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The greatest height that can be reached carrying full load will be 26,000 feet. The speed at which landings can be made is well under 50 miles an hour.

X. LANDING.

The aeroplane is fitted with a patent landing gear which is specially designed to enable the pilot to make safe landings at slow speed without shock to the machine. It is possible to land the aeroplane in small fields, and the shock of landing even on rough ground is so reduced that the life of the aeroplane is much increased as against the old machines in which more rigid landing gears were used.

The tail skid of the aeroplane is of robust design and is arranged so that it swivels with the rudder. By this means the aeroplane can be steered on the ground even at slow speeds with accuracy.

XI. STRUCTURAL STRENGTH.

The aeroplane is designed not only to have a high factor of safety but also to be as safe as possible, if damaged by enemy fire. A complete system of bracing is provided to the lower plane in such a manner that the load of any wire can be taken

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