Luftfahrt in Großbritannien vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg Cody Flugzeuge mark II im Flug während der Michelin Trophy Studien mit einer Gruppe von Zuschauern mit Hund und Fahrrad stand unten durch eine Flagge. Das Flugzeug ist verschwommen wegen der Bewegung. Cody gebaut dieses Flugzeug im Jahre 1910; das vorherige Flugzeuge in mehreren stürzt ab und war leiden in der Regel von Konstanten. Das Design dieser Flugzeuge folgten ähnliche Linien die vorhergehende, obwohl die Flügelspannweite kürzere um rund sechs Fuß und der Flügel Bereich um ein Drittel kleiner war. Der Propeller sollte ursprünglich mit zwei 60 ps Gr mit Strom versorgt werden
1931 x 2588 px | 16,3 x 21,9 cm | 6,4 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi
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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 wi
