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Страна: Великобритания

Год: 1910

P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)

Maxim 1910 Biplane

   After a lapse of some fifteen years Sir Hiram Maxim produced his second aeroplane design. In the intervening period since his huge biplane of 1894 was built, powered flight had become a reality in several countries and, in the light of the experiences of others, his new machine displayed a rather more realistic approach to the problem.
   Construction of the three-seater pusher biplane was undertaken by Wolseley at Crayford, (Cent, and was completed in 1910. Steel tubing was employed for the fuselage framework, and the three seats were arranged abreast at the leading edge of the lower wings, the pilot sitting in a central nacelle. Power was provided by a four-cylinder Maxim engine of 80 h.p., which was coupled to three pusher propellers, the central one of 5 ft. diameter being driven direct by the crankshaft, while the pair of 11 ft. 4 ins. diameter revolved around the steel-tubing upper tail booms and were connected to the engine through a rope drive tensioned by jockey pulleys.
   The wings were of wood, covered with rubber-proofed Jap silk, and were of rectangular plan-form with straight centre-section and gull dihedral on the outer panels. Warping, operated by foot pedals, was employed for lateral control and the twin tail-wheels were coupled to the rudders for control on the ground.
   Pre-flight testing by tethering with wires to a steel mast in the centre of a circular track was proposed, and this was prepared early in 1910. The track consisted of tar and sand, and was 25 ft. wide, with a circumference of 2,200 ft. A gyroscopic control mechanism was under development for the machine, but was not required, as the biplane never took to the air in free-flight. Span, 44 ft. Length, 35 ft. 6 ins. Wing area, 572 sq. ft. Endurance, 2 hrs.

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