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<\/h3>\nEl Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat (Aeronave Imperial) \u00abCalpurnia\u00bb de Imperial Airways (1938).<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Uno de los \u00faltimos aviones dise\u00f1ados espec\u00edficamente para asegurar el dominio mundial de Inglaterra, estos aparatos hac\u00edan la ruta Southampton – Alejandr\u00eda y de all\u00ed hasta Durban en Sud\u00e1frica o hasta Singapur, donde la filial australiana de Imperial Airways aseguraba el enlace con Sydney.<\/p>\n
Si los modernos aviones de pasajeros parecen piscinas llenas de gente, el hidroavi\u00f3n Short Clase C \u00abAeronave Imperial\u00bb parec\u00eda un peque\u00f1o hotel o un restaurante con comedores reservados. Volaba a 165 millas por hora (265 km\/h), lo que reduc\u00eda las etapas del viaje Londres – El Cabo a s\u00f3lo cuatro.<\/p>\n
\u00c1frica pod\u00eda ser contemplada desde la cabina de fumadores o la cubierta de paseo del Clase C en los t\u00e9rminos que una revista de modas de 1937 describe con cierta exageraci\u00f3n: \u00abYou must watch carefully out of the window. Lumbering rhino stand under the squat thorn trees, disturbed by the engine’s roar… and there stands one bull elephant. He bolts, then in fury turns to face the aeroplane – you can almost hear him scream (1)\u00bb.<\/p>\n
(1) NYMAN, M.: Cape to Cairo. Part 2 \u2013 1937-1939: Art Deco days in beautiful \u2018boats. Aeroplane, Nov 2002.<\/p>\n
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Uno de los \u00faltimos aviones dise\u00f1ados espec\u00edficamente para asegurar el dominio mundial de Inglaterra, estos aparatos hac\u00edan la ruta Southampton – Alejandr\u00eda y de all\u00ed hasta Durban en Sud\u00e1frica o hasta Singapur, donde la filial australiana de Imperial Airways aseguraba el enlace con Sydney.<\/p>\n
Si los modernos aviones de pasajeros parecen piscinas llenas de gente, el hidroavi\u00f3n Short Clase C \u00abAeronave Imperial\u00bb parec\u00eda un peque\u00f1o hotel o un restaurante con comedores reservados. Volaba a 165 millas por hora (265 km\/h), lo que reduc\u00eda las etapas del viaje Londres – El Cabo a s\u00f3lo cuatro.<\/p>\n
\u00c1frica pod\u00eda ser contemplada desde la cabina de fumadores o la cubierta de paseo del Clase C en los t\u00e9rminos que una revista de modas de 1937 describe con cierta exageraci\u00f3n: \u00abYou must watch carefully out of the window. Lumbering rhino stand under the squat thorn trees, disturbed by the engine’s roar… and there stands one bull elephant. He bolts, then in fury turns to face the aeroplane – you can almost hear him scream (1)\u00bb.<\/p>\n
(1) NYMAN, M.: Cape to Cairo. Part 2 \u2013 1937-1939: Art Deco days in beautiful \u2018boats. Aeroplane, Nov 2002.<\/p>\n
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