MONSTER AIRPLANE
SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN AMERICA
CARRIES 32 PASSENGERS Australian and N.Z. Press Association) NEW YORK, Saturday. America's greatest airplane today underwent a successful trial flight of 25 minutes. The machine weighs 11J tons and is capable of carrying 22 passengers. It took off easily with two of its four engines shut off, and was up in 15 seconds after a run of 150 yards. Once in the air the airplane attained a speed of 110 miles an hour.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 9
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79MONSTER AIRPLANE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 9
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