Christmas monoplane designed to carry 160 passengers; wing span 262 ft.; power 8800 hp.; four planes to be built by General Development Co. at once; two fuselages are girders, constructed of steel tubing and covered with plywood; in nose of each is unit of four 1100-hp. separate engines symmetrically arranged around propeller shaft; passenger accommodation arranged in 14 compartments each seating from 4 to 6 people in leading edge; top speed 145 m.p.h.; cruising range 800 miles.


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    Title :

    A giant American monoplane


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 21 , n 1094


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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