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1938
1938 - 0877.PDF
MARCH 31, 1938. ADVERTISEMENTS. FLIGHT. 7 "The Best Commercial Aeroplane in Australia ..." •Jr/f'/t/">rti •Kf'ft/t ,// •>'/'"></ /7S.&™.MA1/ 31st. 1938. Airspeed (1934) Ltd.The Airport," PORTSMOUTH, Hants. Dear Sirs, ,'WSS. 2373 Airspeed "Envov" O-ACVI. We believe that you will be Interested to read the fol-lowing extract from a letter which we have received fron Mr. J. J. Davies, Chief Engineer of An sett Airv/ays Ltd., Australia with re-gard to the Airspeed "Envoy" G—ACVI, Wolseley "Aries III" motors. You rill remember that we purchased this aeroplane froa Lord Nuf-fleld in 19;5 and shipped it to Ansett Airways.Ltd., where it has "been in constant service ever since. " The Airspeed people ~ay be interested to know that"the "Envoy" v/as recently overhauled for renewal of the "0. of A. after having completed 1,497 hours in a little"over 12 months. During this period the replacements "were three aileron hinge Dins, one tail rheel axle and.Mtv/o hushes and the undercarriage pump - a good record." Later in Mr. Davies1 letter there is a reference to the7/olseley "Aries III*1 motor No. 17 being installed in this "Envoy" on the 16th June, 1937 and taken out for-overhaul on the' 22nd Oct-ober, 1937, during which period it ran for 596 hours. During this time Mr. Davies mentions that the engine had required no more thanthe usual servicing snd -throughout pave complete satisfaction. An extract from a letter written in 193& W the ManagingDirector of Ansett Airways Ltd., Mr. R. M. Ansett, regarding this satie aeroplane also may be of interest to you. It reads:- 11 We firmly believe that this "Envoy" is the best "commercial aeroplane in Australia, taking into consid- eration price, performance, seating capacity and econ- "omy," Yours faithfully, !.:• ,->7;ri on b~iiv!f <">f IV S. '• -eion Limited. AIRSPEED ENVOY
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