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1937
1937 - 0941.PDF
APRIL 8, 1937. FLIGHT. 357 AN ANGLICISED NEWCOMER The German B.F.W. Messerschmitt Taifun to be Introduced to the British Market : Gipsy Six II Optional THE fact that the B.F.W. Messerschmitt Taifun (Typhoon) is to be handled in this country by A.F.N., Ltd., of Falcon Works, London Road, Isle worth, Middlesex, has already been recorded in Flight. This concern, the directors of which are Messrs. H. J. and D. A. Aldington, is responsible for the excellent Frazer Nash cars. The Typhoon is a four-seater, low-wing, canti lever monoplane embodying Handley Page slots, flaps and a retractable undercarriage. Its speed range is from 45 m.p.h. to 187 m.p.h. (with the 240 h.p. Argus engine) and the machine is claimed to handle well throughout, notably at the lower end. Stressed-skin construction is used for the wings, which have mass-balanced ailerons and flaps interconnected with the Handlev Page slots, the slots and flaps being operated from the pilot's cockpit. A monocoque stressed-skin structure, the fuse lage is of fine aerodynamic form. The two front seats of the four provided can be adjusted hori zontally, and all four have recesses for parachutes. Complete dual controls are fitted. The two large doors can be discarded bodily in case of emergency. Soundproofing is applied to the walls and floors. The undercarriage is a laterally retracting cantilever type with oleo-spring shock absorbers and hydraulic, brakes. In Germany the normal power plant is the 240 h.p. Argus As 10-C eight-cylinder, air-cooled, in verted vee, but an alternative installation, which should ap peal to prospective purchasers in this country, is the Series II D.H. Gipsy Six, driving a de Havilland variable-pitch air screw. The engine is fed from fuel tanks built into the wing roots. The following data relate to the machine fitted with the 240 h.p. Argus: Span 34 ft. 7 in., length 27 ft. 3 in., height 7 ft. 7 in., wing area 177 sq. ft., weight (empty) 1,621 lb., The cabin doors of the Typhoon can be removed bodily to form emergency exits. gross weight 2,834 M5-, wing loading 17.3 lb./sq. ft. Maximum and cruising speeds are, respectively, 187 and 162 m.p.h., and at a weight of 2,464 lb. the machine is claimed to land at 45 m.p.h. Fully laden it will climb to 10,000 ft. in 13.10 minutes. The service ceiling with four up and ri2 lb. of luggage, etc., is 21,300 ft. Cruising at 156 m.p.h., a range of 620 miles is obtainable. In this country the Typhoon will sell at £3,250. Room to Expand "P\UE to expansion of their business, Germ Lubricants, Ltd., J-' have moved into more commodious premises in London. The new address is City Gate House, Finsbury Square, London, E.C.2 (Telephone, National 9001). A Big Oil Contract TV/TANUFACTURERS of " Trogon" oils, Frank How and 1V -L Co., Ltd., Trogon Wharf, of High Street, Stratford, Lon don, E.15, state that they have been entrusted by the Air Ministry with the major portion of its contract for the lubrica tion of aircraft both at home and at overseas. This, they claim, is the largest oil contract ever placed with an individual firm. Wellworthy Products at Brooklands I T is announced that the Brooklands Engineering Co., Ltd., Brooklands Track, Weybridge, Surrey, have been appointed agents for all Wellworthy products. Ail-round Approval SUPERFLEXIT tubing, which was formerly approved for petrol and oil on all civil aircraft and for petrol only on Service aircraft, has now been authorised by the Air Ministry for use with hot oil up to 100 deg. Centigrade on all R.A.F. types. This means, it is stated, that Superflexit is the only non-metallic tubing approved for both petrol and oil on Ser vice and civil aircraft. The makers are Superflexit, Ltd., of Slough, Bucks.
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