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1957
1957 - 1227.PDF
*«ttS«Nt .Hi r Powerplant Two Alvu Leonidcs Span 64ft 6in Length 46£t Gross weight 13,5001b Economical cruising speed 163 m.p.h. Photograph above shows President. Drawing shows Pembroke. and comfortably furnished to carry up to 12 passengers), each Pembroke is quickly adaptablefor freighting, supply-dropping, air/sea-rescue, photographic survey, navigation and radio or radar crew-training, casualty evacuation, and twin-engine pilot-training. The cabinvolume is particularly large and the aircraft has been cleared for normal operation at an all- up weight of 13,500 lb. Available cabin volume is 620 cu ft, and the measurements are20ft lin long, 5ft 6in wide and 6ft high. Five single seats are arranged on each side (either rearward or forward-facing), with a double-seat unit at the rear of the cabin, providinga 12-seater layout. Fixed fittings in the cabin provide for stretchers or for the lashing down of cargo, and the main door is removable for parachuting freight and equipment. President The President is a civil development of the Pembroke. It has been developed not only for executive use but also to comply with international airworthiness requirements for transports carrying up to 12 passengers and a crew of two. A basic executive layout provides for six seats and two tables, together with a toilet compartment, refreshment cabinet and wardrobe. Other arrangements can be "as luxurious as desired." For survey work the aircraft provides a suitable camera platform at heights of over 20,000ft, and the cabin can accommodate all types of vertical and oblique cameras. For this work oxygen equipment and automatic pilot are provided. In the ambulance role up to nine stretchers can be taken. JACKAROO AIRCRAFT, LTD. Thruxton Aerodrome, Thruxton, Andover, Hants. Telephone: Weyhill 304 Thruxton Jackaroo Claimed to be the cheapest four-seat airciaft in the world, the Thruxton Jackaroo is a conversion of the de Havilland Tiger Moth. In either crop-dusting or four-seat passenger version it sells at £1,095 complete, with nil engine hours, ex-works. Whichever model is purchased a conversion kit to turn it into the other variant is available for £150. Practically the whole of the original Tiger Moth structure is retained intact, and "Tiger" spares, which are available almost everywhere, can therefore be used. The overhaul life of the engine is 1,500 hr, and overhauls cost £150. Thruxton Jackaroo.
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