Описание
Страна: Великобритания
Год: 1911
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Mulliner 2 Knyplane
The Knyplane was the second tractor monoplane built by the Mulliner Coachworks Ltd., of Long Acre, London, and Northampton, and was designed by E. Cecil Kny - of later D.F.W. fame - and constructed in the Mulliner works at Vardens Road, Clapham Junction, London, S.W. It was seen at the 1911 Olympia Aero Show, and was unusual in that the incidence of the wings could be altered in flight, together with their camber, which could be increased by drooping the leading-edge. Both operations could be carried out synchronously or independently of each other. A feature of the finely-shaped, boat-like fuselage with its metal fore-part, was that the open cockpit could be enclosed by the addition of a detachable conning-tower. The engine was a 60 h.p. E.N.V. "F", which drove a Normale propeller. Span, 39 ft. Length, 36 ft. Wing area, 300 sq. ft. Weight loaded, 1,250 lb.
Описание:
- P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
- M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
- Журнал Flight
Фотографии
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M.Goodall, A.Tagg - British Aircraft before the Great War /Schiffer/
Mulliner Knyplane designed by the firm's Danish manager was at Olympia in 1911. It was not seen subsequently.
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P.Lewis - British Aircraft 1809-1914 /Putnam/
The boat-like body of the Kny aeroplane, built by Mulliner's of Long Acre and Northampton. Apart from this characteristic feature the most important structural detail is the method of swivelling the wings and depressing the leading edge so as to alter their attitude and camber simultaneously.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Sketch showing how the wings on the Mulliner "Kny" aeroplane are mounted on a central bearing so that the angle of incidence can be altered during flight. Simultaneous with this movement an alteration in the camber is brought about by means of pivoted rods, as shown above, acting on a special flexible leading edge.
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Журнал - Flight за 1911 г.
Under-carriage of the Kny aeroplane, built by Mulliner's, of Long Acre and Northampton.