PLANE FOR AUSTRALIA.
CONTROLLER OF AVIATION
A SPECIAL MACHINE
A twin-engined light monoplane intended for the use of the controller of Civil Aviation in Australia lias just completed trial flights at Croydon aerodrome. It is a Monospar ST. 11 cabin machine, similar lo the ST. 10 craft in which Flight-Lieutenant 11. M. Schofield won this year’s race for the King’s Cup; the chief points of difference are the retractible undercarriage and supplementary fuel tanks which increase the maximum still-air range from G4O to 1100 miles.
Power is derived from 90 h.p. aircooled engines. Its top level speed is 150 m.p.h. and its normal cruising speed is 142 m.p.h. With four occupants and their baggage on board the flying duration on one fuel load is nearly seven hours, equivalent to 970 miles in still air. It can climb to a height of 19,400 feet. The navigational equipment includes instruments for night and " blind ” flying. Australian conditions were borne in mind by the designers and the craft has a high rate of climb —'970 feet a minute in the initial stages—to facilitate ascent in very hot weather. 1
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19399, 27 October 1934, Page 23 (Supplement)
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186PLANE FOR AUSTRALIA. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19399, 27 October 1934, Page 23 (Supplement)
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