Cleveland
J. Cleveland Jones and T. Taylor
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History
J. Cleveland Jones, of Newcastle Upon Tyne, designed a tractor biplane in 1910, which was built by T. Taylor, of Pelaw, Co. Durham. The aircraft was completed, but there are no reports of it being flown.
Company References
- British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
Project Data
| Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec (Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biplane | 1910 | Proto | 1 | 1S, 1E biplane | 1 |
Project References
- British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
- British Aircraft 1809-1914, Peter Lewis (Putnam, 1962)
- Flight 10 Sep 1910
Production Details and Type Description
Biplane
Three bay, single seat tractor biplane with an uncovered, square section, wooden girder fuselage, tapering in plan to a vertical post at the rear. The forward bays back to the pilot’s seat were cross braced with steel tubes, aft of which cable bracing was employed. The sternpost supported a biplane tail with hinged elevators and twin, square shaped, all moving rudders between the tips of the fixed tailplanes. The wings were built with the front spar and interplane struts along the leading edge. Single action ailerons were fitted to both top and bottom wings.The undercarriage consisted of two pairs of separate vee shaped units made from streamlined section steel tube and aluminum sockets, braced by cables. Twin skids with upturned tips carried pairs of wheels on axles sprung by flexible bands. The 35 h.p. powerplant, by the Thames Ironworks and Engineering Co., was mounted low down in the front of the fuselage and drove a two-bladed propeller by chain reduction gear. Long shallow radiators were mounted below the top longerons.
Three bay, single seat tractor biplane with an uncovered, square section, wooden girder fuselage, tapering in plan to a vertical post at the rear. The forward bays back to the pilot’s seat were cross braced with steel tubes, aft of which cable bracing was employed. The sternpost supported a biplane tail with hinged elevators and twin, square shaped, all moving rudders between the tips of the fixed tailplanes. The wings were built with the front spar and interplane struts along the leading edge. Single action ailerons were fitted to both top and bottom wings.The undercarriage consisted of two pairs of separate vee shaped units made from streamlined section steel tube and aluminum sockets, braced by cables. Twin skids with upturned tips carried pairs of wheels on axles sprung by flexible bands. The 35 h.p. powerplant, by the Thames Ironworks and Engineering Co., was mounted low down in the front of the fuselage and drove a two-bladed propeller by chain reduction gear. Long shallow radiators were mounted below the top longerons.
| Specification | |||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW |
| 30 ft | 26 ft | 800 lb | |||
| 9.14 m | 7.92 m | 363 kg | |||
One aircraft only : no c/n or registration.
Total Cleeland Production1