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Wires H connect the ends of the frame B with the respective planes, or ailerons, E, and another wire I joins the downwardly-projecting arms of the two ailerons, so that motion is transmitted to both at the same time, and by a positive motion in either direction. Action of the Gyroscope.
He found out, by actual experimentation, what wires tilted the ailerons, which ones operated the elevators. "Mhm-hmh dep control here," he commented; whereupon the brother of Tomaso squirmed, thinking Johnny had discovered a fatal flaw somewhere. With one eye still squinted against cigarette smoke that did not rise, Johnny climbed out and walked back along the fuselage to the tail.
These types formed the backbone of the Military Wing, which also included Codys, Breguets, Avros, and, later, Sopwiths. The B.E.2c was produced by the Royal Aircraft Factory in the autumn of 1913 and demonstrated its high degree of stability by flying from Aldershot to Froyle and from Froyle to Fleet, distances of 6-3/4 and 8 miles respectively, without the use of ailerons or elevators.
The upright lever which, working on a universal joint, operates the elevator and ailerons; 2. The bar, actuated by the pilot's feet, which operates the rudders of the machine; 3. The pilot's seat; 4. Apart from the movements we have described, which are extremely simple, a pilot needs also to maintain control over his motor.
This movement of the lever has the effect of drawing down the ailerons on the left-hand side of the machine; on the side, that is to say, which is tilted down; and the depression of these auxiliary surfaces, increasing suddenly as they do the lifting influence of the main-planes to which they are attached, tend to thrust up the down-tilted wings, and so restore the equilibrium of the machine.
The wind resistance caused a growing speed reduction. The sensitiveness of the elevating rudder warned Dave that he must maintain a perfect balance until they could strike a steady path of flight. Hiram's rapt gaze followed every skillful maneuver of the master hand at that wheel. "Good for you!" he chirped, as Dave worked the ailerons to counteract the leaning of the machine.
THE CURTIS WINGS. Curtis has small wings, or ailerons, intermediate the supporting surfaces, and at their extremities, as shown in sketch 2. These are controlled by a shoulder rack or swinging frame operated by the driver, so that the body in swinging laterally will change the two wings at the same time, but with angles in different directions.
He had kept good track of his direction by the aid of the air compass and felt sure he was going in the right direction. Nevertheless he turned and, banking his wings and lifting the ailerons, moved smoothly in the direction suggested. Half an hour later Ernest again motioned, this time for a turn to the left.
At this height he flew, in a semi-conscious condition, twelve miles over enemy country and crossed the lines with his bus scarcely touched by the dozens of machine-guns trained on it. One of our pilots lost most of his rudder, but managed to get back by juggling with his elevator and ailerons.
THE WARPING PLANES. The only remedy to meet this condition is expressed in the mechanism which wraps or twists the outer ends of the planes, as constructed in the Wright machine, or the ailerons, or small wings at the rear margins of the planes, as illustrated by the Farman machine.
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