Place | Europe: France |
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Accession Number | REL/00501 |
Collection type | Technology |
Object type | Aircraft component |
Physical description | Tin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Germany |
Date made | c. 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Rigging Information Plate : Pfalz D.XII Scout
Metal plate impressed with information concerning the rigging of the Pfalz Scout. Plate reads 'VERSPANNUNGSSCHEMA DXII / (illustration of Pfalz D.XII) / a 2040mm b 2010mm c 2300mm d 2280mm Hubkabel / e 1680mm f 1675mm g 1910mm h 1905mm Gegenkabel / Dabei ergibt sich ein Anstellwinkel von / 3*am Unterflugel und 41/2 *am Oberflugel./ Pfeilform: keine / V-form: am Unterflugel 1% / am Oberflugel: keine / Pfalz-flugzeugwerke GmbH.' Painted in black on reverse of plate (now removed) : 'PLATE FROM PFLAZ SCOUT / PLANE FORCED DOWN BY / NO 4 SQUADRON AFC / THEN BASED AT CLAIRE- / MARIE (NORTHERN FRANCE) / ? AUGUST 1918./ PLANE IN AUST WAR MUSEUM CANBERRA.' Scratched into plate under paint is "?? German plane at Champion near Namur, December 1918".
THIS PLATE APPEARS TO GIVE SPECIFICATIONS AND TENSIONS FOR WIRE BRACES ON PFLAZ WING STRUTS. THE AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH IT WAS TAKEN IS IN THE AWM COLLECTION.