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consisted of a wheel mounted on an inverted U-shaped yoke, the uprights of which were outside the fuselage structure. Fore and aft movement of the entire yoke operated the elevator and the wheel operated the wing warping. The rudder was controlled by pedals. The undercarriage consisted of a pair of
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On 10 March Busson set two more records over a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) circuit, carrying 3 passengers 50 km (31 mi) in 31 min 31.2 s, a speed of over 95 km/h (59 mph) and four passengers 25 km (16 mi) in 17 min
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on the 1911 Paris Aero Salon. Deperdussin exhibited four aircraft: these are described as the "School Type", the "Military single seater", the "Military two-seater" and the "Military three-seater" . The "School Type" was powered by a 25 hp (19 kW)
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The example shown at the 1910 Paris Aero Salon had a length and wingspan of 9 metres (29 ft 6 in), a wing area of 15 square metres (160 sq ft) and was powered by a 4-cylinder water-cooled
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Y-Type 30 hp 3-cylinder radial engine. The example is believed to be the 43rd
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frames, each braced by a diagonal member extended forwards to form a short upcurved skid to protect the propeller in the case of nose-overs, with a pair of wheels carried on a sprung cross axle between the two frames.
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curving in to a vertical knife-edge at the back. The depth of the front section of the fuselage was increased by a shallow shell of wood
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configuration design, which was not a success. The 1910 monoplane was their first successful design. The prototype was first flown by
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3 cylinder air-cooled semi-radial, 37 kW (50 hp)
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381:in Bedfordshire, UK has a 1910 airworthy example (
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731:"National Heritage Places - Point Cook Air Base"
691:"Table of Competitors' Times, Distances &c"
322:. Seven Deperdussins were entered in the race.
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834:. New York: Oxford University Press.
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190:Controls of the Deperdussin monoplane
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656:"Les Records avec 3 et 4 Passengers"
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