Experimental ATs were of varied types, including the Sopwith-designed biplane

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sopwith Sparrow - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

Larynx on its launcher aboard HMS Stronghold.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAE Larynx - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The RAE Larynx on its catapult aboard HMS Stronghold. The Larynx was powered by a 200 h.p. close-cowled Lynx engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAE Larynx - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

An AT on its launcher aboard HMS Stronghold - AT No 11 may be seen in the fore­ground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

An AT caught at the moment of launch.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

AT No 10 being retrieved following a sea landing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

AT No 11 on its handling trolley. First launch attempts were made from HMS Argus on July 12 and August 31, 1922.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

View of a 1917 Royal Aircraft Factory AT, powered by a 35 h.p. ABC Gnat flat twin engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

The RAE 1922 AT was powered by a 45 h.p. Siddeley-Deasy Ounce engine. This AT had no undercarriage and was launched from a simple track aboard HMS Argus and, later, HMS Stronghold.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

The chordwise lines under the wings are aerial wires, not ribs - others were located on the fuselage sides. Interference from the ignition system was a problem.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

This Royal Aircraft Establishment side elevation of an Aircraft Target (AT) is dated February 28, 1917.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF Aerial Target / AT - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

Experimental ATs were of varied types, including the one shown, believed built by Ruston Proctor

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Ruston Proctor Aerial Target - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916