L.Opdyke French Aeroplanes Before the Great War (Schiffer)
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The last design of 1912 was very different; it was shown on the last day of the Paris Exposition. It was a very modern-looking sesquiplane with a thick-sectioned mid-wing set into a completely covered cylindrical fuselage. The 80 hp Gnome cowled inside the nose drove through chains the 2 tractor propellers which were set into the leading edge. The high undercarriage had a shorter wing of c 4-meter span between the wheels, all made of steel tubing and wirebraced. The wheels were unusual: the rim and tire rotated around the wheel disc which itself was set on the end of the axle off-center so the whole wheel could pivot backwards on landing, to cushion the shock. An internal spring attached at one end to the lower wing limited travel of this unlikely - and evidently unsuccessful - arrangement.
Savary stopped building aeroplanes in 1913, as did many other constructors, for want of business, since the military was cutting back its aircraft orders.