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Tag: Aircraft

Hawker Woodcock

Hawker Woodcock I J6987

Hawker Woodcock

The original Hawker Woodcock was a twin bay biplane fighter designed for night operations with the Royal Air Force. Testing indicated that it was insufficiently manoeuvrable and suffered severe wing flutter. As a result it was redisigned with a shorter wing span, resulting in one bay wings. This was accepted into service as the Woodcock Mk. II.

When first delivered in May 1925 to No. 3 Squadron, they suffered from a series of accidents due to wing spar and undercarriage failure. These flaws were rectified by the end of 1925. The only other squadron to operate the type was No. 17 which began operations in March 1926.

Woodcocks began being replaced by Gloster Gamecocks in 1928.

Photos of scale models of the Hawker Woodcock can be found here.

Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock I J6987
Hawker Woodcock I J6987
Hawker Woodcock I J6987
Hawker Woodcock I J6987
Second Woodcock prototype with Bristol Jupiter IV engine
Second Woodcock prototype with Bristol Jupiter IV engine
Hawker Woodcock II
Hawker Woodcock II
Hawker Woodcock II J7974 undergoing trials with the RAE with high lift slots on upper and lower wings.
Hawker Woodcock II J7974 undergoing trials with the RAE with high lift slots on upper and lower wings.
Hawker Woodcock II
Hawker Woodcock II
Three Hawker Woodcock IIs of 17 Sqn RAF photographed in 1927.
Three Hawker Woodcock IIs of 17 Sqn RAF photographed in 1927.
The Woodcock II prototype J6988 with cylinder helmets and single bay wings.
The Woodcock II prototype J6988 with cylinder helmets and single bay wings.
Hawker Woodcock fighters
Hawker Woodcock fighters
Hawker Woodcock of Duxford's Meteorological Flight
Hawker Woodcock of Duxford’s Meteorological Flight
Hawker Woodcock II J7974
Hawker Woodcock II J7974
Hawker Woodcock II J7971
Hawker Woodcock II J7971
Hawker Woodcock II J7971 a fully-equipped night fighter of 17 Sqn RAF.
Hawker Woodcock II J7971 a fully-equipped night fighter of 17 Sqn RAF.
Hawker Woodcock II J7971 of 17 Squadron RAF
Hawker Woodcock II J7971 of 17 Squadron RAF
Hawker Woodcock II J7971
Hawker Woodcock II J7971
Hawker Woodcock II J7725
Hawker Woodcock II J7725
Hawker Woodcock II J7517
Hawker Woodcock II J7517
Hawker Woodcock II J6988
Hawker Woodcock II J6988
Hawker Woodcock II J7516
Hawker Woodcock II J7516
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock Mk.II
Hawker Woodcock fighters under construction
Hawker Woodcock fighters under construction

Mannesmann Giant Triplane

Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported

Mannesmann Giant Triplane

Designed and constructed during the final months of the First World War, the Mannesmann Giant Triplane was still under construction at the time of the armistice. Although designed as a transport, the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Control Commission believed that it was a bomber designed to reach New York.

The finished aircraft would have had a length of 46m and a wing span of 50m.

Mannesmann giant triplane
Mannesmann giant triplane
Mannesmann giant triplane - fuselage interior view
Mannesmann giant triplane – fuselage interior view
Wing of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Wing of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Wing of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane
Wing of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Fuselage of the Mannesmann Giant Triplane being transported
Allied inspection posing with one of the wheels of the incomplete Mannesmann triplane, 1919
Allied inspection posing with one of the wheels of the incomplete Mannesmann triplane, 1919

Linke-Hofmann R.I

Linke-Hofmann R.I

Linke-Hofmann R.I

The Linke-Hofmann R.1 was a heavy bomber designed for the German Imperial Air Service in World War One. it was an unusual design with widely spaced wings and a fuselage completely filling the gap. This was thought to provide aerodynamic advantages which had been indicated in models.

The first prototype was covered in Cellon, which was hoped to make the aircraft difficult to see. However the Cellon reflected sunlight having the opposite effect. The Cellon also yellowed and shrank, distorting the airframe. The second prototype had conventional lozenge camouflage.

After the crash of the first two aircraft, the project was terminated. A total of four prototypes were built.

Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I with standard lozenge fabric covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I with standard lozenge fabric covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I nosed-over
Linke-Hofmann R.I nosed-over
Crashed Linke-Hofmann R.I
Crashed Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I nosed-over
Linke-Hofmann R.I nosed-over
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I first prototype with transparent Cellon covering
Linke-Hofmann R.I cockpit
Linke-Hofmann R.I cockpit
Linke-Hofmann R.I radio operators position
Linke-Hofmann R.I radio operators position
Linke-Hofmann R.I Engine arrangement
Linke-Hofmann R.I Engine arrangement
Linke-Hofmann R.I Engine Detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I Engine Detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail
Linke-Hofmann R.I undercarriage detail