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rudders. The booms were at wing height but the side by side two seat enclosed cabin sat on the wing with the uncowled 68 hp (51 kW) British
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513:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938
424:CAA registration document for G-AFGB
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401:"To-day's Light Aeroplanes: Arpin"
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124:was fitted. Only one was built.
515:. London: David & Charles.
172:Specifications (Salmson engine)
557:Single-engined pusher aircraft
532:British Civil Aircraft 1919-59
282:600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
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496:Estimated performance figures
245:9-cylinder air cooled geared
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235:1,261 lb (573 kg)
162:School of Army Co-operation
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41:Two-seat cabin monoplane
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184:General characteristics
530:Jackson, A.J. (1959).
142:Blackburn Cirrus Minor
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243:British Salmson AD.9R
62:M. B. Arpin & Co.
114:pusher configuration
511:Grey, C.G. (1972).
148:Operational history
33:General information
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338:"Combined Virtues"
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