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1939
1939 - 1513.PDF
/ FLIGHT, May 18, 1939 Credit for the fine Lysander formations shown in the views on the right and immediately below may not be given in view of new Air Ministry regulations. *•* ^-* ^»A On the right is a flight of long-nosed Bristol Blen heims of an army co-opera tion unit. Just after this photograph was secured the machines dived through the clouds at over 300 m.p.h. pilots, but thanks to their three machines guns and slow-flying qualities would prove tough nuts to crack in an aerial combat. The Lysander is not in tended for high-speed re connaissance over long dis tances (though its top speed • of 230 m.p.h. and its normal range of 600 miles do it great credit in view of its other outstanding features), and a second type of machine is being issued to certain Army co-operation units for this work—the new long-nosed version of the Bristol Blenheim twin-engined high speed monoplane bomber fitted with two Bristol Mercury VIII engines. This new version has tankage for a range of about 1,900 miles, but 100-octane fuel must be used to secure the higher take-off output (920 h.p.) required. The maximum speed in level flight at about 15,000ft. is 295 m.p.h., and in comparison with the standard type of short-nosed Blenheim the facilities for navigating, bomb-aiming, photography and survey are considerably improved thanks to the improved accommoda tion provided by the revised nose. " Flight " photograph*. A small number of the latest type of jump-start Auto giros is being delivered for army co-operation work, mainly of an experimental nature. An earlier type of Autogiro known in the Service as the Rota indicated that the peculiar qualities of such aircraft might well be used in war .time, particularly for liaison work, and for the transport of staff officers. The technical interest to be found in an army co-opera tion squadron is, as will be found on Empire Air Day, by no means confined to the aircraft. There are, for example, numerous motor transport vehicles and various types ot wireless apparatus, not to mention the cameras, supply containers, and other items of the squadron's stock in trade. Fixing supply containers to the bomb carriers of a Lysander. What the gunner sees " Flight " photograph. The pilot of a Westland Lysander.
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