ENGLAND.—The first of the 14 Ensign monoplanes being built for Imperial Airways was demonstrated at Croydon a few, weeks ago. The engines are started in a novel manner—by means of a pump attached to the undercarriage. The wheel gives an idea of the immense size of these machines, the world’s largest land planes, each weighing 20 tons and having a speed of 200 m.p.h.
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Evening Star, Issue 23113, 12 November 1938, Page 7
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64ENGLAND.—The first of the 14 Ensign monoplanes being built for Imperial Airways was demonstrated at Croydon a few, weeks ago. The engines are started in a novel manner—by means of a pump attached to the undercarriage. The wheel gives an idea of the immense size of these machines, the world’s largest land planes, each weighing 20 tons and having a speed of 200 m.p.h. Evening Star, Issue 23113, 12 November 1938, Page 7
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