Фотографии
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Flight 1923-05 / Flight
THE PASSAT GLIDER
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Flight 1923-01 / Flight
M.PASSAT'S EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER: M.Passat, well-known to many of our readers in connection with his "orthopter" experiments, is testing a new theory - in which movable wings and a variable "c.g." play main parts - with the aid of the glider shown above at Wimbledon. We hope to have something more to say on this subject later on.
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Flight 1923-05 / Flight
THE PASSAT GLIDER: View shows the glider with wings folded ready for transport.
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Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 2001-03 / VTOL 1916-style
The photograph from the file give a good idea of the lay-out of Passat's ornithopter. The engine was mounted under the fuselage and the cranks to move the wings were moved by shafts from either side of the engine. There appears to be no directional control surfaces.
In one photograph, M Passat had helpfully indicated in which direction the aircraft was intended to proceed. -
Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 2001-03 / VTOL 1916-style
The photograph from the file give a good idea of the lay-out of Passat's ornithopter. The engine was mounted under the fuselage and the cranks to move the wings were moved by shafts from either side of the engine. There appears to be no directional control surfaces.
Presumably, it is M Passat in the photograph while the pilot in diminutive so is probably his son. The flying helmet seems to be a peaked school cap, complete with school badge.
