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FLIGh T Beech 18, 35 and 50. Commercial Aircraft 1953 ... MACCHI M.B.320 • Of virtually all-wood construction, this is a six-seat, low-wing monoplane with nosewheel undercarriage. Three are operated by East African Airways and a licence-to-build is held by S.F.C.A. of Paris. Af.J5.320 (two Continental E-185, total 370 h.p.).—Span, 42ft 8in; length, 28ft 4in; wing area, 226 sq ft; gross weight, 4,960 lb; wing load ing, 22 lb/sq ft; range, 620 miles at 160 m.p.h. at 6,500ft with 1,090 lb payload. AERO COMMANDER 520 • Of all-metal structure, this light transport is well shown in the illustration at the top of this page. Many varieties are foreseen to cater for a diverse range of duties. Commander 520 (two Lycoming GO-435-C2, total 520 h.p.).—Span, 44ft 2in; length, 34ft 4in; wing aiea, 236 sq ft; gross weight, 4,800 lb; wing" loading, 20-3 lb sq ft; range, 800 miles at 190 m.p.h. at 10,000ft with 1,120 lb payload. BEECH D18 • Under the name of "Twin-Beech" many hundreds of these fine transports are used by American business houses. The type is also used by a number of airlines and is still in full production at Wichita, after 16 years. Thousands of military variants were, and still are being, built. Beech D18S (two Wasp Junior R-985-B5, total 900 h.p.).—Span, 47ft 7in; length, 34ft; wing area, 349 sq ft; gross weight, 8,750 lb; wing loading, 25 lb/sq ft; range, 970 miles at 210 m.p.h. at 10,000ft with 1,280 lb payload. BEECH 35 BONANZA • More money has been spent in buying Bonanzas than in the purchase of any other light aircraft. Some thousands have been built. There are four seats, construc tion is all-metal and equipment is lavish. Bonanza (one Continental E-185-11, total 205 h.p.).—Span, 32ft ioin; length, 25ft 2in; wing area, 178 sq ft; gross weight, 2,7001b; wing loading, 15 lb/sq ft; range, 760 miles at 170 m.p.h. at 10,000ft with 822 lb payload. BEECH so TWIN-BONANZA • Already sales of this fast and well-equipped six-seater run into hundreds. Many Bonanza parts are used in its construction. A number of Twin-Bonanzas are being built for the U.S.A.F. and Army, as the L-23. Twin-Bonanza (two Lycoming GO-435-C2, total 520 h.p.).—Span, 45ft 3iin; length, 31ft 6£in; wing area, 271 sq ft; gross weight, 5,500 lb; wing loading, 20.3 lb/sq ft; range, 650 miles at 187 m.p.h. at 10,000ft with 920 lb payload. hero Commander (Asahi, Tokyo). Auster AmbulanceiFreighter. Grumman Widgeon. (Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm). CESSNA 190 • Large numbers of these high-wing, five-seat aircraft are used on "non-sked" and charter services in the United States. Typical operators are Midway Airlines, of the Chicago area, using the more powerful 195A. Many hundreds of these aircraft are privately owned. Cessna 190 (one Continental R-975, total 240 h.p.).—Span, 36ft 2in; length, 27ft; wing area, 218 sq ft; gross weight, 3,350 lb; wing loading, 15.4 lb/sq ft; range 700 miles at 166 m.p.h. at 7,000ft with 800 lb pay-load. GRUMMAN G-44 WIDGEON • Many Grumman am phibians are still doing passenger, freight and charter work in all parts of the world. Shown on this page is a Widgeon belonging to a Swedish newspaper. G-44 Widgeon (two Ranger L-440-5, total 400 h.p.).—Span, 40ft; length, 31ft 3in; wing area, 245 sq ft; gross weight, 4,5001b; wing loading, 18.4 lb/sq ft; range, 700 miles at 130 m.p.h. at 5,000ft with 900 lb payload. D.H. Canada Otter and Reaver. D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide (N.Z.N.A.C).
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