Preparations for fifth attempt to break endurance records; additional 100-gal. fuel tank to be installed in Fokker endurance plane " Spirit of California"; curing tail flutter; wing and fuselage construction; almost duplicate of tri-engined plane flown to Hawaii; 3 Wright Whirlwind J5A Navy engines; undercarriage specially built; Duperdussin dual control system; fuel tanks and feed; redesigned engine mounts, fuel system and fittings; instrument system mainly Pioneer; plane equipped with 3 wireless sets; supplied from either of two wind-driven generators.
Fokker. Captain Kingsford-Smith to try a fifth time
Aviation
Aviation ; 24 , n 4
1928
3 pages
4 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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