Thomas-Morse TM-24
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Thomas-Morse TM-24
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The Thomas-Morse TM-24 was a prototype [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] two-seat observation aircraft of the 1920s.
A single example was built in 1925, but no production followed.
Design and development
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] had decided to specialize in all-metal aircraft after it lost an order for 200 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighters to[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], who had offered a much lower bid.
Thomas Morse's chief designer, B. Douglas Thomas produced a series of all-metal aircraft, flying the unsuccessful [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighter and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] trainer in 1921, and selling two [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] racing aircraft to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 1922.
In 1924, Thomas-Morse flew the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], a single-seat [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighter, which was again a failure, undergoing major redesign in an attempt to improve performance and handling but failing to obtain any orders.
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The Thomas-Morse TM-24 was a prototype [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] two-seat observation aircraft of the 1920s.
A single example was built in 1925, but no production followed.
Design and development
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] had decided to specialize in all-metal aircraft after it lost an order for 200 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighters to[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], who had offered a much lower bid.
Thomas Morse's chief designer, B. Douglas Thomas produced a series of all-metal aircraft, flying the unsuccessful [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighter and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] trainer in 1921, and selling two [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] racing aircraft to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 1922.
In 1924, Thomas-Morse flew the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], a single-seat [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fighter, which was again a failure, undergoing major redesign in an attempt to improve performance and handling but failing to obtain any orders.
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In 1924, Thomas designed a single-engined two-seat observation aircraft, the TM-24, in a further attempt to find success with all-metal construction.
The TM-23 had a short fuselage in an attempt to improve maneuverability, which was covered in corrugated aluminium skinning, with the crew of two sitting in separate, tandem cockpits.
The upper wing was much smaller than the lower wing, having a wingspan 5 feet less, with the wings braced by a single "N"-[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and an inverted "V"-strut on each side.
Additional auxiliary tail surfaces were mounted on the aircraft's fin, above the main [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which acted as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. The aircraft was powered by a 440 horsepower (330 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] water-cooled [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]driving a two-bladed propeller and cooled by radiators located in fairings in the lower wing-roots.
The TM-23 flew in early 1925, being delivered to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for testing by the Army Air Service in February that year.
While testing indicated that performance was good, the aircraft's landing speed was considered too-high, while its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]was masked if the observer stood up in his cockpit to use his machine gun, while the TM-24 was also considered frail by the testers.
Further development was abandoned, with the prototype being dismantled at McCook Field, Thomas-Morse losing $46,000 on the project.
The TM-23 had a short fuselage in an attempt to improve maneuverability, which was covered in corrugated aluminium skinning, with the crew of two sitting in separate, tandem cockpits.
The upper wing was much smaller than the lower wing, having a wingspan 5 feet less, with the wings braced by a single "N"-[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and an inverted "V"-strut on each side.
Additional auxiliary tail surfaces were mounted on the aircraft's fin, above the main [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which acted as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. The aircraft was powered by a 440 horsepower (330 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] water-cooled [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]driving a two-bladed propeller and cooled by radiators located in fairings in the lower wing-roots.
The TM-23 flew in early 1925, being delivered to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for testing by the Army Air Service in February that year.
While testing indicated that performance was good, the aircraft's landing speed was considered too-high, while its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]was masked if the observer stood up in his cockpit to use his machine gun, while the TM-24 was also considered frail by the testers.
Further development was abandoned, with the prototype being dismantled at McCook Field, Thomas-Morse losing $46,000 on the project.
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Specifications
Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors
General characteristics
Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)
- Upper wingspan: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
- Lower wingspan: 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
- Wing area: 237 sq ft (22.0 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,969 lb (893 kg)
- Gross weight: 3,470 lb (1,574 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] water-cooled [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], 440 hp (330 kW)
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