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The Fairey III.F (British): A General Purpose Biplane

Description: Circular describing the Fairey III.F, which is a general-purpose biplane created by the Fairey Aviation Company to serve as a fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, ambulance, passenger, or long-range airplane. Details of the structure, power plant, wings, tail, landing gear, cockpits, controls, corrosion proofing, instruments, radio, armament, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: September 1929
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The Farman Commercial Airplane "Jabiru"

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Farman Jabiru F 3X, which was designed to satisfy the requirements of the aerial-navigation companies. Details regarding the power, wing, fuselage, landing gear, construction, engines, fuel tanks, characteristics, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: September 1926
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Farman Monoplane F.170: Commercial Airplane with One 500 HP. Farman Engine

Description: The F.170's engine has won world endurance tests in 1924 and in 1925. It has a semi-thick wing, rigidly braced by oblique struts. This wing is embedded in the top of the fuselage and measures 16.1 by 3.6 meters. The F.170 has a passenger compartment seating eight.
Date: August 1926
Creator: Serryer, J.
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The Farman Night Bombers 211 and 212 (French): Four-Engine High-Wing Monoplanes

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Farman night bombers 211 and 212, which are four-engine high-wing monoplanes that are equipped with different engines. Details of the wing structure, fuselage, tail surface and controls, landing gear, power plant, characteristics, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: July 1932
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Fiat C.R. 20 Pursuit Airplane

Description: The Fiat C.R. 20 has an all metal frame covered with fireproof fabric, except for the area near the engines, which is covered in duraluminum. It is armed with 4 machine guns and is capable of 280 KPH.
Date: May 1927
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Flight Investigation of Boundary-Layer Transition and Profile Drag of an Experimental Low-Drag Wing Installed on a Figher-Type Airplane

Description: Report presenting a boundary-layer-transition and profile-drag investigation conducted on an experimental low-drag wing installed on a P-47 airplane designated the XP-47F. Measurements were made at a section outside the propeller slipstream with smooth and with standard camouflage surfaces and on the upper surface of a section in the propeller slipstream with the surface smoothed. Results regarding the right wing section outside the slipstream and left wing section in the propeller slipstream a… more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Zalovcik, John A. & Skoog, Richard B.
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The Focke Wulf F.19 "Ente" Tail First Airplane

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Focke-Wulf F.19 Ente, which is a tail-first airplane that was the first to fly under proper control. Details regarding the design, construction, controls, power unit, flight characteristics, and photographs are provided.
Date: October 1927
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Focke-Wulf F 19a "Ente" Commercial Airplane (German): A Tail-First High-Wing Monoplane

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Focke-Wulf F 19a "Ente" aircraft, which includes the unique design feature of the horizontal control surfaces being placed at the forward end of the fuselage while the wing is farther aft. Details of the design, aerodynamic characteristics, wings, controls, landing gear, power plant, fuel tanks, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: January 1931
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The Focke-Wulf "G.L. 18" : Twin-Engine 150 HP. Commercial Airplane

Description: A small commercial airplane, the Focke-Wulf G.L. 18 has two engines (75 HP. Junker). It is a monoplane and the engines are wing mounted. Details of the engines, power, wings, ailerons, fuselage, empennage, landing gear, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: June 1927
Creator: Serryer, J.
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Fokker F.XX Commercial Airplane (Dutch): A High-Wing Cantilever Monoplane

Description: Circular describing the Fokker F.XX, which is a three-engine high-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear and tail wheel. Details of the wing, fuselage, cockpit, cabin, covering and cowling, control surfaces, landing gear, power plant, fuel and oil systems, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: February 1934
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The Fokker "Trimotor F VII" Commercial Transport Monoplane

Description: Directly developed from the single engined type F VII ten passenger monoplanes, the Fokker Trimotor closely follows the commercial aircraft that preceded it. It has three Wright Whirlwind air-cooled engines, rated at 200 HP each. Details of the wings, cockpit and cabin, baggage and freight compartments, controls, landing gear, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: June 1928
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The Fokker "Universal" Commercial Airplane

Description: Equipped with a Wright Whirlwind 200-230 H.P. Engine, the Universal can be configured with floats or wheels and seats 4-6 passengers. Details of the wings, power plant, cowling, tanks and fuel system, vision, cockpit and controls, cabin arrangements, landing gear, float gear, skis, tail skid, tail surfaces, finish, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1928
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The Francois Villiers Marine Pursuit Airplane

Description: A traditional biplane design allows this craft to function with the speed and maneuverability necessary to perform as a pursuit aircraft while also being able to land on water. It featured retractable landing gear for water landings. It was powered with a 450 HP. Lorraine-Dietrich engine.
Date: April 1927
Creator: Serryer, J.
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German Training Airplane, Arado "Ar. S.I."

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Arado Ar. S.I., which is a wireless biplane that is both physically attractive and highly performing. A description of the components, controls, construction, characteristics, flying qualities, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1926
Creator: Manigold, G.
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The Gloster "Goldfinch" (British): Single-Seat Fighter

Description: The Goldfinch is equipped with the Bristol Jupiter Mark Vii engine. It is the all metal version of the Gloster Gamecock used by the R.A.F. A description of the construction, components, flying qualities, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: November 1928
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The "Gloster IV" Seaplane (British)

Description: Circular describing the Glouster IV, which is a biplane designed for high maximum speeds. A description of the components, design, controls, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: March 1928
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