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1937
1937 - 0691.PDF
MARCH 18. 1937- FLIGHT. 263 Rriefly, ^ is a scaled-up version TS'original Gull Six, and carries four of 1! 1 considerable comfort at a -"need of 150 m.p.h. Nowadays ... •• cruising '-^^"^f^ "applied with "a ,w with which, of course, cruising speed and the payload l rVl up Full dual control is pro- have goue »1 . -.,A mnrhine. there is the Vega v.p. airscrew n the standard machine, there is V kree locker for baggage (accessible Lm the outside) behind the two rear S and fresh air is fed to the cabin rom a wing aperture placed well out- h?ird and out of the way of any pos sible engine fumes. Manually operated flaps are, of course, fitted. Fxperienced amateurs who are in terested in racing, and who like to go verv quickly from place to place, will be interested in the Mew Gull, which is a high-speed single-seater on familiar Percival lines. In its latest form with a variable-pitch airscrew this machine cruises at something like 220 m.p.h. for 860 miles with a total payload of nearly 500 lb. . , A twin-engined Percival machine should be making its appearance in the not-too-distant future. The specification of the standard Vega Gull is as follows: Span, 39 ft. 6 in.; length, 25 ft. 6 in.; weight empty, 1,575 lb-; dis posable load, 1,175 lb.; maximum speed, i70in.p.h.; cruising speed, 150 m.p.h.; land ing speed, 45 m.p.h.; range, 620 miles; price £1,550. Makers: Percival Aircraft Co., Ltd., 20, Grosvenor Place, London, S.YV.i. Pobjoy DESPITE its economical performance in carrying a disposable load of 1,000 lb. at a cruising speed of 115 ra.p.h. on two Pobjoy Niagara III engines, the Pobjoy Short Scion has hardly received the attention which it deserves. Originally designed by Short Brothers and now handled by Pobjoy Airmotors, the Scion, which is a high- wing cantilever monoplane, has been successfully fitted out both in landplane and seaplane form. The cabin is arranged to seat five passengers in addi tion to the pilot, but an additional Hinge seat can be fitted for shorter journeys, and the interior arrangements can, of course, be modified to suit the needs of any owner who requires a luxurious twin-engined machine for any particular purpose. Although the pilot is seated by him self in the nose and no dual instruction is possible, the machine is very easy to handle and has very pleasant controls. From the maintenance point of view the construction is simple, and the controls and so forth can easily be reached for inspection purposes. The whole machine is built of metal, the fuselage being of welded steel tubing and the wings of duralumin. Experience has shown that over a long period of time the Scion is inexpensive in the matter of main tenance. The specification of the Pobjoy Scion is as follows: Span, 42 ft.; length, 31 ft. 6 in.; weight empty, 1,920 lb.; disposable load, 1,280 lb.; maximum speed, 130 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 115 m.p.h.; landing speed, 50 m.p.h.; rate of climb, 625 ft. /min.; range, 400 miles. Makers; Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft, Ltd., Rochester, Kent. Tipsy NOW that production of the Tipsy monoplane has been started in this country we should see more of this very interesting little ultra-lightweight. De- and h'PSy monoPlane> which is powered with a dual-ignition Sprite engine nas a range of 470 miles at a cruising speed of 80 m.p.h. or more. Economical performance and easy handling qualities are the main features of the Pobjoy Scion. signed by Mr. E. O. Tips, of the Belgian hairey company, the machine has the moral backing of a big aircraft manu facturing concern, and can, therefore, from the constructional point of view, be trusted implicitly. It is being made over here by Aero Engines, Ltd., of Bristol. In its latest form the Tipsy is fitted with an Aero Engine Sprite with dual ignition, and some slight changes have consequently been made to the cowling since the Tips ' made its first appearance in this country. As a flying machine the Tipsy is pure delight; all three controls are most effective and extremely light, and the machine may reasonably be described as the only aerobatic ultra- lightweight on the market. From the point of view of the more serious tourist, there is a fair amount of lug gage space, and the machine has the extremely useful range of 450-odd miles. For the benefit of the majority of pilots who do not always make perfect land ings later machines have been fitted with a sprung undercarriage. As long ago as June, 1935, the Tipsy put up a very good performance at the Keiwit-Hasselt Meeting, consuming little more than a gallon of fuel an hour at an average speed of 63 m.p.h., and also coming to a standstill only 90 yards from a rope which had been stretched at a height of 6| ft. from the ground. The specification of the Tipsy is as fol lows; Span, 24 ft. 7 in.; length, 18 ft. 8 in ; weight empty, 286 lb.; disposable load, 264 lb.; maximum speed, 95 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 86 m.p.h.; landing speed, 37 m.p.h.; climb to 1,000 ft., 2 min. 25 sec; range, 470 miles; price, £265. Enquiries to M. C. Macpherson, Tipsy Aircraft, North Hyde Road, Hayes, Middlesex. Main distributors: Brian Allen Aviation, Ltd., Airport oi London, Croydon, Surrey.
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