Apart from the propeller being at the front, rather than at the rear in the pusher configuration, this aircraft is very similar to the Caudron GIII: see http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/photo_albums/timeline/Ca udron%20G.III.htm
the undercarriage is the same double-wheel configuration, as is the twin-boom tail. No idea what the round object on the wing strut is, although there appears to be a connection from it to the engine compartment: perhaps an oil reservoir feeding by gravity? Problematic during aerobatics, but I don't think aircraft of this vintage did much of that! John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Friday, 4 June 2010 6:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Early 1900s in Colour On 2010-06-03 9:36, mike wilson wrote: > Anyone recognise the biplane about halfway down? The flechettes on > the ground in front of it suggest _very_ early WWI. Or are they > beumbs? All I can say for sure about the plane is that it's wearing French colors. The two "flechettes" are bombs. At that point in military aviation history, the crew manually threw the bombs from the cockpit as they flew over the target. I'm not sure what the grey thing just to the left of the forward crewman is, or the round black thing attached to the vertical "stay" for the upper wing, either. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
