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Aviation History
1948
1948 - 0692.PDF
1 V ? ' • MAY 13TH 1948 797E HASTMNGS powered by With its arrival at Sydney tor the commencement of a demonstration tour of Australia, the new Handley-Page Hastings military transport successfully completed the 13,000 mile trip from Britain to Australia in 49 hours flying time. Testimony to the efficiency of the four "Bristol" Hercules engines is given in an extract from the aircraft's log ... "Engine cooling is excellent, as is fuel consumption. We were all amazed at the speed of the aircraft . . . average for the whole trip being about 250 m.p.h." Throughout the flight the Hercules-powered Hastings functioned perfectly, and an inspection on arrival at Sydney revealed no troubles. HERCUI^ES . . . 13*000 milvs in 49 hours Hying time THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY LIMITED • ENG L A ** J?
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