Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
First prototype with double Townend ring
AW XVI 3-view drawing from NACA aircraft Circular No.156
Bracing (aeronautics)
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In aeronautics, bracing comprises structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may t
Interplane struts and bracing wires on a de Havilland Tiger Moth
Handley Page V/1500 multi-bay biplane
Parallel struts on a Sopwith Camel
V-struts on a Nieuport 10