M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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CREESE-DEDERICH monoplane (A.E. Creese and W. Dederich designers)
Although this machine arrived at the Blackpool Meeting in October 1909 there were no reports of any successful flights taking place there or subsequently. The aircraft was a single-seat tractor monoplane with lateral control by sliding panels to increase the wing area, and consequently the lift, as selected. The undercarriage was sprung pneumatically. These features were covered by Patent Nos.23757-8/1909.
Power: 30hp Anzani three-cylinder air-cooled fan type semiradial.
Data
Span 25ft increasing to 28ft
Normal area 168 sq ft
Length 24ft
Weight 450 lb
Speed 30mph (estimated)
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Creese-Dederich Monoplane
The single-seat tractor Creese-Dederich Monoplane was designed by A. G. Creese and appeared at the 1909 Blackpool Aviation Meeting. The engine was the three-cylinder 30 h.p. Anzani. Unorthodox features were the telescopic wings, which contained outwards-sliding panels which operated during banking to add area to the wing which was depressed, and also the system of compressed-air shock-absorbers fitted to the undercarriage. Span, 25 ft. (extending to 28 ft.). Length, 24 ft. Wing area, 168 sq. ft. Weight empty, 450 lb. Maximum speed, 30 m.p.h.
