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Lioré-Olivier LeO 194 Seaplane

Description: Report presenting a description of the Lioré-Olivier LeO 194 seaplane and a particular series of flights made over several months. Its fuselage is made entirely of wood. It has 6 gasoline tanks each with a capacity of 255 liters. It is a single engine biplane with wings mounted above the body of the seaplane.
Date: April 1927
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Richard-Penhoet Commercial Seaplane

Description: This is a multi-engine monoplane with a central hull and without external bracing. The trim of the seaplane on the water is assured by two wing floats, one on each side of the hull 9 m. from its axis. It has a total power of 2100 HP. from 5 air cooled Jupiter radial engines.
Date: March 1927
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The Boeing Mail Airplane

Description: The Boeing Mail Airplane is a biplane with cloth covered wings of wood and wire construction, a top speed of 130 MPH, and a fuel capacity of 100 gallons in two tanks.
Date: August 1927
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Travel Air Commercial Airplane - Type 5000

Description: The 5000 is a semicantilever monoplane, closed cabin type, with pilot about in line with the leading edge of the wing and room for 4 passengers behind him. It is equipped with a Wright Whirlwind engine. A description of the visibility, propeller, power plant, pilot's cockpit, passenger cabin, landing gear, struts, wings, fuselage, empennage, general, characteristics, photographs, and drawings are provided.
Date: September 1927
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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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The Mureaux "Brunet 3C2" Pursuit Airplane

Description: Designed by Engineer Brunet, the 3C2 is an all metal monoplane with two engines and provision for six machine guns and 12 10 Kg. bombs. A description of the design, components, characteristics, flying qualities, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Serryer, J.
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The Avro "Gosport," 504 R: A New Training Airplane

Description: Circular describing the Avro Gosport 504 R, which is a new training airplane that is lighter than other Avro training airplanes but is strong enough to withstand rough handling that may be encountered in training. Details of the fuselage, construction, ailerons, tail, struts, landing gear, fuel tanks, performance, characteristics, and photographs are provided.
Date: July 1927
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Meteore 63 Commercial Seaplane

Description: Societe Provencale de Constructions Aeronautiques, builder of the "Meteore 63" has constructed a three engine (biplane) seaplane which has met conditions for a seaworthy certificate of the first class. A description of the design, hull, tail, power plant, characteristics, performances, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1927
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"Levasseur 8" Transatlantic Airplane

Description: Circular describing the Levasseur 8, which is an adaptation of a naval airplane adopted by the French Navy. Details of the wings, fuselage, landing gear, fuel, engine, and flying qualities are provided.
Date: August 1927
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Dyle and Bacalan Metal Monoplane, D.B. 10: Night Bomber - Equipped with Two 420 HP. Jupiter Engines

Description: The D.B. 10 is manufactured of duraluminum and special high resistance steel. It can be used as a passenger aircraft or as a bomber. Details of the design, wings, fuselage, empennage, engines, landing gear, characteristics, performances, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: January 1927
Creator: Serryer, J.
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Training Airplane "Avia B.H. 11."

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Avia B.H. 11, which is a two-seat, low-wing monoplane with a plywood fuselage. The report describes the structural details and flight performance and provides blueprints and photographs of the aircraft.
Date: May 1927
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The De Havilland "Tiger Moth": A Low Wing Monoplane

Description: With a speed of 186.5 M.P.H. and an operational altitude of 20,000 feet the De Havilland Tiger Moth has caused comment as it was introduced just before the King's Cup race of 1927. It is a single seater with unusual control configuration due to the cramped cockpit area.
Date: October 1927
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Drag Measurements on a Junkers Wing Section: Application of the Betz Method to the Results of Comparative Tests Made on a Model and on an Airplane in Flight

Description: The comparison of model tests in flight can be based on the result of such measurements. They are very important from the aerodynamical point of view, as they lead to useful conclusions regarding the behavior of the wing, its best shape and the conformity of theoretical and actual flow. Although there still remains a certain prejudice against such measurements, I have still attempted to make these comparative tests in order to inspire confidence in their reliability.
Date: September 1927
Creator: Weidinger, Hanns
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Kinetographic Determination of Airplane Flight Characteristics

Description: The author's first experiments with a glider on flight characteristics demonstrated that an accurate flight-path measurement would enable determination of the polar diagram from a gliding flight. Since then he has endeavored to obtain accurate flight measurements by means of kinetograph (motion-picture camera). Different methods of accomplishing this are presented.
Date: April 1927
Creator: Raethjen, P.
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