M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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GEORGE & JOBLING monoplane
In June 1910, George was preparing the design of a new monoplane. This had the means of retracting both the main and tail wheels for landing on the skids, to reduce the length of run. The machine was a tandem two-seater on the lines of an Antoinette, with a tapered wing capable of being warped over the area, from the intersection of the fuselage at the trailing edge, to the leading edge at the wingtip, namely 32% of the area. The fuselage was parallel in plan, with elongated fins and horizontal surfaces extending forward to the wing junction. The wing area was 200 sq ft and a 90hp motor was estimated to give a speed of 95mph. There is no evidence that construction ever commenced.