FLIES ITSELF

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 35, 13 February 1929, Page 2

FLIES ITSELF

A WONDER ’I‘LAjXE. TONS IN WINGS. LONDON. Describing the Fairey monoplane, with which Britain hopes to secure the world’s long-distance flight record, and with "which, it is claimed, any part of the earth can be reached from London in 120 hours, the aeronautical correspondent of “The Times” says: “Broadly thick in 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 boused in either of the wings. “The pilot is seated well forward, f aud is given an exceptionally good view of everything, being provided with a windscreen-wiper and an antidazzle shield, for flying into the sun. “Controls are so designed that flyi ing does not' become 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 Pjetrol ( r> the engine—namely, an engine pump, a wind pump, and a hand pump.”