Herbert Johns's 1916 " Multiplane": a seven-wing monstrosity !

[toura]

Hi all

A big mistake on my P.C.....
I'm on a site named "Military Russia"
and I don't understand !!!
What is that ??
If you know, thank you
PAUL

 

[vigair]

The seven wings johns miltiplane, an american aircraft whith 3 liberty v12. Scrapped after few flights . Herbert Johns was the designer.
Regards.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

 

[Stargazer]

Awesome! This one's new to me (and I thought I'd seen every possible weird US prototype!). Thanks a lot guys for sharing.

 

[toura]

Hi Vigair and Blackkite

Thanks Vigair
and thanks Blackkite for all the detailed
photos you give me.

Truly, a plane I don't know !!

Thanks again. Bye
PAUL

 

[Jemiba]

Makes me hoping for a CGI, with a squadron of those bombers, attacked by, say,
a Dornier pusher prop fighter ( http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12923.msg128093.html#msg128093 ) ,
or another weird German type.
But WW I seems not to be the favourite theme there ...

 

[blackkite]

Hi multiplane. ;D
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/07/15-early-airplanes-with-more-wings-than-a-bucket-of-fried-chicken/

 

[toura]

Hi Blackkite
Very interesting all your multiplanes !
Thanks
PAUL

 

[Avimimus]

Makes me hoping for a CGI, with a squadron of those bombers, attacked by, say,
a Dornier pusher prop fighter ( http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12923.msg128093.html#msg128093 ) ,
or another weird German type.
But WW I seems not to be the favourite theme there ...

Lloyd FJ 40.15 would be better for such an image wouldn't it?

 

[Jemiba]

Lloyd FJ 40.15 would be better for such an image wouldn't it?

Yes, indeed ! Even better would be the Riffard RM-1, but a little change in history
would be necesassry then ...

http://modelscale.free.fr/analyses/MS2003_4P/SCRH_RM1/index.html

 

[Antonio]

But WW I seems not to be the favourite theme there

I'm interested in any man made flying object at any time!

 

[Jemiba]

I'm interested in any man made flying object at any time!

Principally me, too, although for example the balloons used in the 18th century just have
a passing interest for me.
But WW I themes actually are less represented in the vast number of publications and amongst
the computer graphics specialists. Maybe because it is much more work, to make a CGI of a
biplane, with more shadows to consider and all those bracing wires ?
Is there any CGI at all showing a WWI project ? Cab't remember any , in the moment.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
http://www.spicerweb.org/chanute/glid_exp.aspx
And
http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/philips_multiplane1904.php
http://chezpeps.free.fr/musee/old-plane/old-plane.html
http://www.exoticairplanes.com/index.php?action=categoria&id=NF

The Marquis d’Equevilly’s Multiplane, 1908
Pictured here the Marquis d' Equevilly-Monjustin's Multiplane. Described as being ' Very resilient, very light, very solid and cheap,' this contraption appeared in 1908 and was powered by an 8hp 3-cylinder air-cooled engine. Clearly influenced by Horatio Phillips' earlier Multiplanes, the pilot 'flies' the device from a standing position, not just the 'draggiest', but also the chilliest way of doing things. Unsurprisingly, no evidence of this machine ever flying can be found, an undisguised blessing for any would-be pilot, whose life would have been put in jeopardy by the self-evident lack of inherent pitch axis, or fore-and-aft stability.

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/dglr/hh/text_2009_03_26_Aviation_Expansion_1908.pdf

 

[blackkite]

What is this? Perhaps surprising machine. I can't understand this plane. VTOL?
Dufaux Tiltrotor.
Built in Switzerland in 1909 by the Dufaux brothers. An ambitious concept for the time, the Tiltrotor not successful.
http://www.pionnair-ge.com/spip1/article.php3?id_article=162
http://www.tutorgigpedia.com/ed/Tiltrotor
http://www.pionnair-ge.com/spip1/spip.php?article172

 

[Stargazer]

What is this? Perhaps surprising machine. I can't understand this plane. VTOL?

Yeah. As in "Vainly Trying to get Off the Land." ;D