Amsterdam, Dec. 17.
A remarkable aeroplane, claimed to be something absolutely new in fighter aircraft, is announced by the Fokker Works of Amsterdam.
Unlike conventional machines, the Fokker D.23 fighter is a monoplane driven by two airscrews, turning in opposite directions, one fore and one eft of the fuselage. The latter is balanced in the middle of the wing in such a way that the pilot actually sits in front of the leading, or forward edge of the wing having an unimpeded view downwards.
The tail is carried between two slim booms, attached to the wing one on each side of the fuselage, so that the rear airscrew rotates in a hollow square formed by them with the tail.
This unusual construction is claimed to give the pilot a field of vision mot hitherto attained by any single-seater fighter. Further the "tandem arrangement" of engines and airscrew is said to make the aeroplane more manceuvrable, A further feature of this curious-looking machine is a tricycle undercarriage, with a third wheel in front, as adopted by many modern aircraft.
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