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Год: 1914

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J.Wegg General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Since 1912 (Putnam)

T-2

   The first design by B Douglas Thomas for Thomas Brothers was based on the Model J he had designed for Curtiss. Work started at Bath then moved to Ithaca, New York, on 7 December, 1914, and the first flight was made soon after arrival there. Powered by a 90hp Austro-Daimler, the T-2 had two-bay wings and was rated as the best performing aircraft of its day achieving a maximum speed of 83mph and climbing with one passenger and a 1,000 lb payload to 3,800ft in ten minutes.
   A British purchasing commission tested it and placed orders for twenty four for the RNAS in 1915 in two batches of twelve (3809-3820, 8269-8280) powered by 90hp Curtiss OX-5 engines. Reportedly, there were no additional orders because of a growing shortage of the Curtiss OX.
   A single main float development with a three-bay wing and enlarged fin and rudder was the SH-4 of which fifteen were ordered by the Navy (A-134/136, 395/406) in 1916.

   Span 36ft; length 26ft; wing area 350sq ft.
   Weight empty 1,075 lb; gross weight 1,972 lb.
   Maximum speed 83mph; climb with full load 3,800ft/10 min.

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  • J.Wegg General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Since 1912 (Putnam)
  • O.Thetford British Naval Aircraft since 1912 (Putnam)
  • Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919
  • Журнал Flight
  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    Three-quarter view from the front of the Thomas military tractor biplane.

  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    View of the fuselage of the Thomas military tractor biplane, showing engine mounting, seating arrangement, and chassis.

  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    FROM THE ITHACA WORKS OF THOMAS BROTHERS AEROPLANE CO. - 1. Fuselage of a Thomas military tractor. 2. A batch of Thomas fuselages ready for the wings. 3. Fuselages ready for shipment. 4. Thomas military tractor going through preliminary tests at the Ithaca flying ground.

  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    One of the latest Thomas military biplanes, with 90 h.p. Curtiss engine, just off for a trial spin at Ithaca. Incidentally, this view gives an idea of the splendid facilities possessed by the Thomas Brothers at Ithaca. They have two large aerodromes beside Lake Cayuga, one being reserved for testing new machines and the other for the flying school, while for flying-boat work, Lake Cayuga, which is 40 miles long and four miles wide, is available. The hills seen in the distance are at the other side of the lake.

  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    CANADIANS LEARN TO FLY IN THE UNITED STATES. - So many Canadians are desirous of learning to operate aeroplanes for war service that the aviation schools in Canada cannot accommodate all of them. Many are being instructed in the United States. The above group, photographed in front of a Thomas warplane at Ithaca, N.Y., includes (left to right) Frank McGill, 100-yard and 1-mile Canadian swimming champion; George Hodgson, 100-yard Olympic swimming champion; Frank Burn side, the instructor in aviation at the Thomas School; Phillip Fisher and Hugh Peck.

  • Журнал - Flight за 1915 г.

    The Thomas military tractor in flight.

  • Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/

    Thomas tractor biplane, 90 h.p. Curtiss motor, rising from ground.

  • Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/

    Thomas tractor biplane, 90 h.p. Curtiss engine, just about to land.