Breguet's Crash File Challenge #476

[crankcase]

...what SIDE they were on???
marc

[Lodzermensch]

Hello Marc,

Never mind the a/c I.D. what's with the iron crosses painted on the top of the bottom wings? never saw this before. was it to remind the crew what ide they were on?

It is simple - in case of loosing upper wings the aircraft stayed still recognizable.

Speaking seriously - this was not something unusual.

Greetings

Marek

[Flamingo]

Marek may be right with his remark about the parallel white border and the trailing edge. The washout sometimes make you believe (from the front) the chord is less at the tip.

The crosses on the upper surfaces of the lower wing were almost standard in 1914. For it's reason I favour "that the guys knew which side they were on"!

#477 to follow soon.

[FOKKERJ]

Greetings all,



I keep coming back to this to read the added comments and review the fotografs.
Probably because there's not been a BCFC Nr.477 YET!
I think that the Flamingos are migrating at this time of year.

My reference information is antiquated and limited, but pretty good otherwise.
The "V" strut from the aft fuselage to the underside of the stabiliser help ID this machine.
Also the center section cut-out.
I still see a tapered chord aileron that looks different to me from my reference B.II and C.I's.
I can't find any visuals on the B.IIa, but have found:

"It was principally due to the handling qualities of the B.II that a dual control training version, the B.IIa, was ordered into widespread production in 1917 by the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, L.F.G. Roland, Linke-Hofmann, Kondor, and Mercur factories."

This is from "AIRCRAFT of WORLD WAR I" by Kenneth Munson.

I believe that by 1917 that the parallel chord aileron of the B.II would have evolved into this later version which is more in line with the current practice of the time.

Just a thought.

HAPPY TRAILS, FOKKERJ

[Lodzermensch]

Hello,

Jay,

There is restored Albatros B.IIa displayed at the Polish Aviation Museum in Cracow. This particular plane was built in 1919 by Johannisthaler Albatros Werken as a trainer – strictly speaking - the plane was designated as Schulflugzeug Albatros L.30 but was similar to B.IIa built during the War. Ailerons are pretty "washed out" but leading and trailing edges are still parallel.

The struts supporting horizontal stabilizer are of V-shape but the same arrangement occurred in the Albatros B.II visible in the photographs from the era.


Greetings

Marek