HUGE GERMAN MONOPLANE
NEW CONSTRUCTION DESIGN FOUR WO HORSE POWER MOTORS. PASSENGERS HOUSED IN WINGS. By Telefcranh—Press Assn—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Sept. 24, 5.5 p.m. Times. Berlin, Sept. 23. Junkers are constructing a new monoplane, the wings of which will hold the engines and passengers. The wing span will be 184 feet and the thickness of the wings near the fuselage eight feet, accommodating the passengers’ cabins. The machine will be equipped with four 900 horse-power motors aecessibia always for the mechanics. The navigating cabin in the forepart will hold two pilots. The monoplane will be used for the land and will later be adapted to alight on water.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1928, Page 11
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