Tophe said:The monoplane presented in 1914 has been built in 1918. With a propeller in the middle of the fuselage. The picture seems on the Web already but the link does not work for me.
Stargazer2006 said:Any info on this strange "automatically stabilized" De Monge prototype with 150 hp Hispano-Suiza engine?
Stargazer2006 said:Any info on this strange "automatically stabilized" De Monge prototype with 150 hp Hispano-Suiza engine?
sienar said:From an ebay auction. This photo looks familiar to me and think it has been posted elsewhere on this forum but I cant find. Any idea which weymann machine this is?
Jemiba said:Good research, hesham,
it would be interesting nevertheless, where you found that photo with its caption.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/6312755207The machine was identified on theaerodrome.com by contributor R. Bailey as De Monge-Buscaylet experimental, 1918.
Source: https://ecitydoc.com/download/dynamics-of-the-airplane_pdfLes Expériences de Pégaud et la stabilité automatique, par Louis de Monge. La Conquête de l'air, Bruxelles, Jan. 1, 1914, v. 11, no. 1, p. 5-6.
Source: https://hetarchief.be/fr/media/le-globe-illustr%C3%A9-journal-de-la-famille/NUSoMfKZgEVhngQSThNLMtEEThe "De Monge" monoplane, the work of a Belgian inventor, tested successfully at the Buc Airfield (Versailles). Thanks to its spring-attached aileron device, he achieves the long sought-after dream of automatic stability.
Source: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65526682/f53.item.r=Monge475663. — DE MONGE DE FRANEAU. — Dispositif de stabilisation absolue pour aéroplanes.
hesham said:sienar said:From an ebay auction. This photo looks familiar to me and think it has been posted elsewhere on this forum but I cant find. Any idea which weymann machine this is?
A big mistake from them,it's De Monge aircraft.