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For instance, it is quite possible to shoot away the auxiliary lift truss from the landing gear to the bottom wing without crippling the wing truss. It is also possible to shoot away the main truss wires within the wing cellule without completely shattering the wing bracing. It is also possible to shoot away the interplane struts without crippling the main structure. Of course, when I mention the partial crippling of the structure, I mean that enough of the structure has been left so as to allow from sufficient flying to a landing field without injury. It is understood that it would be hardly possible with part of the truss shot away to execute any sharp manoeuvers or aerobatics.

This machine is very ordinary in its outline and does not represent the last word in refinement. The guns are placed on the exterior of the fuselage. The machine as a whole is primarily a manoeuvering and climbing type, although it has a fairly high speed. The machine's characteristics, by virtue of its speed, climb, and manoeuverability, are due principally to its very light motor, thus allowing for a very light machine and giving a light loading per horsepower, giving it a predominance in a measure over

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