John William Dunne (1875–1949) was an Anglo-Irish aeronautical engineer and author. In the field of parapsychology, he achieved a preeminence through his theories on dreams and authoring books preoccupied with the question of the nature of time. As a pioneering aeronautical engineer in the early years of the 20th century, Dunne worked on many early military aircraft, concentrating on tailless designs, producing inherently stable aircraft.
The D.8 was a tailless four bay unstaggered biplane with its wings swept at 32°. he outer interplane struts were enclosed with fabric, forming fixed side curtains that provided directional (yaw) stability. Wing tip elevons were used for control, operated by a pair of levers, one either side of the pilot. The D.8 initially used just a pair of these, mounted on the upper wing, a rectangular cutout in the side curtains allowing for their movement as on the D.5
Enjoy perhaps one of the most unique vintage aircraft you will ever find!
Velocity Aeronautics produced fine aircraft in Second Life from 2008 to 2016. The legacy aircraft have been listed in the Marketplace to preserve some of these classic builds. The later builds can be demo'd in world. We hope you enjoy!
