NEW PLANE ORDERED
(Special to the "Evening Post.")
MASTERTON, This Day.
A Miles Hawk Magister low-wing monoplane has been ordered by, the Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club. The members of the committee considered that members would appreciate the purchase of an up-to-date machine, particularly for use in advanced training, for blind flying, and for crosscountry flights. The Government has approved of assistance being given to the club for the purchase of aircraft, and this has enabled the club to order a machine. The Miles-Hawk Magister is a two-seater, fitted with a Gipsy Major engine of 130 h.p. and attaining a maximum speed of 160 miles per hour and having a cruising speed of 140 miles per hour. The equipment includes complete blind flying and night flying instruments.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 62, 10 September 1937, Page 10
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127NEW PLANE ORDERED Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 62, 10 September 1937, Page 10
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