German WW1 Triplane (UEB contracted)
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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. At the bottom of the fairing part of the engine sticks out. Down and right from the engine parts are two struts which lead to the plane's wheels. To the right of the wheel, part of an aerofoil sticks out. It is fixed to and runs the length of the axle but this cannot be found as it is hidden by the wheel. Up from the wheel are the end edges of three wings. The lower wing is at the level of the bottom of the fuselage, the middle wing is at the level of the top of the fuselage and the upper wing is at the top of the plane. Each wing is slightly to the left (forward) of the wing below. There are two long wooden vertically slanting struts between the wings. A shorter strut goes between the upper wing and the body of the plane. On the right of the upper wing a short rod sticks up and down. This provides a pivot for the wire (not shown) that moves the aileron. On the top of the fuselage just up from the middle wing is a machine gun facing to the left. From the wings the plane's fuselage stretches out to the right. To the right of the machine gun in the top of the fuselage is the rounded recess of the cockpit. Halfway along the fuselage there is a German cross to identify the plane's nationality. At the end of the fuselage is the tail. The whole vertical part is an aileron which can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. It is decorated with a second German cross, just to the end edge of the horizontal part of the tail. It is flush with the top of the fuselage and covers nearly half of it between the cockpit and the vertical tail. 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 image. Down from this is the front of the engine fairing. Then the top wing stretches to the right and left. In the bottom right and left corner of the wing is a long thin aileron which sticks out left and right of the wing. It can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. The upper wing is only slightly up the page from the middle wing, so only a small part of the rear of the middle wing can be found. The upper wing is decorated with German black and white crosses, one to the left and one to the right. The middle wing is not as long as the upper wing and the lower wing is shorter again. Only a part of the rear of the lower wing can be found. Down the page from the centre of the wings is the top of the fuselage. The ends of two machine guns poke out from under the upper wing, sitting on top of the fuselage. Down from the guns is a rounded cockpit At the bottom of the page at the end of the fuselage is a large triangular tail. The rear part of the tail is two ailerons which can be moved to adjust the plane's flight path. Between the ailerons is the end edge of the vertical tail. The triplane is painted bright red and typically had a white tail. 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.