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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 2061.PDF
OCTOBER 1ST, 1942 FLIGHT Advertisements. 2t jfUlesttnes A FTER the success of the Hawk in 1933 had •'^•justified the designers' belief in the low-wing monoplane, other aeroplanes quickly followed. They were the first British aeroplanes to stand ardise split flaps, which provided full control at very slow landing speeds. HAWK MAJOR Two-seater (bottom). — The prototype of this famous plane, fitted with a Gipsy III engine, was flown by Tommy Rose in the 1934 King's Cup Race, gaining a popular second. MacGregor and Walker flew a Hawk Major from England to Australia in five days, fifteen hours, a single-engine record that stands to-day. FALCON Four-seater (centre).—This was the designers' first real cabin aero plane, but in all other respects was similar to the Hawk Major. Fitted with a Gipsy VI engine, a Falcon was piloted to victory by Tommy Rose in the 1935 King's Cup Race. Two Hawk Trainers also secured second and third places. A Miles Aircraft Sparrow- hawk completed an outstanding day by winning the speed prize, and was first to finish, although unplaced on handicap time. MERLIN Five-seater (top). — Built to the specification of Birkett Airways to carry a pilot, four passengers and luggage with a 200-h.p. engine, this aeroplane, developed from the Falcon, was soon flying on regular services at home and abroad. It was during this period that Phillips & Powis Aircraft, Ltd., became a public company. The experience behind Miles Aircraft design was then devoted to the building of Service aircraft, a policy which resulted in the now-famous Miles Master —fast advanced Monoplane Trainer for the Monoplane Pilots of the R.A.F. Gin ftnirous/y to RmcvVtaitFund CONSTRUCTED BY PHILLIPS AIRCRAFT POWIS AIRCRAFT LIMITED. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND M IM2)
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