Britain's latest contribution to the development of long-distance commercial air transport: A drawing of the new Short Mayo composite aircraft which consists of a large flying boat with a smaller seaplane mounted on its wing. The seaplane is so heavily loaded w\th mails and lt """J . not possibly take off under its own power. Both machines successfully, take off under the power of all eight engines, and at a height of about -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22391, 11 April 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)
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72Britain's latest contribution to the development of long-distance commercial air transport: A drawing of the new Short Mayo composite aircraft which consists of a large flying boat with a smaller seaplane mounted on its wing. The seaplane is so heavily loaded w\th mails and lt """J . not possibly take off under its own power. Both machines successfully, take off under the power of all eight engines, and at a height of about – lO,OOO feet the smaller craft ia launched on a long-range flight. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22391, 11 April 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)
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