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Old 28th Jan 2010, 08:03
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SincoTC
 
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Is it the SIMB Bernard "Ferbois" (Type C ?)as presented at the 1922 Paris Salon?

I can't find any photos or drawings and have to get down to work in a few minutes, so Open House please if correct!

I just found an illustration on page 764 Flight, Dec 21 1922 and it calls it the S.I.M.B. Bernard Type C

A description I found which seems to fit the bill:

Aerodynamically the Bernard " Ferbois " is interesting in

being a cantilever monoplane with wings placed low


a la Junkers and an " inverted T " undercarriage consisting of a
single covered-in " leg " growing out of the fuselage and


carrying at its lower end a transverse member in which the
axle is housed. The machine is of extraordinarily clean
outline, and certainly appears to give hopes of justifying its
designer's hope of attaining a speed of 315 kms. (195 miles)
per hour. With a 300 h.p. Hispano engine the power
ioading is about 9 lbs./h.p., while the wing loading is about



15 lbs./sq. ft. A thick, high-lift wing section is used.


Last edited by SincoTC; 28th Jan 2010 at 08:19. Reason: Found Illustration
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