BRITISH AEROPLANES.
CONSTRUCTIONAL ADVANCES. London, Jan. 9. The fact that British magnetos are unrivalled in the world was shown in the report of the Air Ministry on competitions held in September with a view to ascertaining the most efficient and most reliable types of aeroplanes. The Ministry pays a tribute to the number of exhibits with high engine power proportionately to the weight of the machine, thus providing a useful reserve power. An important advance was also shown in types permitting rising and landing in a confined space. The best specimens were the so-called amphibians, capable of alighting and rising on land or water, and having high commercial potentialities. Although the rules did not bar foreign manufactured secondary equipment, such items were insignificant among the exhibits, while all the magnetos were British
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1921, Page 11
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132BRITISH AEROPLANES. Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1921, Page 11
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