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Burnelli
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The Burnelli GX-3, a lifting body with variable camber wing and four-wheel landing gear and what are now called "winglets" or end-plating of the wing-tips. |
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| The Burnelli GX-3 reduced to practice a number of Burnelli's patented inventions. Many of these are commonly used on commercial, military and general aviation aircraft of today. |
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Burnelli U.S. Patent #1,917,428 "This sketch shows the variable camber and wing area mechanism within the wing of the Burnelli" -- Aviation, Dec. 14, 1929. |
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Burnelli U.S. Patent
#1,774,474
issued August 26,
1930
"The wingtip installation showing
the aileron configuration tip plates."
-- Aviation, Dec.
14, 1929
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"The four wheel landing gear and
wheel fairings. Note the spoon at the rear of the
fairing."
-- Aviation, Dec.
14, 1929
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| La Guardia Airport, New York. In this picture, even though it is hard to see, Jimmy Doolittle is the pilot. |
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