NEW PLANE
Great Britain has produced a machine that flies through the air, floats on water and runs on land—a perfect three-element airplane. This most remarkable craft has had its first trial flight and was pronounced an outstanding success. The machine is a Moth buil by De Haviland Lo. Its novel amphibious gear was constructed at Rochester by the Short Brothers. The machine-is tinv and holds only two persons. It can manoeuvre on the ground on small rubber tyres, floats on water on a special pontoon fitted below the hull, and takes off into the air from either land or water. In test flighting the machine the pilot took off from the water and landed on the ground at Croydon by simply lowering the rubber wheels below the hull. From Croydon he again took off and alighted on the water, Military experts point out that such a machine will have great value in overseas fighting, as it enables the pilot to take off and land on either land or water without first tampering with his landing gear.
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Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 48, 13 November 1929, Page 2
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