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Already, anticipating war in the air, a fighting aeroplane has been evolved; and a machine of this type is shown in Figure. The body, in which pilot and gunner sit, is armoured lightly with plates which will resist the penetration of a bullet. Such armouring was found necessary after the use of aeroplanes in Tripoli and the Balkans. When flying unavoidably low in these campaigns, and when fired at from the ground, the wooden bodies of machines were pierced by shot, and in several instances their occupants wounded.

A fighting aeroplane
A. Machine-gun projecting from opening in bow
B. Gunner’s position
C. Pilot’s seat
D.D. Side windows for observation
E. Engine and propeller.

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Aeroplane, by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
Published 1914

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Mardi 18 Août 2020

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Flight, Transport, Weapons

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