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1951
1951 - 2103.PDF
FLIGHT 19 OCTOBER INSIDE No. I OF A SERIES Will this Aeroplane . . .? Will this aeroplane be comfortable to travel in? Reliable ? Easy to maintain ? Economic to operate ? What is the traffic density on the route for which it is intended ? How long are the stages ? What size are the airports ? Those are a few of the questions we have to consider before an aeroplane is chosen for service with BEA, and assigned to the route which best suits its performance. Altogether we use (or will be using in the near future) five types of aircraft. Here they are:— Elizabethan This is our name for the BEA version of the Airspeed Ambassador — the latest British civil aeroplane to come into airline service. It is being introduced this Autumn first on the London/Paris route and later on others. Elizabethans have two 2,600 h.p. engines, accommodate 47 passengers in a pressurised cabin and cruise at 245 m.p.h. Viking The excellent ' all - round ' aeroplane we use on most of our European services. Named after British admirals, the Vickers Vikings are powered by two 1,690 h.p. engines, accommodate 27 passengers, and cruise at 196 m.p.h. Pionair The most modern version of the famous DC-3 in service anywhere in the world, the Pionair is used on most of our services within Britain. It accommodates up to 32 passengers, has engines giving a total of 2,400 h.p. for take-off and cruises at 167 m.p.h. Pionairs are named after famous British Aviation pioneers. Clansman The BEA version of the H.P. Marathon. A short-stage aeroplane for some routes within Britain— mostly in Scotland. Though small, the Clans- man is as comfortable as many larger aircraft. Its four engines develop a total of 1,380 h.p., it cruises at 171 m.p.h. and accommodates 20 passengers. Islander Our name for the D.H. Dragon Rapide. We use it on the Penzance- Scilly service, and on short-stage services around Scotland and in the Channel Islands. Islanders can accommodate eight passengers, cruise at 117 m.p.h. and have two engines developing 406 h.p. BEA B R I T I S H EUROPEAN AIRWAYS
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