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1934
1934 - 1082.PDF
1084 FLIGHT. OCTOBER 18, 1934. HEAD-ON CONTRASTS (Cont.): Some further Interesting Scale Drawings of Machines •-:*••• -..' ••*:- * Entered for the MacRobertson Race -• . -.. \ 45 H. Vance Viking la 550 h.p Prali S Wh.tnev WaiD Slf Cross wl 10.000 Ib Wing *,,„ 490 >o ll 47 H. British Klemm Eagle 130 h.p DH Gpiy Maiot Gross wt 2.300 Ib Wing Area 200 sg fl Fuel 70 gallons 50. S ltee V.la ho Wright Cvdone 'i ng Area 38i to li 54. S.&H. Blenot 111-6 »10 h.p Cnome Rhone Mistral Major 14 Kr» Cross wt 7.500 Ib Wing Area 376 7 sq h. Fuel 353 gallons 58 S.&H. Airspeed Viceroy A.S.8. 290 hp Suideley Cheelah VI. Cross wl (,400 U> Wing Area 294 sq. It Fuel 270 gallons Beechcraft A17.F. 715 ho Wright Cyclon* Wing Aria 323 H) *< 61. S.&Hf Bergamaichi P.L.j. )o75 h.p. Fial A. 59. )Cross wl 7,500 Ib Wing Area 258 sq. Fuel 441 gallons. »D.H Dragon Six ?05 hp DH Cpsy Si Crosi wl 5,500 Ib Wing Area 340 so fe 'uel 240 gallons Vultee V-l 710 h.p Wnghl Cyclone F2 Cross wt 7 250 Ib Wing Area 361 sq H Fuel 192 gallons 1O N this and the two previous pages will be found front elevations of thirty-two of the aeroplanes originally entered for the Australia Race. A number of the machines""sho\vn*will not be" starting tin Saturday, but they have been included as a matter of interest. All the drawings are to a uniform scale, so that the relative sizes of the machines can be seen at a glance. The front view was chosen because in racing it is the frontal area presented to the air which is im- portant. ~ IfwuTbe strin that quite a01 Sr^*percentage of the machines have rectractile undercarriages. The abbreviations are: S = Speed Race; H = Handicap Race.
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