Col, Charies Lindbergh, who accomplished the first lone "Aantic Aight in 1027 and now has his home
ritish aeroplane which was specialty England, has bought fat designed to meet his own require meniz.-the machine has just passed uecesstuly Ghrough fying trials Some months ago he outlined his cos to the Phillips & Powis Ca, and placed an order. Subsequently: the Company's designer, Mr. FG. ities, Kept in close (ouch wih Col, Vind: crith, whose special needs were consulted on every detail of the layout, and the result, the Miles Mohawk, is an eminently practical two-seat cabin monoplane. Even the external colour scheme was chosen for common-sense reasons; orange and Lack show up most readily. in all weather conditions, in. blinding sunlight and in mist.
The Mohawk Is a low-wing monoplane with fixed undercarriage, and Feaches a top level speed round 200 miles an hour. Power is derived from a supercharged 200 lip. 8-cylinder air-cooled engine, of a type which the Phillips and Powis concern are preparing to. manufacture in. this country. Provision is made for use of a controllable-pitch airscrew.
"Split" tralling edge flaps are Atled to give positive control at low] flying speeds. They also steepen gliding angle and enable the craft to land slowly. Flying and navigational equipment includes dual flying controls, electric engine starter, radio apparatus, wheel brakes, adjustable foot pedals instead of' the usual control bars for the rudder, navigation lights and a night-landing head lamp In the port wing. There Is plenty of room for luggage in a locker to which easy access is gained through an external door. Transparent panels slide up from each side (of the cockpits, making the craft totally enclosed at will. Seaplane floats may be substituted for' the Janding wheels.
Finland's plans for an internal alr service between Helsingfors and the principal industrial towns, -which have been under discussion for! several months, have led to the Durchase of a De Havilland Dragon-Rapide twin-engined cabin biplane.
The Finnish Dragon-Rapide will be fitted to carry six or eight occupants. Its specification includes a luggage compartment, complete navigational and blind flying equipment and radio sender and receiver. Two de Havil-Tand Gipsy-Six engines previde power in the Dragon-Rapide, which cruises at 195/140 miles an hour.
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