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1932
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 24. 1932 a " Hermes " engine, examples of which are also exhibited on the stand. S.E.C.M.—A large cantilever monoplane flying boat is the only exhibit of this member of the S.G.A. group. This is a Latham type 110 reconnaissance and bombing air craft, and is of all-metal construction, Duralumin being used for covering both wing and hull. The engine is a Hispano 12 Nbr. of 650 b.h.p. It is mounted on a very narrowr framework and steadied laterally by struts on the starboard side only. S.P.C.A.—The two S.P.C.A. machines are very similar in general lines to those previously exhibited by this firm. One is a three-engined high-wing monoplane of metal con struction (3 " Salmson " 9 NC of 135 h.p. each), and the other a single-engined machine of similar design and con struction, fitted with Gnome-Rhone " Titan Major " engine of 300 h.p. Wibault-Penhoet.—The 282 T 12 exhibited on this stand has been in service on the C.I.D.N.A. lines with con siderable success, and the Wibault type of construction, with flat plate skin covering, appears to have proved itself. The machine is one of those which " look right." The three engines are Gnome-Rhone 7Kd. of 350 h.p. each. The Wibault-Penhoet 365 T 7 is a single-engined low- wing cantilever monoplane, also of all-metal construction, and carries 7 passengers over a range of 600 miles at a cruising speed of 265 km./h. (165 m.p.h.). The engine is a Gnome-Rhone 9 Kbrs. of 500 h.p. A drag-reducing cowling ring is fitted. Zodiac.—Societe Zodiac exhibit a tiny low-wing mono plane, type Mauboussin M.121, fitted with the new geared Salmson 9 AD-R engine, which is rated at 60 h.p.; a somewhat peculiar cowling ring is fitted. The Italian Exhibits Italy is represented at the Salon de l'Aeronautique by two Breda machines, one Caproni, one Fiat, and one Savoia. Both the Bredas are school machines, and both are biplanes. One is the type 19 and is a single-seater used for training in aerobatics, etc., while the other is a two- seater, type 25. Both are fitted with " Walter " engines. The Caproni 97 is a single-engined strut-braced cabin monoplane wdth Alfa Romeo " Jupiter " engine, and is intended for light transport. A military touch is lent to the Italian exhibit by the Fiat C.R.30, which is a single-seater fighter with Fiat A.30 R engine. A maximum speed of 360 km./h. (223 m.p.h.) is claimed for it. The Savoia-Marchetti S.66 is similar in general design to the S.55, i.e., is a cantilever twin-hull seaplane. It is, however, fitted with three instead of two engines (Fiat A-24 R of 700 h.p. each), driving pusher airscrews. With a disposable load of 3 040 kg. (6,680 lb.) the cruising speed is claimed to be 133£ m.p.h. The machine is said to be capable not only of level flight but of climbing with any one of the engines stopped. Poland's Contribution Three machines are exhibited by Poland, one being the R.W.D.6 on which Zwirko won the International Touring Competition this year. The machine, it will be re membered is fitted with Armstrong-Siddeley 7-cyl. " Genet Major " engine. We are informed that it has now been established that Zwirko lost his life through one of his wings striking the sides of a steep mountain wall while he was flying through a pass into Czechoslovakia during ex ceptionally bad weather. At first it was rumoured that the wing broke in the air, but it is now thought that the wing struck the mountainside first. On another stand are exhibited two single-seater fighters of the P.Z.L. type. The P.VIII was exhibited at the last Paris show, and the type has, we understand, done good work in the Polish Air Force. The P.XI is the latest de velopment of the P.VIII, and differs from it mainly in having a more rounded and therefore presumably better streamline fuselage. It will be recollected that unusual features are the " gull's wing " shape of the main planes, which have a pronounced bend in them, and the under carriage, which has the springing arranged inside the fuselage. When fitted with the " Gnome-Rhone " K9 or " Mercury " engines the P.XI has a speed, it is claimed, of 350 km./h. (217 m.p.h.) at 4 000 m. (13,000 ft.). The engine is fitted with Townend ring cowling. FROM THE GALLERY The Grand Palais as it appears when viewed from the Northern end. foreground the Italian stand. In the 1112
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