В.Шавров История конструкций самолетов в СССР до 1938 г.

"Меллер-II" ("Меллер № 2"). Самолет был похож на "Фарман-XVI", но хвостовая ферма была собственной конструкции завода. Узкая часть хвоста была обтянута полотном и спереди снабжена обтекателем. Двигатель - "Гном-Моносупап" в 100 л. с. В ходе конкурса 1913 г., в котором "Меллер-II" участвовал, хвостовая ферма его была заменена и самолет потерял внешние отличия от "Фармана-XVI". Коробка крыльев была складной для удобства перевозки, полукоробки складывались назад путем поворота вокруг узлов разъема задних лонжеронов (впервые в России). Для характеристики этого самолета следует напомнить, что именно с него в полете сорвался двигатель и упал на самолет "Русский витязь", стоявший на земле. Однако стержни фермы на "Меллере-II" не были разрушены и летчик А. М. Габер-Влынский сумел благополучно совершить посадку.


Самолет||
Год выпуска||1913
Двигатель, марка||
   Мощность||100
Длина самолета, м||8,1
Размах крыла, м||13,7
Площадь крыла, м2||35
Масса пустого, кг||460
Масса топлива+ масла, кг||100
Масса полной нагрузки, кг||250
Полетная масса, кг||710
Удельная нагрузка на крыло, кг/м2||20,3
Удельная нагрузка на мощность, кг/лс||7,1
Весовая отдача, %||35

H.Nowarra, G.Duval Russian Civil and Military Aircraft 1884-1969

The Moller I took part in the 1913 trials sponsored by the War Ministry, but it would seem that its performance did not give satisfaction, for Moska almost immediately entered a second machine for the same trials. This was the Moller II pusher biplane, powered by an engine similar to that of its predecessor.
   The tail booms in this case were fabric-covered, and to prevent the slipstream from overstressing the fabric, a dome-shaped fairing immediately behind the propeller closed off what was now virtually the rear fuselage. The crew and engine were positioned in a forward nacelle. When tested, the Moller II was found to have a maximum speed of only 55 m.p.h., which was far from satisfactory, but despite this the machine was flown in the 1913 military trials, in the course of which it initiated what must surely be one of the more bizarre accidents in the history of aviation. During a demonstration flight, the Moller II and Sikorski’s giant ‘Russki Vityaz’ were airborne together, and just as the Moller passed above the huge machine the engine bearers failed, the Gnome tore itself free and hurtled down to score a direct hit upon the ‘Russki Vityaz’ below, which crashed, killing its crew. The Moller II pilot survived.

A.Durkota, T.Darcey, V.Kulikov The Imperial Russian Air Service (Flying Machines)

Meller II

  The second design in the Meller series of three aircraft resembled the Farman XVI. Also a pusher machine, its tail booms were exclusively a Dux design. A folding wing design was incorporated for easy storage.
  The aircraft was flown during the Russian Military International Aircraft Competitionon when its 100hp Gnome broke away from the airframe. The pilot was able to glide to a safe landing, but the engine fell through the wing of Sikorsky's Grand, causing irreparable damage.


Dux-Built Aircraft Data
Specification Meller I Meller II Meller III Dux No.2 Dux Military Bleriot XIbis Bleriot XI Dux Farman IV Farman VII Farman IX
Year Built 1913 1913 1913 1913 1915 1910 1912 1910 1911 1911
Max. Speed, km/h - - - - - 95 90 65 86 90
Landing Spd, km/h - - - - - - - 60 60 60
Engines, number 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
type G-M G-M Salmson Gnome G-M Gnome Gnome Gnome Gnome Gnome
Power, hp 100 100 80 80 100 50 50 50 50 70
Length, m 9.4 8.1 10.5 7.6 7.6 775 7.2 12.5 9.0 8.0
Span, m (U/L) 12.1 13.7 12.4 12.3 11.2 8.9 8.9 10.5 12.0/7.0 12.0/7.0
Wing Area, m2 22.5 35.0 30.0 22.5 18.0 14.5 20.9 41.0 31.0 28.0
Empty Wt., kg 440 460 - - 420 240 295 400 345 260
Fuel Wt., kg 95 100 - - 130 - 30 75 75
Oil Wt., kg 25 total - - total total 35 total total total
Payload, kg 280 250 - - 280 130 145 180 255 225
Gross Wt., kg 720 710 700 370 440 580 600 485
Wing Load, kg/m2 320 20.3 - - 39.0 25.0 21.0 14.0 19.4 17.3
Power, kg/hp 7.2 7.1 - - 7.0 7.4 8.8 11.6 12.0 7.0