Civilian aircraft: private planes, general aviation
The 1910 Paulhan biplane, actively discussed in aviation circles, was remarkable only for the strength and elasticity of its structure, and the ease with which it could be packed and shipped. Louis Paulhan, whose great exploits as an aeroplane pilot were well known, made a happy combination of a new type of [...]
Although similar in general outline and type of construction to the early Farmans, this English biplane was quite different in the method of transverse control, in the absence of any rear direction rudder, and in the structure of the wings.
Many successful flights were made by the Neale VII., and while the [...]
One of the first machines designed by M. Goupy was a triplane with-a rear stabilizing cell, built for him by the Voisins and flown for short distances in the spring of 1908. The Goupy biplane, built in the Bleriot factory, resembled the Bleriot monoplanes in all the important features of its [...]
Early in 1909 Maurice Farman, a brother of the pioneer. Henri Farman, began his career as an aeroplane constructor, rivaling in due time his brother. Although up to the late summer of 1910 they conducted their business separately, the Farman brothers then worked in partnership, the H. Farman and the M. [...]
One of the weirdest looking airplanes ever to take flight.
The Dunne biplane, constructed in England by Short Brothers to the design of Lieut. J. W. Dunne, was very solidly built and presented a very unusual appearance. In the numerous flights made in 1910 at Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, exceptional stability was exhibited [...]
This biplane, built in Switzerland by the Dufaux Brothers, was one of the most successful early biplanes equipped with a tractor propeller. It was noteworthy for its light weight. Except for having two wings, the Dufaux resembled the Antoinette monoplane more than any other type, and possessed some of the gracefulness of that [...]
Col. Cody’s second biplane, in which he won the British Michelin prize by flying 186 miles at Farnborough on December 31st, 1910, greatly resembled its predecessor of 1909, but was smaller, and distinguished by its single propeller at the rear instead of two as before.
The control system and rudders are precisely the [...]
Col. Cody, an American living in England, distinguished himself in the early 1900s as the successful operator of man-lifting kites. His work in this line, with regard to army use and scouting, attracted much attention in England. In 1907, Col. Cody commenced work on a motor aeroplane of huge dimensions. [...]
Louis Breguet experimented with airplanes for many years at Douai, France, and gradually evolved, step by step, one of the best of the early flying machines. It is interesting to note that the first successful helicopter to lift a man was built by him and M. Richet in 1907, the total weight [...]
This interesting aeroplane, designed and built by the Aeronautical Syndicate, Ltd., in England, was such a departure from other early monoplanes, that it excited a great deal of comment. Many pioneering flights were made on this “All-British” machine, and it speedily took its place among prominent airplanes of the day.
Specifications from “Monoplanes and [...]
