GIANT AIRCRAFT
TESTS IN BRITAIN. CARRIES 42 PASSENGERS. HUGE PROPORTIONS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received January 25, 10.40 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 24. Britain’s largest passenger airliner, the first of fourteen Armstrong Whitworth Ensign monoplanes which have been built for Imperial Airways, had its first test flight to-day. It is so huge that trees and fences had to he removed to permit of its entrance to the aerodrome. it has a wingspan of 123 feet, an overall length oi 114 feet, and a full load weight of 42 tons. The machine is fitted with four 880-horse-power engines and lias a top speed of 200 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 165 miles an hour. The landing wheels are 6ft high and the wings arc 20ft from the ground* She carries forty-two passengers.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 7
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134GIANT AIRCRAFT Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 7
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