STRENGTH IN THE AIR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 139, 25 March 1941, Page 2

STRENGTH IN THE AIR.

BRITAIN’S HIGH-POWER ENGINE.

DELIVERIES FROM AMERICA

LONDON, March 23. Giving an account in a broadcast of the state of British aeroplanes last when returns were brought in, the. Minister-for • Aircraft-. Production (Baron Beaverbrook), himself a Canadian, spoke of the part played by Canada, with the leadership of Mr W. L. Mackenzie King, in bringing Britain and the United States closer to oiie another. Democracy's greatesthope rested in unity between ,the two anw'dered fragments of the " Anglo-Saxon race after victory had : been won. --K

The highest-powered; of any British aeroplane engine winch has passed the official tests is developed by the Sabre plant, which was mentioned by Lord Beaverbrook in his broadcast. The Parliamentary Secretary to . the Ministry of Aircraft Production (Col. J. J. Llewellyn), referring to this engine in the House of Commons recently, said it was less than six feet and developed more power than a giant British railway locomotive, owing to its spherical structure.

The Sabre has a small frontol arc and a reduced “drag,” which makes it very suitable for high, performance fighter aircraft.

The Ministry of Aircraft Production reveals that it is now receiving deliveries of four-engined aircraft from the United States. The first type to fly to Britain was the Liberator, the name given to the long-range bomber produced by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, San Diego, California. The Liberator is a monoplane, the engines of which develop 1200 h.p. each at the take-off. Its length is 66 feet, its span 110 feet, and its speed 300 miles an hour. It carries- a huge bomb load, and has a range of 3000 miles.— British Official Wireless. * -