BRITISH AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 4

BRITISH AVIATION

WORLD SPEED RECORD DETAILS OE NEW MACHINE. . (British Official News.) Pro a Association —By Wireless —Copyright RUGBY, January 26. (Received January 27, at noon.) The secrecy which hae hitherto been maintained regarding the details ot) the Napier racing aero engine that won the Schneider Trophy, and which is fitted in a monoplane with which Captain Malcolm Campbell will attempt to break the land speed record, was lifted yesterday. An interesting feature of the engine is that it is the smallest and the lightest for its power in existence. .It weighs 850Ibs, and gives 575 horse-power. While the machines which took part in last year’s race are on the Air Ministry’s open list, only a part of the publication is permitted regarding the details of the new all-metal monoplane, which is the largest ever built in this country, and is known as the “ Bcard-more-Rolls-lloyce inflexible.” .ft has exceptionally large space, and is fitted with three Rolls-Royce-Condor engines, each of 650 horse-power, one m the nose and the other two placed on each wing. Its landing wheels have a diameter greater than its height.