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1949
1949 - 1456.PDF
••20 FLIGHT AUGUST 25TH, 10,49 VERSATILE SUPER ACE A New Chrislea for All- round Passenger andLight-freight Work PARTICULARLY in the exportmarket, there is a wide appeal inthe "go-anywhere" small aircraft which is not limited to purely passenger-carrying duties, but which can alterna- tively carry a useful load of cargo—con-sisting, on occasions, of the most un- likely and awkward objects. In thiscountry, too, such an aircraft should find plenty of use in newsreel, agricul-tural, survey, ambulance and other utilitarian duties. Appreciating these facts, the makers ofthe Chrislea Super Ace (Chrislea Aircraft Co., Ltd., Exeter Airport, Clyst Honiton), have executed ahighly original re-design of their Series 2 cabin four-seater. Known as the Series 4, it is to make its first public appearanceat the S.B.A.C. Show. Although now modified in a number of respects, in basicform it remains a four-seater. However, it can very quickly be converted—seven minutes is the time claimed—into a smallfreighter capable of flying a payload of 700 lb for over 500 miles. The transformation is made by removing the rear seats andfront passenger seat, whereby an unobstructed 75 cu ft of freight space becomes available. Long or similarly awkwarditems—up to 14ft in length—can be accommodated without difficulty by virtue of the fact that the whole length of therear fuselage decking, from cabin to tailplane, hinges forward and up for loading; the long loads can be lashed to the topof the rear-fuselage main section and are completely enclosed when the decking is lowered. This loading arrangement gives the Series 4 Super Aceobvious possibilities as an ambulance, and for this requirement a conversion time of 12 minutes is specified : stretcher-railsare fitted from the front spar to the rear-fuselage bulkhead and a small seat for the medical attendant is installed behindthe pilot's seat. Reverting to the passenger version, a further innovation isthat two additional occasional seats for children of up to 50 lb weight each may be installed by utilizing the luggage com-partment—which, incidentally, has been doubled in size as compared with that of the Series 2 aircraft. Unlike its pre-decessor, which is powered by a 130 h.p. D.H. Gipsy Major, the Series 4 has a 155 h.p. Cirrus Major 3. - - .. An artist's impression of the new Chr/j/eo Super Ace. A tailwheel undercarriage is now fitted. Other cabin refinements include improved instrument panel layout and more commodious front seats. The machine is to be sold with built-in electrical starting and lighting equipment; the standard tankage has been in- creased to provide fuel for 530 miles; and an extra tank to extend the range to 800 miles may be accommodated in the luggage compartment. DIMENSIONS Span 36ft Length 21ft 6in Height 7ft 3tn WEIGHTS Passenger carrying : •!» Weight empty ... 1,540Fuel 280 Oil ... 34 Pilot and payload ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 646 All up weight 2,5001b Freight carrying : Weight empty (as above, minus removable seats, etc.) ... 1,485 Fuel and oil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 314 Pilot and payload 701 All up weight 2.5001b PERFORMANCE (Sea Level) Max speed at sea level 130 m.p.h. Cruising speed at sea-level (2,200 r.p.m.) 110 m.p.h. Stalling speed (flaps down) ... ... .... ... ... 54 m.p.h. Max rate of climb at sea-level ..." ... 600 ft/min Take-off (5 m.p.h. wind) 150 yd Landing run (braked, 5 m.p.h. wind) 130 yd Service ceiling .... : 14,000ft Range (still air) ... .„ " ... " ... ., ... 530 miles ' TO BE SHOWN AT I AKMIOICOK.il THE S.B.A.C. has issued the following list of aircraft whichare to be exhibited by their makers at Farnborough. Those machines which wtll^be shown on the ground but will not be demonstrated in the air are indicated by an asterisk: — Airspeed, Ltd.—Ambassador (two Centaurus).Armstrong-Siddeley Motors, Ltd.—Avro Lancaster (two Merlins and two Python turbbprops).Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd.—Apollo (four Mamba turbo- props).Auster Aircraft, Ltd.—Autocrat (Cirrus Minor 2); J/S.B (Gipsy Major); Mk. 7 (Gipsy Major 10). Avis (Gipsy Major 10). Boulton Paul Aircraft. Ltd.—Balliol 2 (Merlin 35).Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.—Wayfarer (44-seat version, two Hercules); Heli- copter Mk. 2 (Leonides). Chrislea Aircraft Co., Ltd.—Super Ace (Gipsy Major 10); *Super Ace (GipsyMajor 10). Cierva Autogiro Co., Ltd.—Skeeter 1 (Jameson); *Skeeter 2 (Gipsy Major10); Air Horse (Merlin). De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.—Comet (four Ghost turbojets); *Sea Hornet22 (two Merlins); Dove (two Gipsy Queen 70s). De Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada, Ltd.—-Chipmunk (Gipsy Major 10). English Electric Co., Ltd.—Canberra 1 (two Avon tnrbojets).Fairev Aviation Co., Ltd.—Firefly 5 with Ratog (Griffon). Clost'er Aircraft Co., Ltd.—*Meteor 4 (two Rerwent turbojets); 'Meteor 7(Uvn D<»rwpnt In: bo it* NV. Meteor 8 (two Derwcnt turbojets). Handley Page, Ltd.—Hermes 4 (four Hercules); Hermes 5 (four Theseusturboprops). Handley Page (Reading), Ltd.—Marathon 1 (four Gipsy Queen 71s); •Mara-thon 2 (two Mamba turboprops). Hawker Aircraft. Ltd.—P.1052 (Nene turbojet); N.7/46 (Nene turbojet);*Fury Trainer (Centaurus); *Sea Fury 11 (Centaurus). Percival Aircraft, Ltd.—Prince (two Leonides); "Prince (two Leonides);*Prince (Survey Version, two Leonides); *Prentice Mk. 1 (Gipsy Queen 31); Prentice Mk. 2 (Gipsy Queen 51).A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd.—Shackleton G.R.I (four Griffons); *Athena 1 (Dart turboprop); 'Athena 1 (Mamba turboprop); Athena 2 (Merlin).Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.—Sealand (two Gipsy Queen 71s); 'Sturgeon 2 (two Merlins); Solent 3 (four Hercules). Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.—Type 510 (Nene 2 turbojet); Attacker (Nene turbo-jet); Seagull (Grifion); Viscount (four Dart turboprops); Varsity (two Her- cules); 'Valetta (two Hercules). WestUnd Aircraft. Ltd.—Wyvern T.F.2 (Python turboprop); S.51 helicopter(Alvis Leonides). NOTE.—The following aircraft, which are variations of earlier types, will also take part; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.—Vampire (Goblin turbojet with jet-pipe reheat equipment). Sponsored by Rolls-Royce, Ltd-—Meteor 4 (two Derwent turbojets with jet-pipe reheat equipment). • Will not be demonstrated in the air.
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