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FLIGHT. JUNE 6, 1929 to which the flat plate covering is'riveted. The front portion of the fuselage, or more accurately the engine -mounting, is a welded steel tube structure, separated from the fuselage proper by a fireproof bulkhead. THE AVRO "ANTELOPE" : Front view. Note the thinning-down of the top wing along centre line. The wings also are of all-metal construction., with sparsand ribs of duralumin, but with fabric covering. All wing fittings are of stainless steel. The tail surfaces have a welded steel tube structure coveredwith fabric, and the tail plane is of the trimming type, with a control wheel in the pilot'scockpit. The undercarriage is of theoleo and rubber compression type, with long travel. It hasthe usual wheel axle, and bracing is in the plane of therear struts or radius rods, the front legs being telescopic. Thetail skid consists of a leaf spring with a shoe of chilled cast iron.Bouncing is reduced - by the friction between the laminationsof the leaf spring, and this type of tail skid has provedvery successful. Concerning the engine instal-lation, &c, it may be pointed out that the Rolls-Royce Ftype engine is cooled by means of a honeycomb radiator moun-ted under the nose of the fuselage and housed in atunnel. The usual shutters are provided for varying the amountof cooling. There are two fuel tanks, a main and agravity tank, both mounted in the fuselage behind the fireproofbulkhead. Dimensions .—Following are the main dimensions of theAvro " Antelope " : Length o.a., 31 ft. 2 ins. ; wing span (top), 36 ft. ; wing span (bottom), 32 ft. ; chord of topwing, 7 ft. ; chord of bottom wing, 5 ft. ; total wing area (including ailerons), 377 sq. ft.' Area of tail plane andelevator, 43-1 sq. ft. ; area of rudder, 15-4sq. ft. ; aren of fin,. 4.-3 sq. ft. . Weight, S-c.-—The structure weight of the " Antelope " is1,350 lbs., made up as follow^ ;— , Wings, 545 lbs. ; tail, 83 lbs.; undercarriage, 171 lbs. ; fuselagecomplete, 551 lbs. The complete power plant weighs 1,337 lbs.the single items and their weights being :—Engine with airscrewboss, 883 lbs. ; exhaust pipes, 11 lbs.; radiator, 71 lbs.; water(total), 97 lbs. ; airscrew, 120 lbs. ; petrol tanks, 44 lbs. ; oiltanks, 7 lbs. ; water tank, 4 lbs. ; starting gear, 21 lbs. ; piping,accessories, &c, 79 lbs. The total weight of the machineempty is 2,687 lbs., and the dispos- able ioad is 1,852 lbs., giving atotal gross weight of 4,539 lbs. Performance.—When the" Antelope " is fitted with the Rolls-Royce F.XI B. engine,the performance is as follows ;— Maximum speed at 5,000 ft.,173 m.p.h. ; at 10,000 ft, 167 m.p.h. ; at 15,000 ft., 157 m.p.h. ; at 20,000 ft., 136m.p.h. Cruising speed, 150 m.p.h. Landing speed, 60 m.p.h. Duration at cruising speed, 4 hrs.Rate of climb at ground level, 1,470 ft./min. ; at 3,000 ft, 1,520 ft./min. Time to 1,000 ft., 0-7 min.; to 5,000 ft., THE AVRO "ANTELOPE " : Three-quarter front view. New Air Mail Leaflet THE Postmaster-General announces that a new edition(May, 1929) of the Air Mail Leaflet giving particulars of the summer services has now been issued. It contains amap showing the principal air routes used and has an inset showing a map and other details of the new direct Air Mailservice to India, which now provides facilities for sending correspondence by air to many countries. This mail nowcloses at the General Post Office, London, at 7 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. The leaflet shows a number of Continental AirLetter and Parcel Services which have been improved or have been resumed after suspension during the winter, andothers which have been announced recently, serving Aus- tralia (air transit in Australia), Bahamas, Corsica, Cuba,Mexico and Tunis ; also recent reductions of air fees for South America. The new air parcel service to Italy was dueto start on the 27th instant. Parcels are sent by air to Bale 3-6mins. ; to 10,000 ft., 8-2 mins. ; to 15,000 ft., 15-5 mins.; to 20,000 ft., 32 • 3 mins. Service ceiling (i.e., height at which rate of climb has dropped to 100 ft./min.), 20,700 ft. Abso- lute ceiling, 22,500 ft. and thence by train. This service should provide a gain otseveral days over the ordinary route for parcels to all parts of Italy. Copies of the new leaflet and inset may be obtainedfrom any Post Office. It is in stock at the larger offices and where it is not in stock it can be obtained at short notice. Night Air Mail Service to Scandinavia COMMENCING on May 30 last, the air mail for Amsterdam—which closes in London at 11.30 a.m.—now connects c very day, except Saturday and Sunday, with a new nigl' airservice via Bremen to Scandinavia and Finland. The n due to reach, on the following day, Bremen at 3.30Copenhagen at 6 a.m. ; Gothenburg at 8.50 a.m. ; - holm at 9.45 a.m. ; Oslo at 11.15 a.m. ; and Helsingf1.30 p.m. This service offers a gain of a full day ovc ordinary route for Bremen, Denmark, Sweden and N'and over two davs for Finland. ;iili ock- -sat the 458
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