Fairey patent 1933

[Schneiderman]

This is a patent issued to Fairey Aviation in 1933 for a novel form of monoplane wing, GB430331. The inventor was Davis Hollis Williams, a senior member of Marcel Lobelle's design team.
The illustrations show all the hallmarks of a full concept design as they include many details not relevant to the patent. I suggest that the aircraft design had its origin in the company's work on fighter specification F.7/30 which placed a good view for the pilot as a high priority, which is the key feature of the patent.

 

[hesham]

Nice find Schneiderman.

 

[Graham1973]

That is a very nice find, it's always interesting to find the offshoots of something that is fairly well known already.

 

[Hood]

What would the aerodynamic advantages be of that arched inner section? The nearly horizontal additional bracing beneath it doesn't inspire confidence as too its structural strength
Is it essentially a variant of the gull-wing?

 

[Jemiba]

What would the aerodynamic advantages be of that arched inner section?

There wouldn't be any, I think, but the pilots downward view would be much improved, as
suggested by the side view.