Midget Aeroplane
HOME-MADE MACHINE
Three young men have built in a backyard in Australia a small aeroplane which they call “the Plying Wog.” They are Messrs. Harold and Henry Rudd, of Box Hill, and Horace Roberts, of Melbourne, and they claim that the machine is superior to the “Plying Plea,” which is becoming popular in England. Their machine measures lift. 6in from propeller to tail, and the front and rear wings are 19ft-. Gin. and lift. Gin. in width respectively. It is fitted with a 48 horse-power Blackburn Thrush engine, and is capable of flying at 75 miles an hour. It is claimed that iits landing speed is only 18 miles an hour, and that it can take off in 50 yards. The aeroplane underwent a successful test flight the other day. After further tests Mr. Harold Rudd intends to fly the machine to Sydney, and his brother will fly it back to Melbourne. Mr. Roberts will then attempt the flight o Adelaide.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 13
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163Midget Aeroplane Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 13
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