Antoinette IV
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| Type | Experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Antoinette |
| Designed by | Leon Levavasseur |
| Maiden flight | 1908 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Antoinette IV was an early French monoplane. It was a high-wing aircraft with a fuselage of extremely narrow triangular cross-section and a cruciform tail. Power was provided by a V8 engine of Antoinette's own design driving a paddle-bladed tractor propeller. Lateral control was at first attempted with large ailerons hinged to the trailing edge of the wingtips - although wing-warping was substituted at an early stage in flight trials, and in this type proved more effective.
On 19 February 1909, the Antoinette IV flew 5 km (3 miles) at Mourmelon, and on 19 July, Hubert Latham attempted to cross the English Channel in it, covering 11 km (7 miles) out of Sangatte before making a forced water landing due to engine failure. On 26 August, the aircraft was used to set a world distance record of 154.6 km (96.1 miles), covering this distance in 2 hours 17 minutes.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Wing area: 30 m² (323 ft²)
- Powerplant: 1 × Antoinette Vee-8, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 63.
- World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing: London. File 889 Sheet 63.
- Hubert Latham: Windkiller
- Hubert Latham
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