FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1938
1938 - 1527.PDF
MAY 26, 1938. FLIGHT. HAWKER NIMROD : 550 h.p. at 13,000ft.) 4,042 lb. ; max. Fleet fighter (Kestrel IIS engine— ; span, 33ft. 6Jin. ; gross weight, speed, 181 m.p.h. at 16,400ft. MILES MAGISTER : Trainer (Gipsy Major engine— 130 h.p. at sea level) ; span, 33ft. ; gross weight, 1,825 lb. ;max. speed, 145 m.p.h. at 1,000ft. HAWKER HART : Trainer (Kestrel X engine—550 h.p. at 3,000ft.) ; span, 37ft. 3m. ; gross weight, 4,085 lb. ; max. ..speed, 180 m.p.h. at 3,000ft. SHORT SINGAPORE III : Reconnaissance flying boat (two Kestrel IX and two Kestrel VIII engines—730 h.p. eachat 5,250ft.) ; span, 90ft. ; gross weight, 27,500 lb. ; max. speed, 145 m.p.h. at 2,000ft. VICKERS WELLESLEY : Bomber (Pegasus XX engine— 925 h.p. at 10,000ft.) ; span, 74ft. 7m. ; gross weight, 12,500 lb. ; max. speed, 220 m.p.h. (approx.) at 10,oooft. 523 Service Aircraft (Continued) HAWKER OSPREY IV : Fleet fighter reconnaissance (KestrelV engine—640 h.p. at 14,000ft.) ; span, 37ft. ; gross weight, 4,970 lb. ; max. speed, 173 m.p.h. at 16,400ft. HAWKER AUDAX : Army co-operation (Kestrel X engine—550 h.p. at 3,000ft.) ; span, 37ft. 3m. ; gross weight, 4,381 lb. ; max. speed, 170 m.p.h. at 3,280ft. ~ SAUNDERS ROE LONDON : Flying boat (two Pegasus X engines—875 h.p. each at 6,250ft.) ; span, 80ft. ; gross weight, 22,000 lb. ; max. speed, 155 m.p.h. at 6,250ft. SUPERMARINE STRANRAER : Flying boat (two Pegasus X engines—850 h.p. at 4,000ft.) ; span, 85ft; gross weight, 19,000 lb. ; max. speed, 165 m.p.h. at 6,000ft. '
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
