The "Turkey Buzzard" is a semi-internally braced monoplane (Fig. 1). The wing is placed above the fuselage for two important aerodynamical reasons: first, because this position minimizes the mutual interference between the wing and the fuselage, and, second, useful lifting surface is utilized with the wing passing over the fuselage instead of through it.
The "Turkey Buzzard" glider
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Leighton buzzard fatal derailment
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
Leighton buzzard fatal railway accident
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
Online Contents | 1999