
	Where results make sense

Topic: Monoplane

Related Topics

Triplane

Delta wing

Aileron

Aeroplane

IAR 80

ERCO

Fokker Eindecker

Aircraft

Lockheed Vega

List of aircraft manufacturers

Hugo Junkers

Aircraft carrier

Aviation history

General aviation

Early flying machines

In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Monoplane
		Although they are now the norm, the popularity of monoplanes has varied through the history of flight.
		Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in 1909 in a mid-wing monoplane of his own design.
		Most military aircraft of WW2 were monoplanes, as have been all turbo-jet[?] powered aircraft since.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Monoplane.html (122 words)

	Monoplane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Probably the first monoplane was the Monoplane built in 1874 by Felix du Temple de la Croix, a large plane made of aluminium in Brest, France, with a wingspan of 13 meters and a weight of only 80 kilograms (without the pilot).
		Another early monoplane was constructed by Romanian inventor Traian Vuia, who made a flight of 12 m (40 feet) on March 18, 1906.
		Richard Pearse of New Zealand had built a monoplane in which he made attempts at controlled powered flight on the 31st of March 1903, although the lack of outside knowledge of his achievements meant that his design had almost no influence in the general development of the aeroplane.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monoplane (339 words)

	The Monoplane
		But a lot of people had caught the aviation bug after the Wright brothers took flight in the early part of the 20th century and there were hundreds of entrepreneurs trying to build their own planes.
		It was a monoplane, with a fuselage that was little more than an open wooden frame covered by fabric with an engine and propeller in the front.
		In the wake of the increase in monoplane crashes in 1912, Blériot proposed that the problem was not with the flying wires underneath the wings but the landing wires above them.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Evolution_of_Technology/Monoplane/Tech13.htm (1617 words)

	ch4-3
		Another immortal high-wing monoplane, the Ford trimotor, formed the mainstay of the infant U.S. airline industry in the late 1920's and early 1930's.
		The drag coefficient of the Robin was a very high 0.0585, which probably resulted from the very large cylinders of the exposed radial engine, the many sharp corners of the forward-facing windshield, and the relatively unfaired junctures between the multitude of struts supporting the wings....
		The aircraft was a wire-braced monoplane design that incorporated a fixed landing gear and open cockpit but was of all-metal construction, including the skin.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch4-3.htm (2139 words)

	FLYING MACHINES - John J. Montgomery
		Montgomery recalled in 1905 that the wing-flapping glider was "the first and only real disappointment in the study." In 1884 he constructed a monoplane glider with curved wing surfaces, in which he made a glide of some considerable length, from Otay Mesa, near San Diego, California.
		Montgomery's second monoplane glider, with flat wings, was built in 1884-85, and featured hinged surfaces at the rear of the wings to maintain lateral balance, thus anticipating ailerons.
		Montgomery's third monoplane glider, constructed in 1886, dispensed with (rather than developed) the ailerons in favor of rocking the wings (which were modeled on turkey buzzard wings), independently or together, to maintain lateral balance as well as to provide pitch control.
	www.flyingmachines.org /mont.html (981 words)

	Boeing XP-26
		In the early 1930s, the USAAC was faced with a new generation of monoplane bombers which were faster than its current stable of biplane fighters.
		In September 1931, the USAAC approached Boeing engineers with a requirement for a monoplane fighter that would be faster than the most up-to-date bombers that were flying at the time.
		The Model 248 (XP-936) was an all-metal low-wing monoplane with wire-braced wings (a cantilever wing was rejected as not being strong enough for a fighter).
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p26_1.html (1141 words)

	The Pioneers : An Anthology : Édouard (1875-1911) and Charles (c.1875-1913) de Nié Port (Nieuport)
		However, the outbreak of war coincided with a developing official mistrust of the monoplane formula and the company was required to produce Voisan pusher bi-planes under licence.
		In essence the fuselage of the pre-war racing monoplane married to the new concept in wing cell design the Nieuport 10 was the progenitor of the entire "Vee-strut" family.
		The engine bearer was a fabricated heavy gauge steel plate, of a shape corresponding to the rectangular cross-section of the fuselage girder and lightened by recesses, which left the metal along the lines of maximum load.
	www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/nieuport.html (8290 words)

	ch8-6
		The high-aspect-ratio monoplane wing of the Commodore give it a maximum lift-drag ratio about 22 percent higher than that of the PM-1 and thus offered the potential for higher cruising efficiency and longer range than the older aircraft.
		Going to a monoplane configuration was a step in the right direction, but the aerodynamic data for the Commodore indicate that the potential of the monoplane wing arrangement was not realized because of the many drag-producing elements, such as struts and uncowled engines, that were present in the design.
		The monoplane wing was mounted on top of the hull and braced with wires that ran from the side of the hull to the wing and from the wing to the strut-mounted engine nacelle above the wing.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch8-6.htm (4896 words)

	Bleriot
		The Vuia monoplane was the first monoplane with a tractor propeller.
		This Blériot monoplane was the type of plane that Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in 1909.
		This plane established the classic formula of the tractor monoplane that remained unchanged until the start of World War I. It incorporated many features taken for granted in later planes: monoplane wings, a tractor propeller directly attached to the crankshaft, a hinged tilting stick and rudder pedal controls, and a covered fuselage.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Bleriot/Aero47.htm (1519 words)

	THE STRANGE SAGA OF A TRAVEL AIR MONOPLANE: Special Aviation Features: Wings Over Kansas
		Walter Beech, sensing that the time was right for a shift from open cockpit biplanes to enclosed monoplanes aimed specifically at the corporate customer, in 1927 launched a research and development program under the leadership of company chief engineer Horace E. Weihmiller.
		He argued that although the aircraft was a Type 6000 on paper, it was not in the flesh because of significant differences from the Type 6000B.
		Upon inspection of the monoplane, however, a government inspector pronounced it safe and eligible for a commercial license.
	www.wingsoverkansas.com /features/article.asp?id=45 (1734 words)

	The William H. Martin 1886 Monoplane
		Had William H. Martin of Canton, Ohio, been able to finance the installation of a motor in an airplane he built in 1909 the world would probably have flocked to his farm on the Harrisburg Rd. when he died in March, 1937.
		For this monoplane was the first of its type in the world, and made many successful flights when towed by a horse or a Ford car.
		The inventor knew his aerodynamics, and his plane embodied principles of safety that have been generally adopted in plane construction.
	www.angelfire.com /ca5/whmartin/index.html (274 words)

	Mechanical Engineering Design "100 Years of Flight" supplement, Dec. 2003 -- "The Golden Age of Flight," Feature Article
		Lucky Lindy's Spirit of St. Louis, a Ryan Aeronautics M-2 strut-based monoplane, popularized the monoplane configuration in America and marked the beginning of the end for the biplane.
		The first monoplane to achieve successful flight was built by Trajan Vuia, a Romanian inventor who lived in Paris.
		The reputation of the monoplane was redeemed in 1915, by German engineer Hugo Junkers, who developed an all-steel low-wing monoplane, the Junkers J-1.
	www.memagazine.org /flight03/goldage/goldage.html (2573 words)

	Hawker Hurricane
		The Hurricane was the first British monoplane fighter aircraft, and the first British fighter to exceed 483 kph (300 mph) in level flight.
		At that time, the biplane was omnipresent and monoplanes were considered unstable and too radical to be successful fighter aircraft.
		It was a monoplane with retractable landing gear but the internal airframe structure reverted to the formula Hawker had proven on all his biplanes: tubular metal cross braced sections covered with fabric.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/hawker_mkiic.htm (1988 words)

	Davis Monoplane
		The petite Davis parasol-type monoplane was an enchanting and strictly for-fun airplane that has enjoyed a long lasting popularity.
		The Davis monoplane evolved from the Vulcan American Moth after Walted C. Davis acquired the Vulcan Aircraft and Doyle Aircraft companies.
		The mision of DavisMonoplane.com is to provide a place for Davis monoplane owners and enthusiasts to share information, specifications and stories of the few Davis aircraft remaining.
	www.davismonoplane.com (451 words)

	The Pioneers : An Anthology : Hans Grade (1879 - 1946)
		Continuing his work he eventually evolved a monoplane similar to the "Demoiselle", but of somewhat larger dimensions.
		A Grade monoplane carried Germany's first air mail, when pilot Pentz made a flight from Bork to Bruck in February 1912 with a small sack of mail in his lap.
		Although successful, Grade monoplanes did not become as famous as many contemporary European designs, and for this reason comparatively few were built.
	www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/grade.html (645 words)

	Boeing: History -- Beginnings - Metal Monoplanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After Charles A. Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris in a Ryan monoplane in 1927, there was a tremendous surge of interest in aviation.
		The first monoplanes rolled out of Boeing manufacturing facilities in 1930: the all-metal Monomail, designed to carry cargo and mail, and the single XP-9, the company's first monoplane fighter.
		The XP-9 led to the plucky P-26 "Peashooter" monoplane fighter that flew 27 mph faster than its biplane counterparts.
	www.boeing.com /history/boeing/monoplanes.html (242 words)

	LINCOLN BEACHEY - The Beachey-Eaton Monoplane
		The BEACHEY-EATON MONOPLANE was built in San Francisco in late 1914 and early 1915.
		The aeroplane shared many features with the Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, but has often been referred to erroneously as a Taube monoplane.
		Gnôme Monosoupape ("single valve") rotary engine used in the Beachey-Eaton Biplane was also used in the Beachey-Eaton Monoplane and enabled the monoplane to exceed 100 m.p.h.
	www.lincolnbeachey.com /mono.html (200 words)

	monoplane - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Delta Marks 70th Anniversary with Trek by 1929 Travel Air Monoplane.
		Delta Marks First Passenger Flight with Trek by 1929 Monoplane.
		Cottage Grove, Ore., Pilot Recreates Howard Hughes' Racing Monoplane.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-monoplan.html (225 words)

	Louis Bleriot XI Monoplane and his English Channel Crossing in 1909
		The French aviation pioneer, in his modified type XI monoplane, took off from Les Baraques, near Calais, at 4.41 am on July 25, 1909 and landed at 5.I7am in Northfall Meadow, near Dover.
		His type XI established the classic formula of the tractor monoplane, a formula that remained unchanged until the start of the First World War.
		Early in 1909 he had taken up the new sport of flying and only three months later had established a world's endurance record for monoplanes, flying for 1 hour 7 minutes 37 seconds until a rainstorm forced him down.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Bleriot-XI/bler_info/bler_info.htm (3276 words)

	Home
		Taylor Monoplane specifications can be found on the 'my Monoplane' page.
		Recent information: the Taylor Monoplane will be cleared for the fitting and use of flaps in the UK.
		Your opinion or view, or any related Taylor Monoplane questions could be sent by email.
	www.taylormonoplane.4t.com (109 words)

	Fantasy of Flight's Brock Monoplane
		Flying aircraft owned by Graham White, Brock became a famous pre-war racing pilot by winning races all over the European continent until the beginning of World War I. The most famous and prestigious race he won was on July 11, 1914 from London to Paris.
		The aircraft he flew was a Morane-Saulnier H-type monoplane powered by an 80 hp Gnome rotary engine.
		By renaming it the Brock monoplane, he may very well have been covering for his friends back in England that helped him get the aircraft out of the country.
	www.fantasyofflight.com /aircraftpages/monoplane.htm (513 words)

	Scale detail for my 1914 Blacburn monoplane? - RC Groups
		I have just about finished restoring a 1914 Blackburn monoplane (electric 540 can motor and a wing span of about 1.2m etc)and finding that detail is hard to come by.
		Originally posted by John K: I have just about finished restoring a 1914 Blackburn monoplane (electric 540 can motor and a wing span of about 1.2m etc)and finding that detail is hard to come by.
		There is a 1912 Blackburn monoplane at the Shuttleworth collection.
	www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3220 (472 words)

	Montague Francis Glew,
		The aircraft was also used by Harold Blackburn to fly copies of the Yorkshire Post newspaper from Leeds to York between July 23-25 1913.
		The Blackburn Monoplane was then modified to have rounded wing tips and was fitted with a new design of undercarriage.
		Similarly, Robert Blackburn, living from hand to mouth, had managed to sell one or two aeroplanes privately, and recently obtained an order for a fairly large single-seater monoplane for Cyril Foggin, a new enthusiast, and in its construction showed further early development, even though for cheapness there was reversion to wood construction.
	www.earlyaviators.com /eglew.htm (955 words)

	David Hill's Epps 1924 Monoplane Page
		I was witness to some of the early flights of the replica, and as a nice, quiet child I was able to listen in to some of the discussions concerning the flyability of the plane, which now resides in the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia, USA.
		In chatting with him I learned he was planning to build a replica of his dad's 1924 monoplane.
		He said he planned to, but there were a couple of projects ahead of it so it might be a year or two before he started.
	www.hillfamily.org /david/aviation/Epps1924/index.htm (465 words)

	monoplane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Biplanes and triplanes are more a rarity now then they used to me, but monoplanes are seen all the time.
		This is a plane your little one could identify with right away.
		You have the choice of two color schemes for this plane; either all cherry, or maple with fl walnut.
	my.execpc.com /05/10/jsk/monoplane.html (64 words)

	Chance-Vought SB2U Vindicator, by Jack McKillop
		Since three of the designs were for biplanes and three for monoplanes, the competition for contracts was divided into two parts; the first part was for aircraft of monoplane configuration and the second was for aircraft of biplane configuration.
		The main landing gear rotated 90 degrees so that the wheels lay flat in wing recesses; the tail hook was retractable but lay external to the fuselage but the tail wheel was not retractable.
		Many feared that the higher landing speed of the monoplane and longer takeoff run on a pitching deck of a carrier would make the monoplane unsuitable for carrier operations.
	www.microworks.net /PACIFIC/aviation/sb2u_vindicator.htm (3673 words)

	FLYING MACHINES - Sir George Cayley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On the other side of the medallion Cayley sketched his design for a monoplane gliding machine.
		In 1804 Cayley designed and built a model monoplane glider of strikingly modern appearance.
		The model featured an adjustable cruciform tail, a kite-shaped wing mounted at a high angle of incidence and a moveable weight to alter the center of gravity.
	www.flyingmachines.org /cayl.html (489 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)