Civil freighter and passenger version of General Aircraft; freighter designed to take heavy low density load out of small field and has wing loading of only 32 psf; total cargo space is 5760 cu ft; unobstructed main compartment is 36 ft long, 10 ft high and 10 ft wide; civil passenger version could take up to 90 passengers in comfort; each of four Bristol Hercules power plants is interchangeable; span 162 ft; length oa 99 ft 1 in.; height 31 ft.


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    Title :

    Our largest civil freighter


    Additional title:

    Aeroplane


    Published in:

    Aeroplane ; 76 , n 1977 ; p 482-483


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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