VLAICLU Monoplane

Designed by Ouvret Vlaiclu. First shewn at the Vienna Exhibition, 1911. Modified; it flew very well indeed at Aspern, June, 1912. The 1912 model is of entirely novel type, a tail first monoplane with a propeller either end of the main planes, and a triangular tail aft. Principal details are:— Length , 34-2/3 feet (10.50 m.) Span , 30 feet (9.15 m.) Height , 12 feet (3.65 m.) Wing frame in three sections with gap between. Motor , 50 h.p., Gnome chain driven. Fuselage , old style; landing cha is on three wheels only, with a single ash skid in front. Covered in engine driving the 31 foot propeller shaft for the 2 propellers. Rear tail consists of 2 fixed planes, a triangular damping plane and a triangular keel plane. Forward, an elevator and two semi-circular rudders (double faced). From this combination remarkable results are achieved, and all gyrostatic effect from the propellers eliminated. Control , horizontal wheel on column. Elevator depre ed or otherwise by action on column. Note. —At Vienna, 1912, this machine took first prize for the smallest circle and also for accurate bomb-dropping. The original machine was purchased by the Roum an i an Army.188 rUSSIAN.