Описание
Страна: Новая Зеландия
Год: 1911
Форум Breguet's Aircraft Challenge
The prototype (New Zealand 's Vogel), was built during 1909-10 by a Wellington photographer Arthur Schaef, with assistance from engineer Percy Fisher. The engine was an adaptation of a J.A.P. engine. The aircraft left the ground briefly, when it was test flown along the foreshore at Lyall Bay in mid-January 1911, followed by further attempts over the coming months. The best effort was 150 feet in length, only a few feet off the ground.
He then attempted a land trial at Hagley Park, Christchurch, but the crowds got in his way and ultimately the crankshaft broke before he could get airborne. The aircraft was shipped back to Wellington and Schaef bought a new engine from England, a 30hp Anzani.
Returning to the beach and in an effort to avoid crowds, Schaef fitted floats to the machine and Vogel II became New Zealand's first amphibious aircraft. It was trialled at Evan's Bay and would taxi on the water but not take off, as the drag was too great. Schaef was forced to replace the floats with wheels once again.
He continued to fly his machine from Lyall Bay until March 1914, when a fire destroyed the Vogel II. Schaef did not attempt to rebuild it.
Описание:
- Форум Breguet's Aircraft Challenge
- Журнал Flight
Фотографии
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Журнал - Flight за 1914 г.
Mr. A. W. Schaef's 35 h.p. Y Anzani monoplane (built by himself.) at Newton Park (New Zealand) Aviation Meeting on March 24th. This machine, it will be remembered by our readers, was shown in flight in these pages some months ago.
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Журнал - Flight за 1913 г.
Mr. A. W. Schaef's hydroaeroplane.
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Журнал - Flight за 1914 г.
AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND. - A. W. Schaef on his Anzani-engined Amphibian monoplane (No. 2), which he constructed entirely himself. The photograph shows preliminary tests at Lyall Bay, Wellington, N. Z., in March last year, when it flew about 20 ft. above water for a short stretch.
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Журнал - Flight за 1914 г.
AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND. - A. W. Schaef's workshop at Wellington, N.Z., where he built his monoplane, .No. 1, in 1909, without any knowledge or experience other than that he obtained from the pages of FLIGHT. Our photograph shows the fuselage and landing chassis in its early stage, also the self-made propeller.
