GB338043A - - Google Patents

Abstract

338,043. Dornier Metallbauten, Ges., and Dornier, C. April 20, 1929, [Convention date]. Planes, arrangement and construction of; propelling.-Aeroplanes are provided either above or below, or above and below the principal wing with streamlined superstructures carrying gondolas serving for the accommodation of engines, weapons, &c., the superstructures or gondolas being interconnected by means of connecting members parallel to the principal wing and streamlined to act as supporting planes. Fig. 2 shews gondolas c mounted on superstructures b and interconnected by members e, joints being provided at f. Fig. 6 illustrates a modification in which gondolas c are mounted on a continuous connecting wing d which may be extended in span beyond the outer gondolas. Gondolas h may similarly be mounted beneath the main wing a, the outer gondolas carrying floats k. The connecting members d, i may be braced as shewn or, alternatively, when the member d is provided with an extension this may be braced by struts from the gondola and from the main wing a at the point of connection of the main bracing strut shewn in Fig. 2. A crawling passage r, Fig. 7, is arranged in the wing a and communicates with passages in the interior of the superstructures. These may have a stressed outer covering, Fig. 9, or comprise an internal structure w, Fig. 11, and an outer envelope v. Upright internal members of these superstructures are adapted to serve as ladders. Fig. 10 shews a wall t of a shaft s, Fig. 9, provided with foot holes u, and Fig. 12 shews a girder x forming part of the structures w, Fig. 11, having treaded strips y.