FLIES ITSELF.
A BONDER PLANE
TONS IN WINGS LONDON, Jan. '25. Describing the Fairey monoplane, with which Britain hopes to secure the world's long-distriiiee iliglit record, ami with which, it is claimed, any pari: of the earth can he reached from London iu 120 hours, the aeronautical correspondent of the Times says:— "Broadly thick iu the wings, the monoplane has a slender fuselage, and an unusually-wide track for stability.
The weight, of a full load of petrol alone is three tons, and this, plus the stores, crew,,' and equipment, are all housed in either of the wings.
('The pilot is seated well forward, and is given an exceptionally good yieAv of overything, being provided with a windscreen-wiper and ah antidazzle shield, for flying into the sun. "Controls are so designed that, flying does not'beconie in the least tiring. Balancing devices allow the machine to fly itself in calm weather. A new instrument sounds a hooter if the machine diverges from its set course. "Three pumps ensure a supply of petrtil to the engine—namely, an engine pump, a wind pump, and a hand pump."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16874, 11 February 1929, Page 3
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