Bristol Britannia series of aircraft; series 100 has max weight 155, 000 lb; length 114 ft; passengers 90; cargo 758 cu ft; powered by Proteus 705 3900-ehp propeller turbine engine; instead of moving rudder, ailerons and elevators themselves by various controls, Britannia employs principle of getting airstream over wings to do all work of moving surfaces for pilot; Ecko cloud collision warning radar.
Operating Britannia
Shell Aviation News
Shell Aviation News ; n 218
1956
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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