L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
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The second, entirely different, was tested at Issy in April 1911 and was flown the following month. The overall appearance looks crude, although it was reported to be "very well finished." The triangular fuselage was almost completely sheathed with sheets of citron wood; the rectangular monoplane wing with noticeable dihedral was mounted slightly above the fuselage under a high Bleriot-style pylon. A small rudder was fitted at the tail, and long triangular tailplanes earned the elevators. The distinctive undercarriage was built on 2 arched wooden struts and a cross-bar; the trailing wheels were at the end of short skids. The early descriptions of the Guyard No 2 mention a 4-cylinder 40 hp inline Labor-Aviation motor with radiators alongside the fuselage like the Antoinette; but photographs show the same aircraft with a 50 hp radial Anzani, and the arched undercarriage legs of the Vendome and other contemporary designs.
(Span: 10.8 m; length: (Labor) 9 m; (Anzani) c 8 m; wing area: 15.5 sqm; empty weight: (Labor) 245 kg; (Anzani) 225 kg)