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Airspeed Ferry
Unknown, 1936,
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Airspeed Ferry
Airspeed Ferry
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Item no
34699
Title
Airspeed Ferry, aerial view
Description
Granton Harbour in seen in the distance.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1936
Size
8.2 x 8.2 cm
The Airspeed Ferry was the first powered aircraft to be designed and built by the newly formed Airspeed Ltd, a company created by AH Tiltman and Neville Shute Norway.
Powered by three Gipsy II or Gipsy III engines the cabin could accommodate up to 10 passengers.
The prototype (G-ABSI) flew for the first time on 5th April 1932 and subsequently christened 'Youth of Britain' to maximise the publicity for both Airspeed and Cobham who subsequently took the aircraft on national tour of the UK. A second aircraft (G-ASBJ - Youth of Britain II) soon followed and during their first season of operation over 92,000 gained their first flying experience in the two aircraft.
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