The 1910 Type de Course was designed by Gabriel Voisin as a racing aircraft to take part in the many competitions being held at the time. A development of his highly successful 1907 biplane, it was a two-seater two-baypusher configurationbiplane with an elevator (aircraft) mounted on the upcurved front of the nacelle and rear-mounted empennage carried on two pairs of booms carrying the tail surfaces.[1] The first aircraft flown, built for Henri Rougier, had a single rudder above the stabiliser and a fixed fin below: some later examples differed slightly. The structure made extensive use of metal: the nacelle was constructed of circular and elliptical section nickel-steel tubing,[2] the interplane struts were steel and the wings had steel spars and wooden ribs.[3] Importantly, it differed from the earlier Voisin aircraft in having provision for lateral control in the form of ailerons, which allowed Voisin to dispense with the "side-curtains" between the wings characteristic of his earlier aircraft. Rougier's aircraft had biplane mid-gap ailerons mounted on the front outer pair of interplane struts. The undercarriage consisted of a pair of mainwheels under the wings, a large nosewheel carried between a pair of inverted V-struts under the front of the nacelle and a small tailwheel mounted on the bottom of the fin. It was powered by a 50 hp E.N.V. water-cooled V8.[1]
The first example was flown by Rougier on the 13 April 1910.[4] A second aircraft built for René Métrot differed in having monoplane ailerons, two rudders and an uncovered nacelle.[5] Others were built for various customers, differing in the engine fitted: these included the 37 kW (50 hp) Gnome and the 4-cylinder Gobron. Six were flown at the second Reims Grande Semaine d'Aviation, but without any success in any of the competitions.[6]
voisin, type, course, early, french, aircraft, built, voisin, frères, first, flown, early, 1910, type, courserole, sports, aircraftnational, origin, francemanufacturer, voisindesigner, gabriel, voisinfirst, flight, april, 1910, contents, design, development, s. The Voisin Type de Course was an early French aircraft built by Voisin Freres It was first flown early in 1910 Type de CourseRole Sports aircraftNational origin FranceManufacturer VoisinDesigner Gabriel VoisinFirst flight April 1910 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDesign and development editThe 1910 Type de Course was designed by Gabriel Voisin as a racing aircraft to take part in the many competitions being held at the time A development of his highly successful 1907 biplane it was a two seater two bay pusher configuration biplane with an elevator aircraft mounted on the upcurved front of the nacelle and rear mounted empennage carried on two pairs of booms carrying the tail surfaces 1 The first aircraft flown built for Henri Rougier had a single rudder above the stabiliser and a fixed fin below some later examples differed slightly The structure made extensive use of metal the nacelle was constructed of circular and elliptical section nickel steel tubing 2 the interplane struts were steel and the wings had steel spars and wooden ribs 3 Importantly it differed from the earlier Voisin aircraft in having provision for lateral control in the form of ailerons which allowed Voisin to dispense with the side curtains between the wings characteristic of his earlier aircraft Rougier s aircraft had biplane mid gap ailerons mounted on the front outer pair of interplane struts The undercarriage consisted of a pair of mainwheels under the wings a large nosewheel carried between a pair of inverted V struts under the front of the nacelle and a small tailwheel mounted on the bottom of the fin It was powered by a 50 hp E N V water cooled V8 1 The first example was flown by Rougier on the 13 April 1910 4 A second aircraft built for Rene Metrot differed in having monoplane ailerons two rudders and an uncovered nacelle 5 Others were built for various customers differing in the engine fitted these included the 37 kW 50 hp Gnome and the 4 cylinder Gobron Six were flown at the second Reims Grande Semaine d Aviation but without any success in any of the competitions 6 Specifications editData from Flight 1 General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 1 passenger Length 9 m 29 ft 6 in Wingspan 9 m 29 ft 6 in Wing area 33 m2 360 sq ft Gross weight 350 kg 772 lb Powerplant 1 E N V Type A V 8 water cooled piston engine 37 kW 50 hp Propellers 2 bladed Voisin 2 50 m 8 ft 2 in diameterNotes edit a b c New Racing Voisin Biplane Flight 293 16 April 1910 Les Nouveax Appareils Voisin L Aerophile in French 98 January 1911 Retrieved 8 December 2013 F Handley Page 16 July 1910 Novel Machins at Rheims Flight 553 Rougier Tests His New Voisin Flight 315 23 April 1910 Au Jour le Jour Un Peu Plutot l Aerophile in French 242 1 June 1910 Voisin L Aerophile in French 318 15 July 1910 References editOpdycke Leonard E French Aeroplanes Before the Great War Atglen PA Schiffer 1999 ISBN 0 7643 0752 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Voisin Type de Course amp oldid 1163316222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
