GLENDALE, California, USA: Proclaimed by its designer, Wally Timm,
as having more safety features than any airplane built and
extremely radical in design, the Timm transport was successfully
test-hopped yesterday. The new transport is the first to utlize the
tri-cycle landing gear. It is powered with two 425 hp Wright
engines and is a highwing, semi-cantiliver monoplane with a top
speed of 207 mph (333 kmh) and a cruising range of 800 mls (1,287
km). The nose landing wheel is steerable, being hydraulically
controlled, while all three wheels are equipped with hydraulic
brakes.
PHOTO SHOWS: The new air transport taking off on its initial flight at
the Grand Central Air Terminal at Glendale.
