London, Sept, 14.
An important extension of the scope of the Royal Air Force marked by an order for "Cloud" amphibian aircraft placed with: Saunders Roe, Limited, These aircraft, operate on land, water and air." Wit the wheels wound dowry into position, the aircraft can take off from an ordinary land aerodrome and, when the pilot has wound the wheels up nto position at the sides of the oat, the hull can alight on the water.
When taken ashore the machine can taxi to the slipway and the} wheels, having been wound down, can taxi up the slipway without further preparation. The latter, from an operational point of represents a great advance, Fitted with two delay double Mongoos 840, horse-power, the machin cruise at 100 miles an hour, with a top speed of 120 miles an hour. Their endurance, with a full load, is four hours—Wireless Through Reuter,
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