L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
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In 1914, a new monoplane featured a V-leg undercarriage, and curved trailing edges to the wings with cut-outs on each side next to the fuselage. A small rectangular rudder stood up by itself, over the large rectangular horizontal tail.
Also in 1913 Gibert flew his new machine at Issy and soon crashed it on the roofs of Paris, a stubby little monoplane similar to the one of the previous year, but with a triangular fin and D-shaped rudder.
Monoplace Repliable: This design of 1914 featured a slender covered fuselage, and the arched undercarriage of the earlier Vendomes, but it gave way to the next 2-seat design, lighter, with the same engine.
(Span: 9.15 m; length: 7 m; 50 hp Gnome)
Type Militaire: In 1914 Bossano flew this Le Rhone-powered 2-seater at Issy, a handsome machine with triangular undercarriage legs, a raised cowling in front of the pilot, and an uncovered aft fuselage. It may have flown with a 4-bladed propeller. It could be disassembled in 70 seconds.
(Span: 8.2 m; length: 5.8 m; wing area: 14 sqm; empty weight: 197 kg; speed: 130 kmh; 50 hp Gnome)
Журнал Flight
Flight, January 17, 1914.
FOREIGN AVIATION NEWS.
Gibert Lands on a Roof.
AFTER a long rest Gibert has returned to aviation, but his return was inauspicious. On the 8th, he went up at Issy on a Vendome monoplane, and on getting to a height of 500 metres flew round the Eiffel Tower. Soon after he commenced a vol plane, and seemingly miscalculated the rate of descent. When about thirty metres from the ground he switched on, but the motor refused to start, and the machine crashed on to the roof of a tile-works. Surprisingly little damage was done to roof and machine, whilst the pilot was unhurt.