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1938
1938 - 0792.PDF
280 FLIGHT. MARCH 24, 1938. SPECIFICATION: Sfan, 33ft. ioin.;length, 25ft. yn.; all-up weight, 1,900 lb.; weight empty, 1,240 lb.;maximum speed, 145 tn.p.Ji.; cruising speed, 130 m.p.h.; landing speed, 45m.p.h.; initial rate of climb, 1,200 ft.jmin.; range 400 miles. Another medium-sized Miles 1ypc,though of interest primarily to the char- ter firms, is the Mentor, which, with aGipsy Six, carries a pilot and three pas- sengers with appropriate luggage accom-modation. From the charter operator's point of view it may be considered as thedescendant of the Merlin, but it can also be used for such purposes as advancedblind-flying training and so forth. SPECIFICATION: Span, 34ft. gin.;length, 26/i. 4m.; all-up weight, 2,800 lb.; weight empty, 1,750 lb.;maximum speed, 173 m.p.h.; cruis- ing speed, 149 m.p.h.; landing speed,53 m.p.h.; initial fate of climb, 925 ft./min.; range 460 miles. Makers:Phillips and Powis Aircraft, Ltd., The Aerodrome, Reading, Berks. MILLICHAMP ANOTHER type with a tricycle jfi undercarriage which is now in pro- cess of development is the Millichamp monoplane. Whether the machine will eventually appear on the market de- pends, of course, on the success or other- wise of the test flights, but for the moment it may be considered as an in- teresting possibility for the coming season. This pusher machine has a cantilever middle-wing and a side-by- side two-seater cabin. It is built en- tirely of wood and the tricycle under- carriage incorporates streamline wheel spats which are faired into the tail booms. As in the case of the Ham- mond the rudders are, in effect, fixed fins. The new Caunter B engine, which gives a maximum output of 55 h.p. at 3,000 r.p.m., is to be fitted. SPECIFICATION: All-up weight, 1,100 lb.; weight empty, 650 lb.; maxi- mum speed, 100 m.p.h.; cruising speed 85 m.p.h.; landing speed, 30 m.p.h. Makers: Millichamp Bros., Station Road, Belton, Suffolk. MONOSPAR WHAT was previously known as theMonospar S.T.25 has, in slightly different forms, been on the market for anumber of vears. More recently this all- metal twin-engined machine has beenavailable in three distinct versions, but for 1938 a single model, known as theUniversal, is being sold. This is nor- mally a four-seater light transport, orluxury private-owner machine, but it may quickly be converted for eitherfreight-carrying or ambulance use. From the point of view of the pro-spective owner who has previously done all his flying on single-engined machines,it may be said that the MonosDar, par- ticularly since it has had twin rudders,does not feel at all like a twin-engined machine. There is no need for carefulthrottle manipulation, for instance, dur- ing the take-off since the rudders arefully operative from the moment of opening up. In its standard form theMonospar is fitted with night-flying equipment which includes a headlight,and the machine was, in fact, probably the first British medium-sized machineto be sold in completely equipped form. Furthermore, the work of bonding andFcreening for radio involves the pur- , chaser in no additional expense. The credit for much of the Monospar's Three machines of widely different type. The Miles Magister (top), designed for training in the modern manner ; the Monospar Universal ; and the Moss Monoplane. extremely good performance must be given to the Pobjoy Niagara engines with which it is fitted. The high power- weight ratio of these engines has cer- tainly given the designers plenty of opportunity. More recently, the company has been experimenting with a tricy::le under- carriage adaptation for this machine, and it is to be supposed that "this modi- fication might possibly be applied to the Universal in due course, though the ex.- periments were made primarily to obtain data for the application of the principle to very much larger craft. SPECIFICATION: Span folded, 14/*-• uin.; length, 25ft. 4!H.; all-up weight. 2,875 lb.; weight empty, 1,805 It)., maximum speed, 131 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 115 m.p.h.; landing speed, 30 m.p.h.; initial rate of climb, 71° fl./min.; range 420 miles; price, £2-25°- Makers: General Aircraft, Ltd., London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex. MOSS ^HE Moss monoplane, which made its public appearance in earlv summer of last year, ma> first the
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