The New Eagles of the Western Front 



The latest Nieuport "Avion de Chasse," or fighter, mounts three machine guns. Two 

 on top of the plane fire over the propeller and one beneath the upper plane fires through 

 the propeller. The perfect streamline body, the small wings and rudders and the big 

 propeller with a hood in front enable the machine to travel at 120 miles an hour 



Machine gun showing How it is airtcooled by 



violent slipstream, of propeller * * 



The new fast armored Farman 

 fighting plane. Only one ma- 

 chine-gun can be carried because 

 of the armor's weight. Another 

 view of this machine appears 

 at the top of the next page. 

 The armor over the cylinder 

 heads of the engine is perforated 

 so that cooling drafts may enter, 

 the strong slipstream from the 

 propeller entering through the 

 circular opening in front, passing 

 through the radiator and finally 

 emerging through these holes 



The three machine guns of the "Avion de Chasse" are aimed by pointing the whole 

 machine straight at the enemy. They are fired simultaneously by the single pilot. 

 Ordinary machine guns are used, evidenced by the useless rear handles and pistol grips 



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