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Bassou FB.41
The SCAL FB.40 was a French, side-by-side seat biplane Trainer aircraft, trainer chosen in 1938 for widespread use in the Aviation Populaire programme. The Second World War prevented large scale production but at least two were restored post-war, one becoming a familiar rally participant. Design and development After completing the nationalization of the French military aviation industry in April 1937, government attention turned to the civil sector with the establishment of the Aviation Populaire programme aimed at popularizing flying. This was proposed by the Ministre de l’Air (Air Minister) in June 1936 and officially established in July. By the end of 1937 a selection of seventeen suitable aircraft in different stages of development, including the FB.40, had been made. The FB.40 was a wooden, equal span biplane, with rectangular plan wings mounted with marked stagger (aeronautics), stagger. The lower wings were mounted on the lower fuselage longerons and the upper wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |