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Old 4 August 2012, 12:25 AM   #3 (permalink)
Aquilius
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Dave was right on the mark!

Only, has your S-key jammed ?

Guido Priesel had only one "s" in his name. And the abbreviation should read "KEP" (Kampf-Einsitzer Priesel).

Some additional facts: The machine was built in the Wieland workshops in Vienna early in 1918. It was powered by a fully enclosed 145hp Hiero engine. In his brief entry Keimel told it had a "special aileron control".

The free mounted wings give the impression the whole wing was mouvable around the single upright strut. But I believe the warping was done by the oblique strut, that bend the front and rear part of the upper and lower wing.


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