Vintage Wings - Breguet U2 - 1911

*** Vintage Wings ***

Breguet U2 - 1911

The colossal "Double Monoplane" which has emanated from the Breguet workshop for the purpose of upholding the firm's honour in the military tests had a number of original features. They had an all steel primary structure, the forward fuselage incorporating four channel section longerons, while from the pilot's seat aft a large diameter steel tube continued to the tail, and this was encased by an aluminum shell forming the skin of the fuselage. The cruciform tail unit was mounted on a universal joint and moved in two directions.
The unequal span two bay wings were each built on a tubular spar on which the ribs could be rotated against spring pressure, allowing flexibility for warping the top wing for lateral control. The incidence of the wings could be adjusted on the ground and they could be folded for transport.
The steel tube undercarriage incorporated main oleo-pneumatic spring struts with three (later four) wheels, the forward being steerable by the rudder control.
Various types of power plants were fitted, including a horizontal installation of the radial water-cooled Salmson, although the most common was the 130 Hp. Gnome radial engine.
Even when was designed to carry a maximun of three passengers, Breguet was confident of its ability to carry up to eight !

*** All aircraft can be seen inworld in my shop ***