Horatio Phillips'
1907 Multiplane

Specifications

Span - 20 ft.
Length, incl. elevator - 15 ft.
Height - 10 ft.
Wing Area - 500 sq. ft.
Distance between frames - 4 ft.
Propeller diameter - 7 ft.
Weight, empty - 500 lbs.

Blade chord - 1½ in.
Blade thickness - ⅛ in.
Gap between blades: 2 in.

Engine type - V8, air-cooled petrol engine
Engine output- 20 to 22 bhp @ 1200 rpm
Flying speed - 50 ft/sec or 34 mph

Undercarriage - 4 wheels in a diamond arrangement. The two main wheels are 28 in. diameter bicycle wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres.

Construction - wood, wire, plus steel ribbon used on the fuselage's girder framework.

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