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1951
1951 - 1740.PDF
295 Handley Page Hermes V. Handley Page (Reading) Marathon. Handley Page Hermes IV. Miles Aries THE Aries is especially welcome to the ranks of British civil aircraft" in that it is virtually a new type of fast 4-seater tourer. Externally it bears a very strong resem- blance to the Gemini, from which it was developed, but has more powerful (150 h.p. Cirrus Major) engines, increased luggage capacity in a locker behind the cabin, and taller fins and rudders. The rate of climb, even at the designed all-up weight of 3,475 lb, is quite exceptionally good. Single-engined performance (with standard fixed-pitch wooden airscrews) is also good. ^^••^ Handley Page Hermes IV A FLEET of Hermes IVs is now well established in the service of British Over- seas Airways. As supplied to that Corpora- tion the type accommodates 40 passengers, the remarkably spacious fuselage being divided into two cabins, each seating 20. For relatively short-haul work a maximum of 74 passengers can be accommodated, but B.O.A.C. were seeking—and have secured—an exceptionally high standard of comfort. Handley Page Hermes V THIS fast and comfortable turboprop airliner (four Bristol Theseus) beat the London-Paris "record" for an aircraft of its class by crossing from London Airport to Paris (Orly) last June in 46 minutes from take-off to landing circuit. As remarked on that occasion, the big question mark in Hermes V planning concerns the power plant. Although the Theseus is installed at present, a new mark of Proteus has been considered as a possibility. Handley Page (Reading) Marathon A NOTABLE landmark in Marathon development was a series of take-off and landing tests at Woodley last October, in the presence of technicians of British European Airways, to-determine with what margin the aircraft could operate from the smallest airfields. B.E.A. said these tests were "quite satisfactory." On previous overseas demonstrations the Marathon had acquitted itself admirably under very trying circumstances. Percival Prince THE civil version of this remarkably versatile twin-engined high-wing mono- plane is now in production as the Series III Prince and incorporates various improve- ments as a result of experience gained with the Series I and II. The most noticeable innovation is the up-grading of engine power from 520 to 550 h.p. for take-off. Survey and ambulance versions, and other variants equipped for freight-carrying and pest control, are offered. Miles Aries. Percival Prince (survey version).
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