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Dimensions.
Span ----------- 57 ft. 6 in.
Length, over all ----- 40 ft. 6 in.
Height ---------- 11 ft.

Weights.
Machine, empty ------ 4,000 lbs.
Fuel:
Gasoline, 90 gal. ---) 715 lbs.
Oil, 6 gal. ------)
Crew (2) at 160 lbs. --- 320 lbs.
Passengers (8) at 150 lbs. 1,200 lbs.
Baggage --------- 350 lbs.
Wireless, etc. ------ 65 lbs.
6,650 lbs.

Loading. Weight per horsepower, (Bristol Jupiter at 400 horsepower) ---- 16.6 lbs.
Weight per sq. ft. ---- 9.3 lbs.

Performances.
Speed at ground level -- 112 m/h.
Speed at 5,000 ft. ---- 110 m/h.

Time to climb to 1,000 ft. 1½ min.
Time to climb to 5,000 ft. 13 min.

This machine is being used by the Handley Page Company on their Paris-London airline. So far the machines have been equipped with the Napier-Lion engine. However, they propose as they increase the number of these machines of this line to install the new Bristol Jupiter engines. This machine is a very fine passenger car-



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