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1936
1936 - 3175.PDF
5 2 FLIGHT. NOVEMBER ig, l9^ Two fast single-seater fighters which are making their first public appearance at the Grand Salon : (below) the Russian 2KB-19 with M.ioo liquid-cooled engine and (right) the 300 m.p.h. Loire 250 with 980 h.p. two-row Hispano i4Ha. MILITARY TYPES at the SHOW Single and Multi-seaters Capable of 300 m.p.h. H GH - SPEED, twin - engined monoplanes of comparatively small size are well represented at Paris this year, and are arousing the most sanguine of hopes among tacticians and constructors. Happily, Great Britain's sole militant Illustrated with "Flight" Photographs and Sketches exhibit, the Bristol Blenheim medium in bomber, falls into this category, and makes an excellent showing in com parison with the Continental models, although the lack of even approximate performance figures such as are issued for the foreign types results inevitably Designed for fighting, attack, bombing and reconnaissance work, the Fokker G.I Le Fauchear (which, being interpreted, might be The Grim Reaper) is estimated to do 292 m.p.h. with Bristol Mercury VIIs. It carries two Madsen canons and three machine guns, which should make very effective sickles in a ground strafe. a certain amount of scepticism about speed and range. The single-seater group provides plenty cf material for study, particu larly the outlandish Koolhoven and the diminutive Mureaux. The predominance of military' machines, of course, has an obvious significance, but fear and regret must be tempered with admiration for the great technical advances made in de sign and construction. Single Seater Fighters The absence of our own Hawker Hurricane is generally deplored, particu- larlv in view of the fact that Great Bri tain is credited with the most advanced fighter types now in the air. But Conti nental inquirers are able to study the exterior of the machine (and even had it been present internal inspection would most likely have been banned) from a magnificent Flight photograph. A bi-lingual notice explains that the British Air Ministry, "reluctantly, and at the last moment," withdrew permis sion for its exhibition. Structural speci mens and a range of photographs of the ubiquitous Hawker biplane types keep the Hawker stand well populated. Considered purely as a design the Koolhoven F.K.55 is the most stimu lating of the fighters, the remainder being made up of two high-gull-wing mono planes (both pluricanon machines) ana four low-wing types of more or less con ventional lavout. , Powered with one of the latest Lor raine Petrels, the 12 Hars, giving »° h.p. at 13,120ft., the machine is *a"» to be capable of 323 m.p.h. and oi uirm>_ ing to 13,120 ft. in 4 min. I2 se'•• , landing speed is just over 60 m.p. -
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