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Benoist Type XIV Flying Boat 1913
CORRECTION: Benoist C 1915
Have not seen picture of the twin boomed tail, though
No, there was none.....
Withdrawn.
CORRECTION: Benoist C 1915
Have not seen picture of the twin boomed tail, though
No, there was none.....
Withdrawn.
Last edited by RegDep; 18th Jan 2011 at 16:18. Reason: Correction & Withdrawal
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There's something odd at mid-span on the lower left wing, and the left wingtip leading edge ain't the same as the right one.
Clue : The designer went on to be a famous industry name with his own company
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It is the Loughead F-1 - featured previously by your good self at
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post5763748
while rebuilt as the landplane F-1A in 1918. Jack Northrop was the designer.
Over to you Graeme
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post5763748
while rebuilt as the landplane F-1A in 1918. Jack Northrop was the designer.
Over to you Graeme
