M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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ELSWORTH monoplane (Oswald Elsworth, Tyneside Foundry Co., Water St., Newcastle)
Elsworth was a member of the Northumberland Aero Club, with flying ground at Bolden Racecourse. His machine was nearing completion in February 1910.
The layout was similar to a Bleriot with open, square section girder fuselage, but with a triangulated undercarriage with twin skids, designed to receive the landing loads and provide drag for braking. The wings had squarecut tips and were warped by a wheel control, fore and aft movement of which operated the elevators. A tailplane and rudder were fitted but no fin. There is no evidence that flight was achieved.
Power: 25hp Advance four-cylinder air-cooled vee.
Data
Span 28ft
Weight 150 lb without engine.
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Elsworth Monoplane
The Elsworth Monoplane was designed and built during 1910 by Oswald Elsworth, and was fitted with a 25 h.p. engine.
