Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
JimAttrill

The Camel 'tapered gap'

Recommended Posts

The Camel was easy to recognise in the skies of WWI because it had a 'tapered gap' between the wings.  Theory of the time was that the gap should always be the same and about the same as the wing chord.  But the designer of the Camel wanted to make the top wing in one piece with no dihedral.  So they just doubled the dihedral of the bottom wing :biggrin:

 

And even when they started to make the top wing in three pieces they left the arrangement as it was. 

 

(Useless information department)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The Camel was easy to recognise in the skies of WWI because it had a 'tapered gap' between the wings.  Theory of the time was that the gap should always be the same and about the same as the wing chord.  But the designer of the Camel wanted to make the top wing in one piece with no dihedral.  So they just doubled the dihedral of the bottom wing :biggrin:

 

And even when they started to make the top wing in three pieces they left the arrangement as it was. 

 

(Useless information department)

 

Say Jim,...I have a tapered gap too!! Will that make me fly better!!! :biggrin:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue..