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Budig 1921 Glider
The unusual Germany, German Budig glider participated in the second (1921) Rhön competition, though without distinction. It was later fitted with a low power engine, making it probably the first powered glider. Design and development The Budig glider (sailplane), glider was a single seat biplane or sesquiplane of unequal Wingspan, span and chord (aircraft), chord with three forward surfaces supported on a pair of box section booms. The upper foreplane was claimed to provide automatic stability and carried an elevator (aircraft), elevator behind it, though Flight remarked that "It is difficult, from the illustration, to make out exactly what this arrangement is supposed to do." The pilot sat at the upper wing trailing edge, completely exposed at the front of a short central fuselage which supported a rectangular fin. By 1923 a small, BMW horizontally opposed engine, horizontally opposed motorcycle engine had been added, mounted in pusher configuration behind the pilot wh ... [...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] |
