L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
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Chesnay
The Chesnay monoplane was flown in 1910 by Million or Blanchard near Dijon. It showed Bleriot-like wings, which may have been built at the Bleriot factory, and a complicated undercarriage with 2 wheels and 2 central horned skids attached at the rear to work like a spring or shock-absorber. The engine may have been a radial, with one tank inside the fuselage and a second mounted below, just above the wheels; a third was hung from the top of the pylon, which was of the Bleriot type, and the fuselage covered on the sides only. The tail was composed of a triangular fin and tailplane with triangular rudder and elevators; the skid was made of 2 long bows.
(Span: c 8 m; 50 hp Clerget)