Short Biplane No.2
Страна: Великобритания
Год: 1909

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Short. Самолеты 1909-1914 годов

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   За ним последовал Biplane No.2 для пионера английской авиации лорда Мура-Брабазона, 30 октября 1909 года выигравшего на нем приз газеты "Дейли Мейл" за круговой полет длиной в одну милю. Более компактный и легкий Biplane No.3 с 35-сильным (26 кВт) ПД Green оказался неудачным.
   За ним последовали два биплана, спроектированные Дж.В. Дьюном, один из которых был выполнен по бесхвостой схеме и предназначался для "Blair Atholl Syndicate".
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Another interesting machine, one of which was owned by Moore-Brabazon, was the British-built Short biplane shown in the illustration. As will be seen, this machine was very similar to the Wright biplane - and also used the starting rail - the main differences being in the "chassis" and control surfaces.
"Short No. 2" resembled No. 1, but the rudder was carried on outriggers and not on the wing tips. Note the unusual lateral controllers. On this machine Lt. Col. Moore-Brabazon flew a mile in a closed circuit
J T C Moore-Brabazon flying a Short No.2 biplane in 1909.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO: Last Tuesday, October 30, was the twenty-fifth anniversary of Lt. Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon's historic flight at Shellbeach, where, on October 30, 1909, he accomplished a circular flight of one mile on the all-British Short biplane, thereby winning the Daily Mail prize of ?1,000 for the first Briton to fly a circuit of one mile in a British-made machine. Our illustration shows the actual flight in progress.