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why the diagonal, unless these were also intended to carry the plane load down to a cradle which supported the floats at these offset points.
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Brilliant! .....There is a cradle. I have to check the position of this when I get home tonight, it's a simple affair but it is designed to lift the plane with two levers / handles on either side. A quick check of the internet shows a couple of cradles but, not close enough to see the exact position.
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Was this plane actually engineered or simply designed?
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I'm not quite sure.
I know that the Schneider prototype was specifically built in 1913 to race the following year. I'm a bit confused as to how the Tabloid fits in here but, I believe the Tabloid was designed first and specifically as a two-place "Sport Biplane." Everything else seems to follow the path of the Tabloid.
Pretty sure it (Tabloid) was Harry Hawkers "Baby" ....as it were.
Thanks a lot John, the cradle hint is most helpful!