World War 1 Plane
I am an engineer and the word "Plane" used to a flying machine is the most grating word I ever hear
https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/...-every-flight/
The word plane has so many other meanings.
Just had another idea. The Martinsyde S.1 had a 80hp Gnome and had the same cowl.
Indeed. As far as I am concerned this title should be legally restricted to those holding either I.Eng or C.Eng registration or Washington/Sydney Accord alternatives (although I would probably accept Eur.Ing and possibly the colonial PE registrations as equivalent).
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As the science improved the introduction of better metals, better fin layouts (more focus on the heads where the heat is than the cylinders where it isn't), recirculating oil lubrication with oil coolers and MUCH better understanding of how convection cooling works led to better cowl/duct designs, innovations like the Townend Ring and the NACA Long-Chord cowl, made high power radials more practicable and thus obsoleted the rotary.
The heavy flywheels needed by pre-rotary engines became less necessary as decent cam profiles and ignition curves were developed, together with the general move to higher rpm (for more power). And of course the use of bigger, heavier and geared propellers contributed as well.
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Sandringham 1 you stated
Whilst I agree with your comments regarding the similarity to the Caudron G3's wing, scalloped trailing edge etc i have yet to find a photograph of a RFC or RNAS Caudron G3 where the fuselage is mounted above the lower wing. In the Windsock Datafile No 94 on the Caudron G3 there is a photograph on page 15 of a Danish G3 and the caption states "Denmark's only G3 was unusual in that it is a G3 with the nacelle mounted above the lower wing..." .I have searched J M Bruce book "The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps" and Own Thetford book "British Naval Aircraft since 1912.and all photographs show the lower wing abuts against the bottom of the fuselage nacelle.The only photograph of a fuselage nacelle above the lower wing is that of Caudron No 311 obtained by the War Office in may 1913. J M Bruce states that this aircraft until 1st April when following an adverse report by the Squadron it was condemned.was used by No 4 Squadron The aircraft in the photograph could of course possibly be Caudron No 311. although the photograph published of the aircraft after acceptance by Scarborough has no cowling fitted.
Just a thought could it possibly a RNAS Coudron G.IV,, a twin engined derivative of the G.3, of which i understand they had 55 delivered?
I am going by the gap between the fuselage and lower wing, the scalloped trailing edge, the just visible 45' strut at the far left of the picture that went from the short lower wing tip to the longer upper wing tip, and the bit of strut that is mostly obscured by the persons right hand/arm, it went out to the forward tip of the landing skid.The cowling is in a style fitted to several aircraft types using rotary engines, the Sopwith Tabloid being one and some Caudrons were build in the UK with Gnomes so a cowl of that style would be an option.
Just a thought could it possibly a RNAS Coudron G.IV,, a twin engined derivative of the G.3, of which i understand they had 55 delivered?
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Aeroplane, Aircraft or the American Airplane that I will accept. Terminlogy is everything!.I am an engineer and the word "Plane" used to a flying machine is the most grating word I ever hear. The word plane has so many other meanings. Woodworking tool, Astrology, etc.
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"When you have eliminated all the possible whatever remains (no matter how improbable) must be speculative assumption" (Barret Homes, 1878)
Caudrons seemed to have a wide variety of engines - possibly adapting batches to suit whatever engines were available. My wife's great uncle was an RFC pilot - hanging in my study I have a propeller blade with several pictures set into it. One is clearly a Caudron, but this one seems to have a non-rotary engine:
Other pictures on the prop include a vickers gunbus and a Sopwith 1-1/2 strutter.
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Caudrons seemed to have a wide variety of engines - possibly adapting batches to suit whatever engines were available. My wife's great uncle was an RFC pilot - hanging in my study I have a propeller blade with several pictures set into it. One is clearly a Caudron, but this one seems to have a non-rotary engine:
Other pictures on the prop include a vickers gunbus and a Sopwith 1-1/2 strutter.
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