THE STRATOSPHERE
BRITISH AEROPLANES PLANNED.
HEIGHT OF 50,000 FEET
(United Press Association—Copyright)
LONDON, Sept. 25
The Bristol Aeroplane Company is working on an experimental aeroplane for flights in the stratosphere. A special highly supercharged and extremely, powerful engine is being developed. It is designed to maintain its power output at levels of 50,000 feet and more, and drive a controllable pitch airscrew. The designers now have a great deal of information about the conditions to be met in flight at great heights, as Bristol engines have been fitted to eacli of the three aeroplanes which have set height records in recent years. The present record of 47,350 feet, held by R. Donati, an Italian aviator, was established in a biplane equipped with a supercharged Bristol Pegasus 1100 horse-power engine .British Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 296, 27 September 1935, Page 5
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