Antoinette V

Antoinette V
The Antoinette V recognisable by the revised undercarriage
Role	Pioneer aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Antoinette
Designer	Léon Levavasseur
First flight	20 December 1908
Number built	1
Developed from	Antoinette IV
Variants	Antoinette VI

The Antoinette V was an early French aircraft, first flown on 20 December 1908.

Following closely to the winning formula that Levavasseur had introduced, the Antoinette V introduced a revised undercarriage, with a closely spaced pair of mainwheels at the rear of a carriage/skid which extended forward of the propeller, a tail-skid attached to the lower fin framework prevented damage to the tail section. Lateral stability on the ground was provided by outrigger wheels supported by a wire-braced framework at about half-span.

A development of the Antoinette IV, the Antoinette V differed somewhat in having increased upper vertical tail area with no fabric covering the lower fin framework. The fuselage consisted of a wooden framework of triangular section covered with fabric, except in the cockpit area abreast the wing trailing edge. The wings were built in a similar fashion and were also covered in fabric.

Control was affected by wheels either side of the pilots seat for roll and pitch and a rudder bar for yaw. The pilot operated a triangular elevator hinged to the tailing edge of the large tailplane, rhomboidal ailerons hinged from the traiiling edges of the wing-tips and two triangular rudders above and below the tailplane.

Delivered to Réné Demanest the Antoinette V proved easy to fly and enjoyed some success.

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