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1934
1934 - 1051.PDF
OCTOBER II, 1934. FLIGHT. 1053 THE IRISH ENTRY: Col. J. C. Fitzmaurice flying Irish Swoop, the "hush-hush" Bellanca (Pratt & Whitney " Twin Wasp Junior "). The undercarriage, of course, is retractile. has been fitted in the passenger cabin aft of the main tank. Thus the fuel capacity is about 344 gallons, giving a range of some 1,250 miles. To the rear of the passenger cabin is the pilot's cockpit, which will be protected by a hood of transparent material. The seat will be accessible from the interior of the machine, the relief pilot and radio operator (an employee of Air France, we understand) being located in the rear portion of the cabin behind the second auxiliary fuel tank. With the exception of the engine mounting, which is of steel tubes, the fuselage is of' wood throughout. Covering is of plywood. The retractile undercarriage has a track of lift. 2in. Recently the machine has been tested at Villacoublay, and is reported to have shown a cruising speed of about 219 m.p.h. and a maximum speed of 230 m.p.h. The following are the main dimensions of the aircraft: Span 55ft. cjin. (17 in), wing area 377 sq. ft. (35 nr), height 13ft. (4 in). A photograph ap- peared in last week's issue of Flight. "Comet" Does 235 m.p.h. The first of the three D.H. "Comets" completed its official tests at Hatneld aerodrome on October 8. liy the lime this issue is in the hands of our readers the remaining two '•' Comets " will have been delivered to their owners. Com- plete performance figures have not been issued, but it is offici- ally stated by the De Havilland Company that the prototype machine reached a speed of 235 m.p.h. at 1,000ft., and, at 10,000ft., at which height the machines will probably fly (luring the race, made 225 m.p.h. During airworthiness trials ALL AUSTRALIAN : The Harkness & Hillier monoplane shown here under construction at Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney. It seems improbable that this machine will race.
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