Preparations for fifth attempt to break endurance records; additional 100-gal. fuel tank to be installed in Fokker endurance plane " Spirit of California"; curing tail flutter; wing and fuselage construction; almost duplicate of tri-engined plane flown to Hawaii; 3 Wright Whirlwind J5A Navy engines; undercarriage specially built; Duperdussin dual control system; fuel tanks and feed; redesigned engine mounts, fuel system and fittings; instrument system mainly Pioneer; plane equipped with 3 wireless sets; supplied from either of two wind-driven generators.


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    Title :

    Fokker. Captain Kingsford-Smith to try a fifth time


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Contributors:
    Lane, D.R. (author)

    Published in:

    Aviation ; 24 , n 4 ; p 200-202


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    4 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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