File:Aviation in Britain Before the First World War RAE-O265.jpg
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English: Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark II in flight during the Michelin Trophy trials with a group of spectators with dog and bicycle stood below by a flag. The aircraft is blurred due to its movement. Cody built this aircraft in 1910; the previous aircraft had been in several crashes and was suffering generally from constant usage. The design of this aircraft followed similar lines to the previous one though the wingspan was shorter by around six feet and the wing area around a third smaller. The single propeller was originally intended to be powered by two 60 hp Green engines (mark IIA) though problems with synchronicity meant that this was never carried out. This did mean that the aircraft was underpowered though alterations to the engine and the removal of excess weight partly solved this problem (marks IIB to IID). When this engine was replaced with a 120 hp Austro-Daimler, the aircraft performed well, and in January 1912 carried Cody and four passengers. It was eventually crashed by Lieut. J N Fletcher on the 5th April whilst Cody was teaching him to fly. It was also in this aircraft that Cody won his first Michelin Trophy. Note the mid wing balancing planes are protruding slightly over the wing tip and the horizontal appendage on the rudder. In other versions of this mark the balancing planes protrude much further and there is no appendage on the rudder. This reflects the constant tinkering that Cody carried out on his aircraft to obtain better performance and handling. The Michelin cup series was set of competitions sponsored by Monsieur Michelin. In the trial shown in this photograph the prize was for the longest flight in a closed circuit in the year 1910 by a British subject in an all British plane. Cody won this on the 31st December. His two main rivals throughout the year for this competition were T.O.M. Sopwith and Alec Ogilvie. On the 31st December 1910 all three men attempted to win the competition despite the winter weather. At the start of the day Ogilvie held the winning distance but by nightfall the other two men had managed to better this with Cody managing to eclipse the future renowned aircraft designer by setting a winning distance of 185 miles 787 yards with the flight lasting four hours 47 minutes. Cody went on to win three more Michelin cups in 1911 and 1912. |
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Date | 1910 (Pre-1914) | |||
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This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The work was created by a member of the Royal Engineers more than 50 years ago. In the UK, photographs taken in military service, or works of art created as part of military service, became controlled under the Crown Copyright provisions and so faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired after 50 years. | |||
Part of InfoField | Dera Farnborough (royal Aircraft Establishment) | |||
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