Details of British speed record design, Nuffield-Napier-Heston racer, estimated to do 480 mph; fuselage was of birch plywood with spruce frames and stringers; low wing monoplane was powered with same type of 24-cyl Napier Sabre engine which now powers Hawker Typhoon; weight fully loaded 7200 lb; wing span 32.94 ft; length oa 24.6 ft; wing area 167.6 sq ft; photographs, 3-view drawings and detail sketches included. (See also Flight v 43 n 1790 Apr 15 1943 p 387-91)
Co-operative challenger
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 64 , n 1664
1943
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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