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1937
1937 - 2782.PDF
FLIGHT. OCTOBER 7, 1937. Two interesting new military types flown by their makers' test pilots at the meeting. Above is the Curtiss YIP-36 (Twin-wasp) and, on the right, the Seversky P.35 (modified Twin Wasp), in racing trim. Another airplane of the nose-wheel variety was the Gwinn Aircar which, though it re sembled a Jersey cow in appearance, flew very well and obviously handled very easily on the ground. Like the new Stearman- Hammands, it has no rudder and is turned by banking. A Pobjoy Niagara powers the ship, which is a two-place with an all-metal fuselage. Its four-bladed prop and compactness make it almost as easy to manoeuvre on the ground as a car. For next year the most outstanding racer will probably be Harry Crosby's new creation. It is all-metal with all the most modern features such as a retractable tail wheel, brakes, flaps, and a 250 h.p. Menasco engine. All this is going to be lifted by a fifteen-foot wing. The machine may be described as a refined version of Crosby's former racer, which required a run of about a mile to get up in the air, but it will be even more delicate to fly. It has been thoroughly wind-tunnel-tested and should prove a very successful ship. LIGHT AIRCRAFT in SERVICE DRESS Under-200 h.p. Machines Find Varied Uses Above is seen a JPercivai Vega Gull (Series I Gipsy Six) which is at present being shipped out to Buenos Aires for the use of the British Air Attache there, Group Capt. A. J. Miley, and his assistant, Sqn. Ldr. P. C. Wood. A Vega Gull is already in use by the Attach^ in Berlin, Group Capt. F. P. Don. (Flight photograph.) On the right is a batch of Miles Magisters (Gipsy Major) just emerged from their makers' works at Woodley, Reading. These machines are now in steady production for Service ab initio and blind-flying training.
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