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1948
1948 - 0861.PDF
June 10th, 1948 FLIGHT Fours Into London... civil aircraft flying into London with three fins, the Avro York, which has the distinguishing feature of a square fuselage and high wing construction. The Tudor may sometimes, at first glance, be confused with the Douglas four-engined transports, but the ex- tended fuselage, forward of the lead- ing edge, the four Merlins and the high tail are prominent. From the same stable, but now becoming less evident on the air routes, is the Lan- ' castrian with its double fins and the Perspex canopy breaking the topline of its slender fuselage. Two lesser known but none the less * easily recognized foreign aircraft are *the French Languedoc, with almost elliptical twin fins poised, at the ex- Mark II North Stan fly twice a day Into London. tremities of a high-wing tailplane, a Render fuselage and a swept-back lead- •ng edge; and the Italian Savoia Mar- chetti 95 flown by Alitalia with single fin and flat-sided fuselage. When in the circuit at Northolt it can easily be recognized by its slotted flaps, which give it a low landing speed. In the next twelve or eighteen months Stratocruisers will be added to the collection of four-engined air- craft using the Woodley beacon, and perhaps earlier still the ex-Irish and now B.O.A.C. Constellations, and pos- sibly Canadair Fours will be flying southwards through Dunsfold along the Empire routes. It will then be many years, in all probability, before further changes are made in the four- engined fleets of the operators. In- termingled with the scheduled services over tne same routes are the four- ragineti Yorks, Lancastrians and Hal- tons of the charter companies. Re-fuelling a York at London Airport. This Interim type is still being flown by &.O.A.C., &.S.A.A., FAM.A. and Skyways. (Below) A Lancastrian coming in to land at London Airport.
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