BRITISH AIRCRAFT.
MANY ORDERS BEING FULFILLED. FLYING BOATS FOR FRANCE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 17. The latest figures show that Britain is exporting already more aircraft and air engines than any other country. Not only are British light ’planes being sold all over the world, but also the industry is busy with orders for big multi-engined aeroplanes and flying boats.
A striking proof of the esteem in which British aircraft are held overseas. was provided when France, although herself one of the leading air-craft-producing countries, ordered, after extensive tests, British flying boats with British engines for her naval air service. The largest and most powerful water-cooled and air-cooled . engines yet in production are now being made in Britain, and it is stated that much of the recent advance in British design is due to the incorporation of lessons learned in the building of racing machines which won for Britain the Schneider Trophy, and enabled her to establish a world’s air speed record of 357.7 miles an hour. Manufacturers are experiencing a rush of orders from overseas, and believo that the world is on the eve of a great advance in aviation.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 251, 18 September 1930, Page 7
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