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1.TA.C.A. Aircraft Circular No:. 158 3
Power plant.- Th6 e650 hp water-cooled. engine..drives
a'tractor metal propeller -:*It is carried by-two -stream-
lined N strutts-conniecte: at their..base and forming a di-
hedral, the lower edge bof hich is fixed t the wing spars
and coincides with the hull axis.
The engine bearer of - high-resistance light alloys,
consists of two longerohs, "the ends of which are con nected
by box spars. The :stiffening is by cross struts at the.-
front and' rear,
The stationary position of the power plant is insured
by parallel brace wires attached to the ends .of the rec-
tangular pprtion of the wing., They are kept: taut by the
action of' a liessier oleopnoumatic shock absorber, by .which
they are connected -to the end spars of the engine bearer,
Excellent lateral rigidity of the bearer is thus achieved.
The tank of the automatic fire extinguisher, located
between the two water tanks which supply the two frontal
water radiators (fig 7) in flight, is mounted at the front
and inside of the engine busing. The two radiators mount-
ed on the two front V struts of the engine bearer have a
minimum drag and weight.. One of their distinctive fea-
tures is the possibility of filling them at the bottom.
The oil tank, with filter and radiator at the bottom,
is also located in the engine (fig. 8), its drag and weight
being.likewise very small, - This.part also contains the
generator, of which only the blade projects from the roar
of .the carofully streamlined engine housing.
Equipment
From bow to stern, the hull is divided into the fol-
lowing compartments connected by doors.
1. Front cockpit,- Located between the bow and pilot's
compartment, it comprises:
S a). The-T 0.7 ring mount with a wind-compensating de-
vice and a twin machine gun;
)- The projctiig glass window which.affords perfect
:vertical- vi.sibility' to: .thep...bomber-ob server
c) On the deck, a drift indicator, compass,. sight,
pistol, and flare boxes;
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