Westland Wessex, Card No 23 (JPAeroplanes 1935)

Civilian Aircraft 1935 (John Player)

Card No. 23  : The Westland Wessex (Great Britain)

A three-engined cabin monoplane, cruising speed about 105 m.p.h., used principally for short-distance lines and special charter (air taxi) journeys. The spacious passenger cabin seats six-eight, and the pilot's cockpit is fitted with dual control. If any engine fails the "Wessex" can continue to fly with perfect safety on the other two and in the rare event of two failures the remaining power Is sufficient to keep the aeroplane in the air until a landing place is found. The machine illustrated has carried thousands of passengers between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.