AEROPLANE SLEEPING-CABINS.
The airman Sikorsky, ttbe designer of
giant aeroplane which was constructed some time ago to carry 11 persons, has successfully tested an aeroplane half as large again (says the St. Petersburg correspondent of 'The Times"). The new aeroplane weighs 3J tons, according to the 'bourse Gazette,' and is propelled by four IUO h.p. motors. There are cabins with sleeping accommodation tor a number of passengers. The machine rose after a run of 100 yards and circled the aerodrome wiuhout a hitch.
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Mt Benger Mail, 11 March 1914, Page 4
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