Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 1912
Date 05-Sep
Volume 27
Issue 593
Page 227
Category Aeronautical
Part
Title Some Further Points about Model Hydro-Aeroplanes
Author V.E.Johnson
Notes Model hydro-aeroplane, position of the centre of gravity, pterygoid and not apteroid aspect, base area and cylindrical floats, the principle to aim at, maximum flotation & working load, tractor models with floating tails, experiments with floats, another view, tail float, main float, materials for floats, vertical sections of various V.E.J. types of combined hydroplane & aerofoil surface, stepped floats, hydro-aeroplane by G.Bragg-Smith, lessening the resistance, model by V.E.Johnson, water-tight compartments, designing the model, the Bragg-Smith model, an essential feature