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Aviation History
1931
1931 - 1003.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 A VERY WONDERFUL POWER PLANT: THE PHOTOGRAPH BELOW SHOWS THE ROLLS-ROYCE "R" TYPE ENGINE FITTED IN THE SUPER- MARINE S.6A AND S.6B MACHINES FOR THE 193 1 SCHNEIDER CON- TEST. DEVELOPING CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN 2,000 H.P., THE ENGINE HAS PROPELLED BRITISH PLANES TO VICTORY. HOLDER OF THE WORLD'S SPEED RECORD : FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT G. H. STAINFORTH, WHO ESTABLISHED A NEW RECORD BY FLYING OVER THE 3-KM. COURSE AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 379 MILES PER HOUR. 941u
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