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1933
1933 - 0611.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 Qir transport Side elevation of the new Avro Commercial monoplane. TWO NEW COMMERCIAL AEROPLANES THE AVRO MONOPLANE T HE following brief notes regarding a new commer cial aeroplane being produced by A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd., may be of interest. The first machine in this new series of Avro commercial types is a somewhat larger aeroplane than the Avro Ten and is fitted with two geared " Jaguar " engines. Instead of making the top longerons of the fuselage con tinuous and attaching the wing directly thereto, A. V. Roe & Co. have adopted a modification, which was tried out very successfully in the Avro Six. At the point oi attachment of the wing, the top longeron is dropped, so that the top line of the fuselage is continued in the upper surface of the wing instead of in the lower surface of the wing as before. This means that the spars pass right through the upper part of the cabin. The result of this alteration is to allow a reduction in the head resistance of the machine, while actually affording more head room for the passengers, the position of the spars in the cabin ci eating merely a momentary break in the general lofty appearance of the cabin. In the present machine the two members of the crew will occupy a control room situated in the extreme nose of the fuselage and the flying controls will be very similar to those of the Avro Ten. Immediately behind this control room is the passengers' cabin, which is arranged on the machine at present building to accommodate six teen passengers, with limited fuel range. It is probable that for normal commercial transport purposes the number of passengers will be reduced and the fuel range increased. The entrance door, lavatory accommodation and a rear baggage hold are all similar to the corresponding provisions made on the Avro Ten. The undercarriage, however, will be ot the new Avro oleo type, in which rubber is not used at all. Either a tail wheel or a tail skid can be fitted, according to choice. The engine mountings are attached directly to the front spar of the wing and are suitably streamlined into the aerofoil section by means of cowling and fairings. Each engine has a separate oil tank, mounted in the leading edge of the wing, and a separate fuel tank of welded aluminium, carried in a cradle between the front and rear spars of the wing. No performance figures are yet available, but a very much better performance than that of the Avro Ten is expected. A NEW SHORT TRANSPORT MONOPLANE T HIS twin-engined machine has been designed as a low-powered transport aeroplane suitable for small aircraft operators and for special charter work. It is a high-wing full-cantilever monoplane powered with two Pobjoy engines mounted under the main plane. The pilot is situated in the nose of the fuselage in a covered-in cockpit from which position he has an excel- The new Short Transport monoplane making a test flight. 953
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