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1932
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FLIGHT, JUNE 17, 1932 THE UNUSUAL TAIL UNIT : The horizontal tail surfaces are of svsquiplane form, while the large fins and rudders close in the ends of the tail. (FLIGHT Photo.) be agreed that considering that in each nacelle there are considerably more than 1,000 " horses " to be cooled, the size of radiator is quite diminutive. Doubtless dis cerning readers will be able to draw their own conclusions from this fact. The Gloster Bomber-Transport will, we understand, be on view at the R.A.F. Display at Hendon on June 25, in the new Aircraft Park, and there many of our readers will have an opportunity to see the machine for themselves. The fundamental difference be tween a troop carrier and a civilian aircraft designed to carry passengers is not great, and we would suggest that the new Gloster machine might well make a very fine passenger aeroplane. For civil work the performance, in the way of speed at altitude, would probably not be quite so impor tant, and in that case it might be possible to increase the gross weight to 30,000 lb. and to fit medium supercharged " Kestrels " of 525 b.h.p. at 2,000 ft. With a power plant divided into four units, and a fairly low power loading such as this arrangement would give, there should be little or no likelihood of such a machine ever having to make a forced landing in unsuitable country, as it would always be able to continue its flight until a suitable field was found. Although the cabin might not be quite large enough to house as many passengers as the machine would carry, it should be possible to seat quite a reasonable number, and to stow elsewhere a very considerable mail load, for the carriage of which the high speed would make the machine very suitable. LOW FRONTAL AREA : This front view illustrates the clean design which characterises the Gloster Troop Carrier. (FLIGHT Photo.) § ® s s Prince George at K.L.G. Works THE K.L.G. Works at Putney Vale, London, S.W.15, were recently honoured by a visit by Prince George. His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Chief Inspector of Factories, but the visit was marked by the complete absence of formality. The greatest interest was taken in the manufacture of K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, parti cularly in a new automatic machine which, it is claimed, has a greater weekly output of plug bodies than any similar machine in Europe. A New Member of the Gipsy Family AMONG the latest additions to the range of the well- known Gipsy engines is the IIIA. This is an inverted four- cylinder in-line air-cooled aircraft engine following the already well-known design lines of the Gipsy III. It has recently passed its first type test successfully, and although its details are still shrouded in secrecy, the increased dimensions and r.p.m. are understood to have resulted in a substantial increase in power. Two machines using this engine have been entered for the King's Cup race ; the first of these is G-ABUT, a '* Fox Moth " entered by the designer, Mr. A. E. Hagg and flown by Mr. W. L. Hope ; the second is what will presumably be a Special D.H. " Moth," G-ABVW, entered by Lord Wakefield and flown by Capt. H. S. Broad. The de Havilland Aircraft Co. have consistently done well in the King's Cup race, and this race has often seen the debut of their latest products. The performance of this engine will be watched with interest, for although we ourselves do not favour the all- round increase in power which would appear to be the most general method of increasing the performance of light aircraft, yet there is no doubt that, where this increase is not accompanied by a great increase in weight, it will un doubtedly result in a greater pay-load for a truly com mercial aircraft like the " Fox Moth." Director of Civil Aviation, India CAPT. A. EADON has accepted the post of deputy director of civil aviation in India. Capt. Eadon, it need hardly be mentioned, was Principal and founder of the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School.
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