FAY-WILKINSON biplane (P.P. Fay & Wilkinson, Withernsea, Near, Hull, Yorkshire)

   This machine, of which a crude drawing and description appeared in The Aero 27 July 1909 (p. 153), was said to be under construction by Messrs. Fay and Wilkinson after years of experiment.
   The biplane main wings were each divided into a center section and outer panels, the latter being controllable by pivoting on their main spars. A similar tail unit was also controllable, but presumably was of smaller span, and may have been of monoplane type.
   The engine drove two tractor and two pusher four-bladed propellers through chains and shafts and was mounted on the lower main center section behind the pilot. The 70hp six-cylinder engine was made in Leeds and weighed 300 lb. An undercarriage of four pairs of wheels supported the machine. A stabilizer consisting of a weight suspended below the machine was connected into the control system.