M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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WILSON-GIBSON monoplane (Motor Repair Co., Heath Rd., Twickenham, Middlesex)
This single-seater machine was built in 1910 by W.B. Wilson, his brother and WE. Gibson of the Motor Repair Co., using a structure of camphor wood, made by a Mr. Hebblewhite of Gould Rd., Twickenham. It was illustrated in skeleton form in May 1910, and complete in February 1911 at the London Aviation Ground at Acton, where it was to be used by the Allan Knight Co. as a practice machine. It is believed to have been among a number of machines destroyed by fire on 14 May 1911.
The machine resembled an Antoinette, with a parallel chord wing, braced by wires and kingposts to a central pylon and fitted with ailerons hinged on the trailing edge. The aerofoil section was deeply cambered and tapered in thickness from 5in to 3in along the span. The fuselage was of triangular section, and was fabric covered over most of its length.
The undercarriage had two pairs of skids and two pairs of wheels on separate axles, and a large fork mounted tailwheel. The fin and tailplane extended well forward along the fuselage and carried a triangular rudder and divided triangular elevators. The pilot's control was by wheel and column, as distinct from the Antoinette type of wheel control. Two radiators made by the firm of Lamplough were mounted one on each side of the fuselage.
Power: 60hp NEC six-cylinder inline water-cooled twostroke.
Data
Span 46ft 6in
Chord 8ft
Area 356 sq. ft
Area tailplane & elevators 90 sq. ft
Length 40ft
Area rudder 15 sq. ft
Weight allup 950 1b.
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Wilson-Gibson Monoplane
The Wilson-Gibson Monoplane was a single-seat tractor designed by W. B. Wilson and W. E. Gibson, and built during 1910 by Wilson Brothers and Gibson, of the Motor Repair Company, Twickenham, Middlesex. It was constructed for the use of Allan Knight and Co., as a practice machine at the London Aviation Grounds at Ealing. The airframe was of camphor wood, and ailerons were incorporated in the wings. The engine was the 60 h.p. N.E.C. Span. 46 ft. 6 ins. Length, 40 ft." Wing area, 356 sq. ft. Weight loaded, 950 lb.
