L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
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Type B: In 1911 Vinet advertised his Type B, claiming that his former aeroplanes (Type A?) had been "test machines without direct commercial consequences." Similar to the Bleriot XI, the uncovered fuselage was slender; the undercarriage was a lighter version of the Hanriot's, where a 4-legged frame supported 2 long skids, across which was bound the axle. A long triangular tailplane supported tiny triangular elevators; the triangular rudder had no fin.
(Span: 9 m; length: 7.8 m; wing area: 16 sqm; empty weight: 210 kg; speed: c 90 ktnh; 40 hp Gyp)
Vinet produced a racing variant for the Circuit Europeen in June 1911, but it is not clear whether in fact it was entered. It had slightly less wingspan and weighed fractionally less than the Type B. Another similar machine was photographed in March 1912 at Issy - perhaps the same one modified, with Bleriot-style pylon instead of a 3-legged tower.