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1950
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29 June 1950 A NEW interest is being taken in the Brabazon'soperating economics since the giant itself visitedLondon Airport on June I5th-i6th and the more sceptical began to realize its potentialities in service. No doubt was left as to the intention to operate such aircraft, and possibly, later on, to find a job other than test and research even for the piston-engined prototype. The great talking-point of the Brabazon type is its ability to fly regularly non-stop between London and New York in a very short time and with exceptional comfort for the passengers. It is the only civil aircraft in the world which has been designed to do so. Calculations of direct operating costs produce a figure of about ^400 per hour, and the Bristol Aeroplane Company believes that an Atlantic fare of under ^100 with two-thirds payload could be economical provided that the proportion of development and associated costs borne by each aircraft is not too high. The cost of a Brabazon to a new customer would be approximately £1 million. The prototype aircraft uses about 2.5 gallons of petrol per mile. In addition to the non-stop Atlantic crossing, a four- to five-day round-the-world, with-the- wind, schedule is now said to be under consideration.
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