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Страна: Великобритания

Год: 1909

P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)

Franklin Tandem Biplane

   The Franklin Biplane was constructed in the Chiltern Hills during the early part of 1909 by Cambridge undergraduates H. H. Franklin. H. W. Holt, A. E. Lowy and C. M. Spielmann. Tandem biplane wings were mounted one behind the other. Twin propellers, rotating in opposite directions, were fitted behind the rear wings and were driven by a continuous chain from the 12 h.p. air-cooled twin-cylinder Buchet engine. Biplane elevators were installed in front, the rudder being at the rear between the propellers. The flying controls were operated by a pole suspended vertically. Springing of the landing-gear was effected by compressed air. Brief trials of the Franklin Biplane were carried out on the ground.

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  • P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
  • M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
  • Журнал Flight