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1938
1938 - 0785.PDF
MARCH 24, 1938. FLIGHT. 275 AIRCRAFT A great deal of care has been expended on the cabin and luggage arrangements, and, following minor modifications to the controls of the prototype, the machine has really pleasant flying qualities. The occupants sit side-by-side in a roomy cabin with ample transparent areas in essential places, and special suitcases have been designed in "built-in" form. Additionally, there is plenty of space aft for the stowage of golf bags and the like, a large area behind the seats for smaller bags and oddments, and locker accommo- dation on either side of the instrument panel. Full dual control is provided The flap gear is now manually oper- upon what, we hope,are the temporary difficulties also con-cerned with the full production of theCygnet for which, in- cidentally, the Sloughworks are stated to be ready tooled. SPECIFICATION: Span, Mft. bin.;length,-24ft. 3!».; all-up weight, 1,900 lb.; weight empty, 1,200 lb.; maximumspeed, 150 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 130 m.p.h.; landing speed, 45 m.p.h.; initialrate of climb, 850ft./ min.; range, 650 miles; price, ^1,200. Makers: C~W.Aircraft, Oxford Avenue, Trading Estate, Slough, Bucks. CARDEN-BAYNES A LTHOUGH the interesting little twin- •**• engined Baynes Bee is not m pr0. duction, this machine had a number of points of interest and may be expected to be basically similar to another and larger The Arpin, a tricycle pusher which should be flying quite shortly. ated and the " braking " area, while be- ing ample to steepen the glide at reason- able speeds, does not kill the float too quickly from, say, 55 m.p.h. In its characteristics the Cygnet is very similar to any other low-winged machine of the same general layout, and the flaps-down stall is as innocuous as it should be. The company also have on the draw- ing board a high-efficiency twin-engined machine which could be used for feeder line, charter or luxury private-owner work. Its development, of course, rests version on which design work is now going on. It will be remembered that the original Bee was arranged as a side-by-side seater with two pusher engines faked into the cantilever high wing. The latter was attached at three points so that the with- drawal of two pins permitted it to be swivelled round into a fore and aft posi- tion, to reduce the necessary storage space. Several other interesting con- structional features were to be found in the machine and some of these will no doubt reappear in the Baynes B. 4, whichis, we understand, likely to be manufac- tured by a new company. SPECIFICATION: Span folded, gft.;length, 22ft.; all-up weight, 1,350 ib.; , weight empty, 880 Ib. No performancefigures available. Makers : Car den Baynes Aircraft, Ltd., Heston Airport, Middle-sex. CHILTON QUITE one of the pleasantest ultra-light aeroplanes from the pilot's point of view is the little Chilton mono-plane, which, in its present form, is powered with a specially modified Fqrdengine giving a maximum of 32 h.p. Quite apart from its exceptionally goodflying qualities the facts that, on this power, its maximum speed is as much as112 m.p.h., and its cruising speed with a standard airscrew is more than 100m.p.h. at cruising revolutions, are worthy of note. Nevertheless, anyone who has flownthis machine will agree that its rather exceptional performance has not been ob-tained at the expense of difficult flying qualities or even of a particularly highlanding speed, which is in the region of 40 m.p.h. with the wide-area split flapsin the appropriate position. These flaps, incidentally, make all the difference inthe world to the approach, which, with such a clean machine, might otherwiserequire a difficult rumble technique. They are directly operated by means ofa lever and have three positions, any one of which can be used with safety atspeeds below 65 m.p.h. If the approach is made at 55 m.p.h. there is ample timeto make an accurate hold-off and land- ing. The controls are light, positive,and property harmonised, yet are not too light for the novice who has been trainedon conventional aeroplanes. Neverthe- less, the machine is essentially one forthe reasonably expert amateur, though both its sponsors, Messrs. Dalrymple andWard, flew it without difficulty after less than 50 hours of solo flying. Though the machine is very much aminiature, there is ample room in the cockpit, with a tray for maps and odd-ments, and a reasonably large locker be- hind the seat for anything not wantedon the voyage. Chilton Aircraft are now responsible for the converted FordTen, but any other engine weighing less than 200 lb. and of appropriate powermay be satisfactorily fitted. SPECIFICATION: Span, 24ft.;length, iSft.; all-up weight, 640 Ib.; weight empty, 398 Ib.; maximum speed,112 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 100 m.p h.; landing speed, 35 m.p.h.; initial rate ofclimb, 650 ft.jmin.; range, 500 miles; price, ^315. Makers: Chilton Aircraft,Hungerford, Berks. The B. A. Eagle, which has a reputa- tion for exceptional cabin quietness among light aeroplanes.
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