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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 0861.PDF
FLIGHT, 24 June 1960 869 c TCH 2-LITRE COVENTRY CLIMAX TYPE FPF ENGINE, 170b.h.p ENGINE RADIATOR ALL-ROUNDTRANSPARENCY INSTRUMENT PANEL(5) FUEL PRESSURE (6) AMPS (7) OIL PRESSURE (6) FUEL PUMP SWITCHES (9) OIL TEMP «C (10) KNOTS CONTROL WHEEL TO PROPELLER PITCH LINKAGE (4) PLY CABIN-FRONT TOWIN6 EYES CLUTCH LEVER AND TWISTGRIP THROTTLE PUMP AND : FILTER GROUP PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS FOUR MAIN RADIAL MEMBERS SHEETED ^in PLYFOAM - STIFFENED ALLOY DOORS LIFT-AIR DUCT A. B 0 W S £ £ 40-BLADE ROTOR. BLADES 25deg PITCH / FRAMING SKIN ND BOTTOM [" GROUND MANOEUVRING WHEELS 15 imp gal FUEL TANK EACH SIDE (1) FILLER (2) WATER DRAIN TOGGLE \ \ ROTOR-BEARING ROLLERS (SIX SETS) The prototype Cushioncraft is basically a shallow wooden "pillbox" with 24 spokes and birch-ply sheeting. Inner and outer lips of the air duct are added at the periphery and a pair of heavy keel members mounted above the basic hull provide a foundation for the engine, gearbox, friction- wheel assembly and crew seat. The annular fan is carried in six nests of rollers which restrain it above, below and on the inner face. Payload (bananas) will be lashed to the battens of the decking on either side of the central housing. The crew have excellent all-round visibility. A picture of a cushioncraft airborne appears in our "From AH Quarters" pages
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