The feature of this year's great Air Pageant in London was the first public appearance of the world’s largest monoplane Inflexible, which, constructed of metal, was 75 feet long, had a wing span of 150 feet, and weighed nearly 14 tons. Our photographs show Left: Monoplane Inflexible on its arrival at Hendon to take rox, photo. part in the Royal Air Force display. Right: One of the Inflexible’s giant landing wheels, which are 8 feet high. ROYAL AIR FORCE PAGEANT AT HENDON, LONDON.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 44
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83The feature of this year's great Air Pageant in London was the first public appearance of the world’s largest monoplane Inflexible, which, constructed of metal, was 75 feet long, had a wing span of 150 feet, and weighed nearly 14 tons. Our photographs show Left: Monoplane Inflexible on its arrival at Hendon to take rox, photo. part in the Royal Air Force display. Right: One of the Inflexible’s giant landing wheels, which are 8 feet high. ROYAL AIR FORCE PAGEANT AT HENDON, LONDON. Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 44
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