| 词条 | Zerbe Air Sedan | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Zerbe Air Sedan was an American single engine quadruplane passenger aircraft project started by Professor James Slough Zerbe in 1918. The machine made one flight in 1921, was damaged during landing and subsequently abandoned.[1] Design and developmentIn 1918 Zerbe arrived in Fayetteville to begin work on passenger aircraft for local businessmen. The aircraft, completed in 1919, was a positive staggered equal span quadruplane with double cambered[2] louvered main wings. Equipped with no tailplane or ailerons, the machine was controlled using "ganged" or linkage connected wings with variable-incidence.[2] The passenger cabin was made of plywood and fully enclosed with wide stance landing gear attached.[2] A French World War I surplus powerplant was used, and has been reported to be a {{convert|90|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} LeRhône or {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Gnôme[2] rotary engine, but evidence suggests it was in fact a Le Rhône 9J of {{convert|110|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} Operational historyThe Air Sedan was piloted by Tom Flannery on its first and only flight in 1919 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The aircraft took off and quickly climbed to 100 ft (30 m), flew approximately 1000 ft (300 m) then was significantly damaged during landing.[3] One report states: " After that Zerbe left town never to be heard of or seen again. (He died in New York in 1921). What happened to the abandoned damaged plane is unknown".[3] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=3671|title=Zerbe Air Sedan|author=Nathania Sawyer|date=16 April 2012|website=encyclopediaofarkansas.net|publisher=The Central Arkansas Library System|access-date=12 September 2015}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.aerofiles.com/_yz.html|title=Zerbe|author=|date=8 June 2008|website=aerofiles.com|publisher=Aerofiles|access-date=12 September 2015}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/KleinBernhard/11245.htm|title=Zerbe Air Sedan|author=|date=31 March 2012|website=1000aircraftphotos.com|publisher=|access-date=12 September 2015}} https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15572779/batesville_daily_guard/ External links
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