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1930
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FLIGHT, JULY 11, 1930 5? ~7-77 Mr. Napier's " Widgeon " (Gipsy I), No. 18, had pas-senger's cockpit covered in, a fairing, to the bottom of fuselage to cover controls, new fairing over com-pression legs, and neat engine cowling. (98.67 m.p.h.) (FLIGHT Photo.) - - • - Mr. Butler's " Moth " (Gipsy II),No. 76, was "cleaned up " with extreme care. The thin centre-section was mounted on Vee struts and braced by vertical wires.The small undercarriage was carefully faired, and all strut andwire ends faired into the surfaces. The engine cowling completelycovered the engine, with very small front openings. The cowl-ing line continued aft over the passenger's cockpit, and mergedfrom pilot's cockpit very cleanly into the tail. Mr. Butler averaged129.7 m.p.h. around the course, thus gaining award for greatestspeed. (FLIGHT Photo.) Sqdn.-Ldr. Woodhouse's "Bluebird" (Gipsy II) No. 93, had a pointed nose and small windscreens. Speed around course 99.59 m.p.h. " (FLIGHT Photo.) Mr- Andrews' "Spartan" (Gipsy II), No. 24, had a Mr- Thorn's "Avian" (Hermes), No. 41, had very °eat engine mwi;^ «. * . ., ,+ * short exhaust stubs, metal fairings to strut ends, °ver ,fn\cowlm£' the passenger's cockpit covered wing root8 falred into fuselage> p|ssenger's cockpit • me pilot s fairing raised, and a very small covered, and a long narrow windscreen for the pilot. windscreen (106-32 m.p.h.) (FLIGHT Photo.) (117-95 m.p.h.) (FLIGHT Photo.) 777 E2
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