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Страна: США

Год: 1914

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

Model B Flying-boats

   A side-by-side two-seat biplane flying-boat with a 60/65hp water-cooled engine was built and flown from Lake Salubria in 1912. A second, more refined 'boat, was built with a 90hp Austro-Daimler engine and was capable of 65mph. As the Thomas brothers had trouble with the wooden hull absorbing water, thus adding weight to the aircraft, 30-gauge galvanised iron sheets were used to cover the wooden frame hull of the second aircraft, reinforced at the bow and underneath with wood planking. In 1914, a third design appeared with the same engine and this, together with a more streamlined model produced in 1915, also with a 90hp Austro-Daimler, has been referred to as the B-3. Possibly, one of the airframes was a conversion of an earlier aircraft. In any event, the final aircraft was built of mahogany and intended as a luxurious cruiser for two or three people.

1914 model
   Span 36ft 4in; length 25ft 6in
   Weight empty 1,275 lb.
   Maximum speed 65mph.

1915 model (B-3 or B-4)
   Span 38ft; length 28ft 6in; wing area 360sq ft.
   Weight empty 1,250 lb.
   Maximum speed 70mph; endurance 4hr.

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  • J.Wegg General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Since 1912 (Putnam)
  • Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919
  • Журнал Flight