forward-swept upper wing. Renaud.
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J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)
The De Monge/Buscaylet experimental aircraft is shown here. It was powered by an engine mounted in the fuselage that drove a propeller mounted in the fuselage behind the wings. The biplane was said to have a 'living' wing; this may have meant that upper wing was fully articulated and controlled by the canard connected to it. The radiator was mounted in the nose and the aircraft had four wheels. The wing was the most unusual aspect of this aircraft that had plenty of unusual features. No further information is available.
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J.Davilla, A.Soltan - French Aircraft of the First World War /Flying Machines/
This view of the De Monge 1918 aircraft emphasizes the unusual wing layout.