N.Z. MONOPLANE
• AUCKLAND ENGINEER’S
MACHINE.
'J. AUCKLAND, February 5. arrival in Auckland from America in the past few. days of a propellbr for the single-seater monoplane which Gunnar Erikson, a young engineer of-Waiuku, is building for himself brings the completion of the machine in sight. Erikson has. been engaged for 12 months in building the aeroplane working on it in his spare time, and he anticipates having it ready for trial within the next few weekk. Construction is practically completed and now awaits the power plant. NeaTtly. 'resting on small pneumatictjrred wheels fitted to the understruotureV winch wfei-e .specially imported from America the monoplane his every appearance of strength and lightness With a, fuel tank capacity of six gallons of petrol the machine is not expected to remain aloft longer than two at a time, nor to have a cruising rahjfe inilch in excess of 100 miles.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1930, Page 3
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147N.Z. MONOPLANE Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1930, Page 3
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