M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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GRAHAME-WHITE monoplane Type IX
W. Rowland Ding was the designer of this small single-seater with monocoque fuselage, which flew straights at Hendon for the first time on 7 September 1912 in the hands of Marcel Desoutter. The machine was a conventional braced monoplane with warping wings and twin skid undercarriage; a silencer was fitted to the exhaust system. The aircraft was under powered, and the 35hp engine was reported replaced by a 50hp Gnome, but even this did not solve the problems of the Type IX, and there was no further news of this machine.
Power:
Type A 35hp Anzani three-cylinder Y type air-cooled radial with silencer driving a 7ft diameter propeller
Type B 50hp Gnome seven-cylinder air-cooled rotary driving a 7ft 10in propeller
Data Type A Type B
Span 32ft -
Chord 6ft 6in -
Area 208 sq ft -
Area tailplane 18 sq ft -
Area elevators 15 sq ft -
Area rudder 11 sq ft -
Length 21ft -
Height 9ft -
Speed 50-55 mph 65 mph
Endurance 3 1/2hr 4 hr
Price ?550 ?850
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Grahame-White Type 9
The Type 9 was a single-seat tractor monoplane designed by W. Rowland Ding and completed during September, 1912. It was tested on the 7th of the same month by Marcel Desoutter at Hendon. Its first engine was a 35 h.p. Anzani, but this was changed later to a 50 h.p. Gnome. Span, 31 ft. Length, 24 ft. Endurance, 4 hrs.
