REMARKABLE PLANE
SINGLE-SEATER FIGHTER WITH TWO ENGINES TESTS IN UNITED STATES. SPEED OF NEARLY 400 MILES AN HOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LOS ANGELES. February 11. The Army Air Corps announced today successful secret tests with a revolutionary single-seater, twin-engined fighter. Major-General Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Corps, admitted that the plane flew nearly 400 miles an hour, and commented that it “probably exceeded in performance any military plane in the world. It opens up new horizons of performance unattainable by nations banking solely on single engines.- ’ Army engineers are convinced that single-engined fighters are reaching limits, and multi-motored bombers are going on to higher speeds. They have decided, therefore, that twin-engined fighters are "the next logical step. The Lockheed Corporation has been secretly building the machine for 18 months. It is of all-metal streamlined construction. The motors are mounted on the leading edge of each wing. Features include a tricycle landing gear, a high lift device for quick climbing, and substratosphere flying equipment.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1939, Page 5
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164REMARKABLE PLANE Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1939, Page 5
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