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Airspeed Ferry

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Airspeed Ferry

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

The Airspeed Ferry debuted in 1932 as a ten-passenger airliner crewed by a single pilot, representing an unusual configuration for its era. Powered by three engines reaching 180.2 km/h through a 16.8-meter span, this 12.1-meter-long British aircraft represented contemporary thinking on multi-engine transport design. It balanced passenger capacity with the operational practicality required for emerging commercial airline networks.

Specifikationer

Roll
Ten-Passenger Airliner
Besättning
1
Motorer
3
Första flygning
1932
Längd
12,1 m
Vingspann
16,8 m
Maxhastighet
180 km/h