Bristol 138
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| We illustrate here the Bristol 138, the machine which holds the altitude record for Britain with a height of 53,937 feet, established by the late Flt.-Lieut. M. J. Adam. It is of wooden construction with a four-bladed air-screw, driven by a special Bristol Pegasus engine. Oxygen apparatus is provided for the pilot, who sits in a specially warmed cockpit. The machine takes about an hour-and-a-half to reach its ceiling. |