Biplane Anatomy?
 

So for most of you, this may sound like a silly question (and my apologies if it's been asked before). I am looking for a link or a picture or something that could lay out the "what's what" of a biplane. I am illiterate when it comes to the "anatomy" of planes and most of the WWI books I've been reading don't have a nice glossary that list what the author is referring to when he talks about some plane or another.

If it helps, I am most interested in SE5a, Sopwith Camel, and Nieuport craft, though I figured that they all pretty much conform to the same terms and structure.

Please, see here:

cover.htm

especially, about terminology:

appendix-d

hope is what you're looking for...

GB

Fletcher,

That's not a silly question. Thanks for asking it. It's important to know just what we're talking about. Unless you know what a bay is, it's hard to understand the significance of the fact that while the Spad 7 and 13 looked like each wing had two bays, they really only had one bay. :D

The NASA publication that Greybeard linked to is one of my primary references on WWI aircraft.

Here is another good link showing the parts of the wing, showing the spars, ribs, and stringers.

Regards,