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Dimensions of Leading Machines.

In the following tables will be found the details as to surface area, weight, power, etc., of the nine principal types of flying machines which are now prominently before the public:

MONOPLANES.

      
      

Make	Passengers	Surface area sq. feet	Spread in linear feet	Depth in linear feet
Santos-Dumont	1	110	16.0	26.0
Bleriot	1	150.6	24.6	22.0
R. E. P.	1	215	34.1	28.9
Bleriot	2	236	32.9	23.0
Antoinette	2	538	41.2	37.9
Make	No. of Cylinders	Horse Power	Weight Without Operator	Propeller Diameter
Santos-Dumont	2	30	250	5.0
Bleriot	3	25	680	6.9
R. E. P.	7	35	900	6.6
Bleriot	7	50	1,240	8.1
Antoinette	8	50	1,040	7.2

BIPLANES.

     
     

Make	Passengers	Surface Area sq. feet	Spread in linear feet	Depth in linear feet
Curtiss	2	258	29.0	28.7
Wright	2	538	41.0	30.7
Farman	2	430	32.9	39.6
Voisin	2	538	37.9	39.6
Make	No. of Cylinders	Horse Power	Weight Without Operator	Propeller Diameter
Curtiss	8	50	600	6.0
Wright	4	25	1,100	8.1
Farman	7	50	1,200	8.9
Voisin	8	50	1,200	6.6

In giving the depth dimensions the length over all—from the extreme edge of the front auxiliary plane to the extreme tip of the rear is stated. Thus while the dimensions of the main planes of the Wright machine are 41 feet spread by 6 1/2 feet in depth, the depth over all is 30.7.