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1934
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FLIGHT, JULY 5, 1934 FOR IMPERIAL AIRWAYS : The D.H. 86 Delphinus, with four " Gipsy Six " 200-h.p. engines. (FLIGHT Photo.) m.p.h., and the machine will maintain height with two engines on one side stopped. The actual example exhibited was Delphinus, the first of the type to be delivered to Imperial Airways, Ltd. Since it made its first appearance in 1932, the D.H. " Dragon " has been sold in large numbers. It might be described as an airliner in miniature, and is a biplane fitted with two " Gipsy Major " engines of 130 h.p. each. A cruising speed of 114 m.p.h. is maintained, and the range in still air is about 560 miles. The disposable load is 2,264 1b. Designed specially for the private owner, the " Leopard Moth " is a high-wing monoplane three-seater, fitted with the 130-h.p. " Gipsy Major " engine. Cruising easily at 120 m.p.h., the machine has a normal range of 715 miles. The " Tiger Moth " was designed for training purposes, and is a normal biplane with 130-h.p. " Gipsy Major " engine. It is of the open cockpit type, and can variously be fitted with wheel, float or ski undercarriages, according to the locality and climate in which it is intended to operate. Of the machines exhibited, the de Havilland company chose to demonstrate the 86 and the " Dragon." Both impressed by their speed and quietness. The 86 in par- ticular was quite " unhearable " once when it flew over at amazingly low speed. Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.—Three military types had been chosen to represent the Fairey company. They were: The Night Bomber monoplane (two Rolls-Royce 600-h.p. " Kestrel " engines), the new " General Purpose " machine (700-h.p. Siddeley "Tiger"), and a "Seal" (600-h.p. " Panther "). The Fairey night bomber is a very large cantilever low- wing monoplane of more than 100-ft. span. Normally the machine carries a crew of four, and three gunners' positions are provided. The total weight is about 8J tons. Designed to meet Air Ministry specification G.4/31, the Fairey " General Purpose " biplane is an all-metal machine in which the fuselage has a pronounced " hump " in order to raise the pilot so that he can look forward over the engine. Interesting fittings on this machine were some flat " mudguards " projecting horizontally from the sides of the rear portion of the fuselage, near the top. One imagines that the object is to prevent the air from " spill- ing " over the top, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the rudder. One of the more recent developments of the Fairey III F., the " Seal," is a three-seater biplane, equipped for use with the Fleet Air Arm, to which a number has been supplied. With normal tankage the still-air range is 650 miles. Fit. Lt. Staniland demonstrated the night bomber in flight, and remarkably well he did it. In spite of its large size, he manoeuvred the machine as if its weight were a couple of tons instead of 8£ tons. His steeply-banked turns and S-turns were a joy to behold, and all the manoeuvres were carried out inside the limits of the aero- drome. General Aircraft, Ltd.—Two machines were on view: an S.T.6 and the new S.T.10. The latter machine is a ver- THE " SCIMITAR : A single-seater fighter of the Armstrong-Whitworth range. The engine is a 640-h.p. Siddeley " Panther." (FLIGHT Photo.) 680
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