GIANT OF THE AIR
NEW BRITISH AEROPLANE. LONDON, Aligns! 28. Tho ‘Daily Hail’ states that a supergiant aeroplane, which is being built for tho Government at Bristol, heralds a fresh era in design. So largo is tho body that it conveys tho impression of a speedy sea vessel. Tho vast Interior hull contains a spacious saloon. Tho engine room, with its battery of engines and gleaming cylinders, is like that of a, ship. A new system for tho transmission of power from tho engines to the propellers has been installed. The aeroplane will fly hy day or night, the peril of a forced landing being practically eliminated. Engine-room mechanics wUI repair any trouble while the acceleration of power by tho other units maintains the altitude and speed. “The appearance of the- tremendous craft,” continues the‘Daily Mail,’ “takes away the breath, it really needs a new name, as it does not resemble anything on land or sea. Tho builders describe it ns an aerial transport. It might be used to carry troops or to act as tender for a squadron of aeroplanes.”
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Evening Star, Issue 17764, 12 September 1921, Page 7
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181GIANT OF THE AIR Evening Star, Issue 17764, 12 September 1921, Page 7
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