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1930
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 21, 1930 44 SOUTHERN SOUTHERN AIRCRAFT, LTD., - SHOREHAM-BY-THE-SEA, SUSSEX I7OUR distinct types of the " Martlet " single-seater light aeroplane pro- duced by Southern Aircraft, Ltd., are available, differing mainly in their power plant. The first to be built was fitted with the A.B.C. " Hornet," and proved amazingly manoeuvrable, as well as having a very good perform- ance. Next came a " Martlet " fitted with the Armstrong Siddeley " Genet " engine, then one with De Havilland " Gipsy II," and quite recently the latest model has been fitted with the " Genet Major." The " Martlet " has been designed by Mr. Miles, of Southern Aircraft, Ltd., and is of mixed construction. It is a biplane of very pleasing lines, and with all four power plants mentioned has an excellent performance. Mr. Miles produced the " Martlet " specially for pilots who, lacking the means or opportunity to fly high-power single-seater fighters, wish to have a machine of low cost on which they can practise " aerobatics " to their heart's content. The machine has been designed with high factors of safety, and is strong enough to perform all the usual " stunts " demanded from much more powerful machines. At the same time, the power reserve is such that not only high top speed is attained, but also a very spectacular climb. The speed range is excellent, and the " Martlet," very far from being a difficult machine to fly, is, pilots report, remarkably easy to handle. Performance figures,for two;of the types will be found in the table on p. 1319. Southern Martlet with Gipsy engine.Southern Martlet avec moteur Glpsv.' Southern Martlet, con motor Gipsy.' IL existe quatre modeles distincts de1 Southern" Martlet," pareils dans leur grandes lignes, mais munis de moteurs de types differents. Le premier mis sur le marche avait le " Hornet " A.B.C. Le deuxieme a ete muni d'un moteur Armstrong- Si ddeley " Genet," le troisieme d'un moteur De Havilland " Gipsy," et il a recemment etc mis la derniere main a une machine munie du moteur " Genet Major " Armstrong- Siddeley. Le Martlet est un avion leger monoplace dont la performance est reellement stupeii- ante. Cette machine est non seulement tres rapide, possedant une capacite de montee super ieure avec un quelconque des types de moteurs mentionnes ci-dessus, mais sa facilite de manoeuvre est tout aussi extra- ordinaire, lui permettant d'entreprendre des tours d'acrobatie aerienne de tous genres. Cet aeroplane, destine principalement a 1'usage de pilotes possedant deji une experi- ence considerable, desirant s'entrainer a fond dans des manoeuvres avancees, peut cependant etre confie a des debutants. grace a son exceptionnelle facilite de manoeuvre. HAY cuatro modelos distintos del Southern" Martlet," generalmenteparecidos pero con motores diferentes. El primero que se construyo tenia el A.B.C. "Hornet." El segundo fue dotado del " Genet " de Arm; strong Siddeley, y en el tercero se monto el " Gipsy " de De Havilland. Recientementr se ha terminado un aparato que Heva * motor " Genet Major " de Armstrong bidae- El " Martlet " es un avi6n ligero monoplaza con un rendimiento asombroso. No solo t aparato es velocfsimo y tiene una velocwax de subida elevada con todos los cuatro tipa de motor, sino que es extraordmanamente manejable y capaz de toda clase de aero bacias. El aparato es destmado un pn» lugar a ser conducido por pilotos expenmeu ados, que desean ejercitarse en las man ou • dificiles, si bien el " Martlet" es muy^ de conducir, aun por un piloto poco mentado. Southern Martlet. Genet Major engine.Southern Martlet avec moteur Genet Majcr. Southern Martlet, con motor Genet Major. 1308
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