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Aviation History
1937
1937 - 1838.PDF
10 FLIGHT. JULY I. 1037. INCIDENTS at Hatfield last Tues day : In the upper left-hand corner Mr. J. Lankester Parker is demonstra ting the Short Empire boat Calpwnia. The picture of the " static'' show indicates the lively interest visitors took in the exhibits. On the right, Mr. F. Handley Page is seen receiving Lord Swinton and Lt. Col. Muirhead, the new Under-Secretary of State for Air. The lower pictures show, from left to right, the H. P. Hampden ; the De Havilland Albatross doing a steep bank against two of its engines ; and the Bristol Blenheim. fully loaded stalling speed at sea level is as low as 64 m.p.h. and the controls answered readily while demonstrating slow flying. The Vickers Venom, the first high- performance single-seater fighter to be demonstrated, certainly set a standard of flying that would be hard to equal and almost impossible to better. The Aquila sleeve-valve engine was very quiet indeed, but gave no room for doubt as to power output in propelling the Venom in level flight or climb. The speed and manoeuvrability of the Venom were outstanding, as shown by vertical turns alternately to right and left in quick succession, followed by a series of flick lolls. As the Venom came in the Wellesley took oft". The commentator described the Wellesley as most interesting in view of its geodetic construction and unusu ally high aspect ratio of about nine as compared with the usual five or six. The Wellesley I is the first production type employing geodetic construction ; weigh ing 6,235 Jb., it has a disposable load for crew, fuel, etc., of 6,265 lb. The flying properties are of a high order; good lateral control was shown in a very
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