Show BRITAIN PERFECTS TAILLESS PLANE 0 i Pterodactyl Pterodactyl Two-Seater Two Declare Del De De- De- De l- l dared clare Ex Excellent ellent for War v I Aug 31 CIS An An airplane airplane air air- pla plane e without a a. a tail was successfully demonstrated d at toda today and was d described by aviation experts aj as 25 an important contribution to the clence of air tactics tics and especially as u an ideal machine for gunners Inthe in inthe inthe the next ned war I 4 fT The airplane known as 35 the Pterodactyl Pterodactyl dactyl is a two-seater two fighter with witha a special form of wing which by the necessity for tail and andrear andrear nil rear control surfaces affords va Jl for a gunner n not t offered by other s trees of fighting airplanes j The experts are giving the new aircraft close attention and accord accord- them a n new field of air fighting fight fight- ing ng tactics has been opened The speed peed of the new tailless airplane is rot not ot divulged I L Lacking a tan tall usually considered indispensable for control and sta sta- tt these two qualities are secured secured se- se cured by sweeping back the shape lof the wings by controller rudders l et t the wing tips and by balanced flaps at the rear of oC the edges of the wines i-wines win which act as air rudders and ailerons |