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Aviation History
1948
1948 - 1962.PDF
NOVEMBER 18TH, 1948 «£ I §"J M %iio Second prototype powerett by two U31 lentaiirus engines fitted Witfa single- speed superchargers. Production aircraft will be powered by CENTAUIUJS 661"two-speed supercharger sleeve-valve engines This aircraft performed what was pro- bably the first public demonstration of taxying to take off on a single engine throughout. Lifting 37.OOO Ib.—approx. I Oi tons—believed to be the greatest weight ever lifted by a single engine. THE B R I S f O L AEROPLANE COMPANY LIMITED ENGLAND
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