Описание
Страна: США
Год: 1915
J.Wegg General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Since 1912 (Putnam)
D-2, HS, D-5
A two-seat, two-bay equal-span biplane of fabric-covered wooden construction similar to the T -2 was first flown in spring 1915 by Frank Burnside. Powered by a 135hp Sturtivant engine, the D-2 achieved an unofficial world record of 97.4mph and a rate of climb of 4,500ft in ten minutes. Two D-2s with twin main floats and a pontoon skid fitted directly underneath the rear fuselage were ordered by the Navy in July 1915 with the designation HS (AH-20/21, later A-57/58). A prototype HS was first flown from Renwick Park, Cayuga Lake, in late summer 1915 but the extra drag of the floats demanded higher power settings for which the radiator was inadequate. A heavy alighting was suffered early in the flight-test programme, following radiator problems, which necessitated repairs and subsequently the aircraft was destroyed, without fatal injuries to the pilot, when it crashed into the lake in early winter.
The two Navy aircraft were modified after the crash of the first HS to incorporate side mounted radiators for improved engine cooling, an upper wing with 11ft 6in increased span and larger ailerons, instead of upper and lower ets previously. The rear pontoon underneath the tail was lowered by mounting it on struts that lifted the rear fuselage out of the water. The first (AH-20) was shipped to Pensacola, Florida, with a 135hp Sturtevant engine in late February 1916, and accepted after flight tests on 30 March. The second, with a 135hp Thomas 8 engine, almost a duplicate of the Sturtivant, was handed over on 18 June. Both were used for training flights until November, when they were reassigned for experiments with 'wireless', and both were struck from Navy records the following June.
The D-5 was similar to the D-2 but had unequal span wings, the upper wing with a considerable over-hang. Two D-5 observation models were built for the Army for evaluation in 1915 (114/115) with 135hp Thomas engines.
HS (revised version)
Span 48ft 6in; length 29ft 9in; height 10ft 3in; wing area 441sq ft.
Weight empty 2,600 lb.
Maximum speed 82mph.
Описание:
- J.Wegg General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Since 1912 (Putnam)
- G.Swanborough, P.Bowers United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 (Putnam)
- Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919
- Журнал Flight
Фотографии
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Журнал - Flight за 1916 г.
THE NEW THOMAS MILITARY TRACTOR BIPLANE, TYPE D2. - Fitted with one of the new 135 h.p. Thomas aeromotors, this machine is said to have attained a speed of 102 m.p.h,, which constitutes, it is claimed, an American record.
Frank Burnside poses with the D-2. -
J.Wegg - General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors since 1912 /Putnam/
Prototype HS (135 hp Sturtivant) at Renwick Park (now Stewart Park), Ithaca, in summer 1915. The small window in the fuselage forward of and below the cockpit assisted judgement in landing.
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Журнал - Flight за 1916 г.
The Thomas seaplane (type H.S.), as being employed by the U.S. Navy at Pensacola, Florida. During tests the average speed developed, with and against the wind, was 82 m.p.h. over a 5-mile course. The machine was piloted by Mr. Frank Burnside, who had with him as passenger and official timer Lieut. Saufly. With the machine fully loaded, the climb was 450 ft. per min, while the gliding angle is stated to have been 1 in 10.2, but the direction of the wind is not stated.
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Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/
The "D 5" Type Thomas-Morse military tractor with 135 h.p. Thomas engine.
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J.Wegg - General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors since 1912 /Putnam/
One of two D-5s built for the US Army in 1915 (135hp Thomas 8).
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Журнал - Flight за 1918 г.
American aeroplane types of 1917-18: Thomas-Morse.
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Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
AT THE AMERICAN AERO SHOW. - Some constructional details. Control-surface crank-lever on the Thomas tractor.
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Журнал - Flight за 1917 г.
AT THE AMERICAN AERO SHOW. - Some constructional details. Tail-skid on the Thomas tractor.
