Sopwith Type 807 and WDCB

In July 1914, Sopwith produced a two-bay tractor biplane powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine to compete in the 1914 Daily Mail Circuit of Britain race for seaplanes. It made its maiden flight as a landplane on 16 July 1914, before being fitted with its planned floatplane undercarriage. On the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 the Circuit of Britain aircraft was bought by the RNAS .

A version of the circuit of Britain aircraft was ordered by the Admiralty, becoming known as the Type 807. First delivered to the RNAS in July 1914 the Type 807 differed from the Circuit of Britain in several respects. The span of the upper wing was increased, the overhang being braced by kingposts and the wings were adapted to fold, using the Short Brothers patented mechanism; to simplify this, the wings were not staggered. It had twin strut-mounted floats under the fuselage and a float mounted under the tail. It was powered by a nose-mounted 100hp (75kW) Gnome Monosoupape engine. It had two tandem open cockpits with the observer in the forward cockpit under the upper wing leading edge and the pilot in the rear cockpit under the upper wing trailing edge. It was sometimes referred to as the Sopwith Folder. Sopwith developed the Circuit of Britain aircraft into a landplane (the Sopwith Two-Seat Scout) Operational History

The Circuit of Britain aircraft was given the serial number 896 when it was taken over by the Royal Navy. Its undercarriage was damaged in September, causing it to be refitted with a landplane undercarriage. It was used as a trainer until 22 June 1915.

Twelve Type 807s were ordered by the RNAS. Three of them formed part of the embarked air wing aboard the seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal when it sailed for the Dardanelles in February 1915. They were used as reconnaissance aircraft, but proved to be underpowered, with fragile floats. Operators  United Kingdom Royal Naval Air Service Specifications

General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 30 ft 9 in ( m) Wingspan: 43 ft 6 in ( m) Height: 11 ft 2 in ( m) Wing area: 405 ft2 ( m2) Empty weight: 1580 lb ( kg) Gross weight: 2440 lb ( kg) Maximum speed: 80 mph ( km/h)

Armament Six small bombs See also Related lists List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service List of seaplanes and flying boats Notes ^ a b c d Mason Air Enthusiast Twenty, pp. 76–77. ^ a b Robertson 1970, pp. 212–213. ^ Thetford 1982, p.446. ^ Lewis 1962, p490. ^ Robertson 1970, pp. 53–55.

WDCB and Sopwith Type 807

Contents 1 History 2 Current staff 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

WDCB 90.9 FM was founded as a 5,000-watt station in late 1977, and its original format was a mix of classical, educational, and news programming. Jazz programming was introduced in the early 1980s and became the primary format by the end of the decade. Since then, WDCB's format has expanded to include roots-rock, bluegrass, Celtic, folk, blues, New Age, Acid Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, big band, World music and old-time radio shows, though straight-ahead jazz makes up about 75% of its music programming. The educational programming was dropped in 2001, and classical music continued to be heard on the station on weekends until late 2005. In recent years, some of the more eclectic and niche programming has been phased out for a stronger emphasis on jazz and blues.

Unlike most college-based stations, WDCB-FM is not student-operated, but rather very much professional in design and output. COD students, however, do work at WDCB's offices as aides for limited hours during the week. Current staff

The station manager of WDCB is Dan Bindert. The music director is Paul Abella. The title of programming director is vacant, following the retirement of longtime manager Mary Patricia Larue in 2013.

WDCB's of on-air personalities include Bruce Oscar, Barry Winograd, Paul Abella, and John "British-American Buddy" Burnett, all of whom are prominent Chicago-based jazz musicians. The daily lineup of Burnett (mornings), Winograd (middays), and Oscar (afternoons) has been intact since 2001. WDCB is also the home of Those Were The Days, the long-running old-time radio program that used to be hosted by Chuck Schaden. On July 4, 2009, Steve Darnall took over as the second host of the show. See also List of Jazz Radio Stations in the USA
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