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wm SEPTEMBER n, 1919 THE GRAHAME- WHITE "AERO-LIMOUSINE": An alternative six-seating arrangement for the cabin. View looking into the cabin of the Grahame- White " Aero-Limousine,'' showing the rear seat. The total horse-power available is well above that required to fly the machine, so that it is possible to fly comfortably at three- quarter throttle, thus considerably increasing the life of the engines, to say nothing of making tor reliability. The engineB can be started either by means of a starting handle, mounted on the rear of each engine, or else by way of a magneto- starter from the cockpit. It is worthy of note that all the petrol has been stored as far away as possible from the engine and pasengers, in order to reduce the risk of fire to a minimum. The main tank is located immediately behind the pilot's cockpit, whilst the gravity tanks are mounted in the centre section of the top plane. The petrol supply is maintained by two windmill pumps mounted in the slipstream of each tractor screw just below the lower plane centre section. There is also an auxiliary pump operated from the cockpit. The following is the general specification and performance of the G.-W. " Aero-Limousine " ;— Span .. . . .. 60 ft. Chord .. . . . . .. 6 ft. 7 ins. Gap 6 ft. sJ ins. Dihedral Overall length Overall height Span with wings folded . . Total area, including ailerons Area of ailerons Area of tail plane (fixed portion) Area of elevators Area of fin .. Area of rudder Maximum cross section of body . Side area of body Engine, No. and type Tank capacity in gallons Fuel weight (petrol, oil, water) . Useful load Weight of machine, empty „ „ fully loaded Surface loading Power loading Performance Maximum speed at ground level. Maximum speed at 10,000 ft. Speed at £ throttle Landing speed Climb to 5,000 ft., 4 mins. ; to 10 17,000 ft. mm—-—- 4" top and bottom wings. 39 ft. ir ft. 28 ft. 725 sq. ft. 106 sq. ft. 52 sq. ft. 32 sq. ft. 11-25 sq. ft. 25 sq. ft. 21 sq. ft. 162 sq. ft. 2 Rolls-Royce Eagle Mark V, 320 h.p. 125 galls. 1,162 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 5,785 lbs. 7,947 lbs. 10-96 lbs. per sq. ft. 12 -4 lbs. per b.h.p. Speed 116 m.p.h. 105 m.p.h. 104 m.p.h. 50 m.p.h. 000 ft., 9-9 mins. Ceiling, One of the wing attachment lugs, showing the ash packing, of the Grahame-White " Aero- Limousine." Sketch of the tail-skid of the Grahame-White •• Aero- Limousine." Note the protecting block beneath the stern-post. I2I8
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