IMMENSE MONOPLANE
LARGEST IN THE WORLD. BRITISH WORKMANSHIP. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, June 26. The biggest aeroplane in the-world is expected to fly over London to-morrow. It is the British monoplane Inflexible which weighs 14 tons, has three Rolls-Royce-Con-dor engines, giving a total of 2100 horsepower, is 75 feet long and has a wing spread of 150 feet, which is over five times greater than the average single-seater fighter. The monoplane is constructed of metal and its two wheels, which are its only ground support, stand over seven feet high. —British Official Wireless.
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Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7
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93IMMENSE MONOPLANE Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7
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