Benoist XII Drawings

EricGoedkoop · 6 August 2005, 05:46 PM

Can anyone point me to some drawings of the Benoist XII? I've found a low-quality side-view, but so far that's about it.

Thanks in advance,

Eric

7 August 2005, 05:46 AM

Eric:
Here are a web page with lot of drawings and info about Bleriot XII, I hope this info is that you need:

http://www.bleriot.org/Bleriot%20XII.htm

Ramiro

EricGoedkoop · 7 August 2005, 07:32 AM

Thank you Ramiro, but I'm after the Benoist XII:

This was an American pre-war machine, a very early tractor biplane type and I believe the first American aeroplane to have an enclosed fuselage. Noteworthy are the ailerons - they were separate units, carried outboard of the wings and attached to the interplane struts mid-gap. They were not hinged, but apparently rigidly attached to the struts and warped.

joegertler · 7 August 2005, 09:06 AM

Eric;
NASM has a set of 8 drawings for the Benoist XII. (drawn by Bob Mikesh during the 1982 restoration) Here is the first of them-the three-view. Others in the set (with all measurements and minute details) are:
fuselage top & side view; Center-section details; Wing Panel assemblies; Flight controls; Misc Details (lettering, rib, bracing); Roberts radiator details; and a much more detailed drawing of lettering/markings.
Send me your email address, and I'll send you the higher res scan, so you can easily read the dimesions etc (too big for this forum post)

joegertler · 7 August 2005, 09:29 AM

Found your email. Sent it to you. Sent both the large & small scans, as I did not recognize which was which in the photo index

EricGoedkoop · 7 August 2005, 09:35 AM

Thanks, Joe.

I figured NASM would have something - I emailed them but haven't heard back yet.