We do not oven know whether our machines should be cantilever monoplanes or braced biplanes or cantilever biplanes.
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Therefore, as our supply of biplanes fades away, so are we bringing in a supply of elementary trainers of the low-wingmonoplanetype.
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Earlier he was one of the main protagonists of themonoplaneas more efficient than the biplane.
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It is an all-metalmonoplane, with a cruising speed of just under 300 miles an hour and a range of 3,000 miles.
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They had little or no experience, for instance, of low-wing skin-dressed monoplanes.
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Themonoplanerequired very little control and regulation for its flight.
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In that total we are told that eleven or twelve monoplanes—we have not the exact figures—are not of a wholly satisfactory character.
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I suppose we have not more than two of these squadrons fitted with monoplanes.
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We have, however, learned most useful lessons from these different types of airships and are now engaged in testing some of the more speedy monoplanes.
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The twenty-six aeroplanes mentioned include thirteen monoplanes of which only three have been delivered during the last three months.
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Further, an outline specification has been prepared in consultation with the operating companies for an all-metal, four-enginedmonoplaneweighing about 40,000 lb.
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We continued to regard the slow biplane even as a fighter aircraft long after we should have adopted themonoplanetypes, as did other nations.
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That is perhaps illustrated by the change over from the biplane to themonoplane.
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He would not tell us how many of the whole machines which had flown across country were biplanes and how many monoplanes.
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How many are monoplanes and how many biplanes?
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