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Part 4
Part 4 of Wonders of World Aviation was published on Tuesday 29th March 1938, price 7d.
This part included a central photogravure supplement showing various types of airship which illustrates the article Types of Airship.
The Cover
There are no editorial notes about this cover, which shows a propeller and engine of an unidentified aeroplane.
Contents of Part 4
The Caterpillar Club
(Part 2)
Work of the Test Pilot
Types of Airship
Types of Airship
(photogravure supplement)
Types of Airship
Photogravure Supplement
RIDING AT HER MOORING MAST at Cardington, Bedfordshire, the British rigid airship R 101. This airship marked several departures from previous practice. Her five engines were Beardmore Tornado heavy-oil engines working on the compression-ignition system. They provided heavier than had been estimated and an additional gas compartment was incorporated to increase the lift, giving a total capacity of 5,500,000 cubic feet and a final length of 777 feet. The R 101 was wrecked in France on October 5, 1930.
Types of Airship:
Photogravure Supplement - 2
GRAF ZEPPELIN at Frankfurt-am- Main, Germany. Launched in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin ha many remarkable performances to her credit, including a number of cruises to South America and a flight round the world. She is 772 feet long and has a maximum diameter of 100 feet, her capacity being about 3,710,000 cubic feet. The German type of transporter mast will be noted.
Types of Airship:
Photogravure Supplement - 3
THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE of the R 101 consisted of fifteen main longitudinal members with as many intermediate longitudinals between them. The main transverse frames, of which there were also fifteen, were of deep triangular section. Steel tubing was extensively used.
