I believe the synchronisation mechanism was actually developed by a German. Fokker only perfected it.
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I believe the synchronisation mechanism was actually developed by a German. Fokker only perfected it.
kool kitty89
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They give a good account on wiki: Interrupter gear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But Fokker's was the first to be used operationally. (though it probably was based on the earlier designs)
But Fokker's was the first to be used operationally. (though it probably was based on the earlier designs)
kool kitty89
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Yes and post WWI he moved his company to the Netherlands.
red admiral
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Saying that the tech was used to develop the AIM-9 is very charitable. Both used heat-seaking guidance and thats about it. The German system didn't work very well, and neither did the later US version until the mid/late-60s.
An old book credits this 'first' to an enclosed version of the Austrian Etrich Taube, but I can't locate this aircraft on the internet...
Njaco
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Doesn't look like that thing would even fly!
kool kitty89
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Yep
But I like the way the Rumpler Taube looks though, somthing about it just looks right.
Certainly graceful
But I like the way the Rumpler Taube looks though, somthing about it just looks right.
Certainly graceful
Arsenal VG-33
Senior Airman
Then WW 1 should have ended with a German victory in September 1914.
Certainly nicer than Bleriot's enclosed cabin (passengers) attempt...
I find Bleriot's aircraft design to be fascinating. He was one of the most experimental-mind when it came to strange airplane construction and theories. Once it was established that the airfoil wing, with lateral and horizontal control surfaces, and an engine with sufficient power were required for aircraft flight, some designers really let their imaginations go wild. One such wild design was a cylindrical-winged aircraft on floats which Bleriot had designed. Powered versions failed to fly, but models did. One reason why the years leading up to WW 1 is referred to as the "Era of Pioneer Flight".
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Velius
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One of my books claims the Bell P-39 Aircobra (1938 ) to be the first aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage.
The P-51 was the first aircraft with a laminar flow wing.
The Lockheed Model 14 (Super Electra-civilian Hudson-military) was the first aircraft equipped with Fowler flaps. This was an adaptation of a civil aircraft drafted into the military service. With bigger engines it morphed into the PV-1 Ventura which had great success with the U.S. Navy.
The Lockheed Model 14 (Super Electra-civilian Hudson-military) was the first aircraft equipped with Fowler flaps. This was an adaptation of a civil aircraft drafted into the military service. With bigger engines it morphed into the PV-1 Ventura which had great success with the U.S. Navy.
