EMPIRE AVIATION
SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA. REMARKABLE MACHINE. LONDON, May 22. With the exception of the (Dutch Post-Jager, the new de Havilland express air-liner designed for the Singa-pore-Australia route probably is the most graceful aeroplane in existence. The delicately-tapered wings of the machine and its cleanly streamlined fuselage give beauty and efficient performance. The undercarriage is so carefully screened that it scarcely projects from the main line. The aeroplane is a slightly smaller edition of the Hercules class of airliners, which which have proved very comfortable and efficient on the Lon-don-Singapore route. It is roomy and well-ventilated, with ample gangway and eight armchairs upholstered in blue leather, and so arranged as to give plenty of leg space. The pilot has a better outlook than in the other Imperial Airways machines, the slope of the windscreen preventing rain remaining on it. Other safety factors include the ability to maintain a height of 13,500 feet fully loaded, and with one engine out of action, while the aeroplane can remain at 3500 feet even if two engines fail.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 133, 7 June 1934, Page 10
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174EMPIRE AVIATION Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 133, 7 June 1934, Page 10
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