a pencil balances in mid-flight ... ** dv X Superlatively smooth... supremely comfortable... New Zealand enters a new air age with? ' ZI TURBO-PROP *tflMF\ a-—--- VIBRATIONLESS FLIGHT JHHHuIk \ " A* /\ introduced by the incomparable \ .raKO VICKERS WMBff . \ \ s W' ’ High shove the weather, at a speed of 328 m.p.h., cruises the Vickers Viscount ~ . fastest medium-range airliner in the world. But \ '-A ’ Viscount ‘turbo-prop’ flying is much more than speed alone— here is power generated so smoothly that a pencil can be stood on the ‘ ! * g arm of your chair .. , here is completely restful travel .. . the spacious cabin is pressurised, air-conditioned and surprisingly quiet. /./ • You relax in your comfortable foam rubber arm chair with everything you could wish for—- /'$ / ash tray, reading lamp, ventilation control and hostess call button at your side. /M N— l IwMillllMf s mw, Aj' Christchurch to Auckland in under two hours! X. ZwKr RBI HeBHHb I r 4 ROLLS-ROYCE TURBINES. ..SUPERB FACILITIES... ‘ FACTS ABOVT THE VISCOVNT 'j*!' .■ Designed and built by Vtckers- Ki JI M! 1 io»a||H||g i Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd., of Eng- B a ; :A range ttrbo-prof> Vickers Vanguard B B \ '< . ie p ure j et io •• • ie "B B i j 188? v - ' * Viscount is powered by four Rolls- B K SSSBjWMk Royce “Dart" propeller turbine > V'V- ’' z "3T H engines; its length 85 feet 8 inches ? * JNVI • • • wm R span 93 feet 8| inches . . . Z' IK gJp Jjß fuel capacity 1.950 gallons ... largest / Y : windows m any airliner (26 nic/idj XLJdU x 19 inches). wwK JI JBL flying is the way to travel ISSUED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION AND VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS (AIRCRAFT) LIMITED. ENGLAND
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28530, 8 March 1958, Page 11
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