Specifications:
Scale: 1:10.8
Flying Weight: 17.1 oz.
Wing Area: 500 Sq. In.
Wing Loading: 3.5 oz./ Sq. Ft.
Guidance: 4 ch. R/C (Rud, Elev, Ail, Throt)
Wing Span: 51in.
Plane Length: 45 3/4 in.
Engine: RC
The Antoinette monoplane bore a strong resemblance to a giant dragonfly, with its long thin body and delicate wings. Introduced in October 1908, the Antoinette IV was an aerodynamically advanced monoplane for its time. It featured a slim fuselage, trapezoidal wings with marked dihedral, and cruciform tail. It was the first practical monoplane with ailerons, although they performed poorly and were replaced with wing warping in later models. With its monoplane design, pilot & engine location, wheeled landing gear, and tail assembly, the Antoinette, in comparison to the boxy, pusher-prop, canard-using, Wright-style biplanes of 1908, was remarkably advanced. The Antoinette was powered by a 53 h.p. V-8 engine and had a wing span of 46 feet. Weighing about 1080 pounds, it could reach a speed of 52 m.p.h. Early aviator Harry Harkness flew his Antoinette in exhibition on Hempstead Plains, Long Island on Aughust 24, 1910, and subsequently damaged the airplane on a hard landing on September 15th. Hubert Latham entered his 50 horsepower Antoinette in the 1910 World Air Races at Belmont Park, New York To compete for the Gordon Bennett Trophy.
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