GB191002095A - An Aeroplane Flying Machine. - Google Patents

Abstract

2095. Twining, E. W. Jan. 27. [Cognate Application, 17,638/10.] Aerial machines without aerostats; steering and balancing.-Lateral balancing-planes adjustable about axes in the line of flight passing centrally through the planes are arranged at an angle to one another between the planes of a biplane or at the extremities of the frame of a monoplane. The balancing-planes, front elevator, and rudder are all operated from a single operating-apparatus. As applied to a biplane, the balancing-planes G, H are pivoted about axes x y inclined at the same angle as the supporting-surfaces A, B, and the planes are normally inclined upwards and outwards at an angle of 45 degrees. The cords n for turning the planes in opposite directions pass around a pulley I, Fig. 5, on the spindle of a handwheel J, which is carried by a pillar K rotatable in a vertical socket k pivoted transversely in bearings L. A cross-bar M is secured to the pillar K and serves to operate the rudder D. The control rod l of the elevator C is secured to an extension of the pillar K. In a modified form of operating-apparatus, the transverse pivot of the socket k is suppressed, and a second hand-wheel and drum is mounted on the upper end of the pillar for operating the elevator by cords passing around the drum. The balancing-planes may be operated automatically by a pendulum. The frame of the machine comprises front and rear outriggers carrying the elevator C, Fig. 1, and fixed tail E, and the frame is braced by rods c, d, f. Shock of landing, deadening. - The underframe of the machine is provided with a skid e connected to the front wheel U by an elastic member z. The back wheel V has a telescopic support w, so that, when the machine lands, the wheels first take the shock, and afterwards the skid comes in contact with the ground.