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AUGUST 5, 1920 The Handley Page W8, two 450 h.p. Napier "Lion" Engines passengers, exclusive of crew. At the moment of writing it is not quite certain whether the machine entered by the Aircraft Manufacturing Co. will actually compete. The machine with which it was intended to compete was an Airco 18, but if it does not turn up the competition in this class will be narrowed down to three machines. j; The " Centaur 2A " Two 160 h.p. Beardmore Engines The machine entered by the Central Aircraft Co., Ltd., is the twin-engined cabin machine known as the " Centaur 2A." It has already been described in this journal (May 27, 1920), and only a brief reference to it will be necessary here. The first machine of this type was of the open fuselage passenger carrier type, and came to grief as a result of the carelessness of a mechanic in rigging the elevator control cables. The present machine is similar to the earlier model except that the passengers' accomodation takes the form of an enclosed cabin. The pilot and one passenger, or an engineer as the case may be, are seated in the nose of the fuselage in front of the cabin, the two seats being placed side by side. Inside the cabin seating accommodation is provided for 7 passengers, who obtain a good view through windows in the side. The machine has a total wing area of 895 sq. ft., and the weight loaded is 5,400 lbs. giving a wing loading of 603 lbs./ sq. ft. The power loading is 169 lbs./h.p., and the speed is 85 m.p.h., with a landing speed of 38 m.p.h.. The petrol consumption is 25 gallons per hour, •which must be considered economical for a load of eight passengers in addition to the pilot. " The Handley Page W 8 , Two 450 h.p. Napier "Lion " Engines The W 8 machine entered by Handley Page, Ltd., is already so well-known as to require no introduction here. Suffice it to recall that it is the holder of the world's height record for large loads, having reached an altitude o 114,000 ft. with a load of 3,690 lbs. It is designed to carry 15 passengers inside the cabin, while the pilot and an engineer are placed side by side in the nose of the fuselage. If used as a goods carrier, the space available inside the body is 22 ft. long by 6 ft. high by 4 ft. 6 in. wide. The engines are so mounted that they are easy to get at when the wings are folded back, as there is then no bracing interfering with their removal. Later on it is, we believe, intended to fit this machine with a set of the new Handley Page wings, but for the competition we understand the standard wings will be fitted. Otherwise this would have provided a splendid opportunity of demonstrating the capabilities of this interesting wing device. The Vickers Vimy- Commercial Two 375 h.p. Rolls-Royce " Eagle " Engines Another machine which has already been fully described in FLIGHT is the Vimy-Commercial entered by Messrs. Vickers, Ltd. The machine was shown at Olympia where it attracted great attention owing to its comfortable cabin. That the machine is also held in great esteem abroad will be realised when it is recalled that the Chinese Government has placed an order for 100 of these machines, most of the machines having already been delivered. The weight of the machine loaded is 12,500 lbs., and the power loading is 17-8 lbs./h.p., while the wing loading is 9 3 lbs./sq. ft. The speed range is from 45 to 100 m.p.h. , 1 SPAN 67'- O" V LENGTH 42- 8' AREA 1330 Sq Ft. HEIGHT i5'"O" VICKERS V/IMY -COMMERCIAL - SSOHB ftovce- n 2 * 6 a to ft.feeP (A A.) 860
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