Largest British Air Liner
The world’s largest and most powerful air liner is shortly to be tested at the Air Ministry’s experimental station at Martesham, Heath, Suffolk. The machine is an all-metal monoplane, with a wing span ot 140 feet, and it has three screws, driven by independent RollsRoyce engines developing 2100 horse-power. Its weight, when fully loaded, is nearly 20 tons.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 43, 2 November 1927, Page 6
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62Largest British Air Liner Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 43, 2 November 1927, Page 6
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