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Страна: Великобритания

Год: 1910

P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)

Parkes Monoplane

   The third design of C. H. Parkes to be built during 1909 was a single-seat canard tractor monoplane which was constructed by the carriage works of T. Preece and Co., Monmouth. Its two-cylinder 20 h.p. engine was mounted before the wings, the pilot being seated behind them, A front elevator was fitted, with the tailplane and the rudder at the rear. Ailerons were used for lateral control. The machine first flew on 7th July, 1910. Span, 28 ft. 3 ins. Length, 28 ft. 3 ins. Wing area, 200 sq. ft. Weight empty, 500 lb.

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