British WW1 Biplane (large print)
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- Synopsis
- This page shows two views of a World War 1 military plane. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left, when the image is the correct way up. There is a side view facing to the left on the left of the page and a top view on the right of the page. On the left of the side view is a large two-bladed wooden propeller. To the right is the engine fairing. On the top of this is a machine gun facing to the left. To the right up and down from the gun are the end edges of two wings. The upper wing is slightly to the left (forward) of the lower wing. There are two long wooden vertically slanting struts between the wings. A second pair of short struts goes between the upper wing and the body of the plane. Down from the lower wing are two more struts which lead to the plane's wheels. From the wings, the plane's fuselage stretches out to the right. Between the wings in the top of the fuselage is the rounded recess of the cockpit. Halfway along the fuselage it is marked with a large letter G and a British blue, white and red roundel. At the end of the fuselage is the tail. The vertical part is divided into two halves. The half to the right is an aileron which can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. It is decorated with a blue, white and red stripe. Just the end edge of the horizontal part of the tail can be found. Down from the tail is the tail skid, a small short strut which rests on the ground when the plane is stationary and protects the tail on takeoff and landing. The top view shows the plane facing up the page. The propeller is at the top centre of the page. Down from this is the front of the engine fairing. The tips of two machine guns poke out, sitting on top of the fairing. Then the top wing stretches to the right and left. In the centre of the wing there is a rectangular hatch through the wing. The upper wing is decorated with two British blue, white and red roundels, one to the left and one to the right. In the bottom right and left of the wings is an aileron which can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. The upper wing is slightly up the page from the lower wing, so only the rear part of the lower wing can be found. Down the page from the centre of the wings is the top of the fuselage. In the first part of it half the rounded cockpit shows through a rounded recess in the upper wing. The other half of the cockpit is hidden by the upper wing. At the bottom of the page at the end of the fuselage is the tail. The rear part of each tail piece is an aileron which can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. The biplane is painted khaki green. There are many wires going between the wings, and the wings and the body. They are a tension structures to act against the resistance of the wooden struts for structural strength. The machine gun fires through the sweep of the propeller but the firing is ingeniously timed not to hit the propeller blades.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/08/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.