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In this sentence it is used as an inline<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47715584 |title=VERSATILE WIRRAWAY. |newspaper=[[Army News |Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946)]] |location=Darwin, NT |date=21 April 1945 |accessdate=13 November 2011 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> citation.
In this sentence it is used as an inline<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47715584 |title=VERSATILE WIRRAWAY. |newspaper=[[Army News |Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946)]] |location=Darwin, NT |date=21 April 1945 |accessdate=13 November 2011 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> citation.

==Sandbox for test of NAA citation==

The information came from an NAA file <ref>{{ National Archives of Australia, NAA A10297, Block 107; NAA A10297, Block 488B and NAA 10297, Block 108}}</ref>


==Sandbox for PL.7 Tanker article==
==Sandbox for PL.7 Tanker article==

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User page for Derek Buckmaster. I'm interested in sailing, trimarans and aviation history.


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Sandbox for test of Wirraway citations

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (1940). Wirraway Overhaul and Repair Manual. RAAF Publication No. 76. Melbourne, Australia.

Royal Australian Air Force (1945). Pilot's Notes for Wirraway (C.A.C. Wasp Radial Engine). RAAF Publication No. 109. Melbourne. RAAF Printing Unit No 398/8/45

Sandbox for test of NLA Trove citation

Here is the citation cut & paste from Trove:

"VERSATILE WIRRAWAY". Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946). Darwin, NT: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

In this sentence it is used as an inline[1] citation.

Sandbox for test of NAA citation

The information came from an NAA file [2]

Sandbox for PL.7 Tanker article

PL.7
Role Agricultural aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Kingsford Smith Aviation Service
Designer Luigi Pellarini
First flight 21 September 1956

The Kingsford Smith PL.7 was an Australian agricultural aircraft designed and built in the 1950s by Kingsford Smith Aviation Service.[3]

Design and development

The PL.7 was basically a welded steel tank for the pilot and chemical hopper, on the front was mounted a 400 hp (298 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engine.[3] It was an unequal span biplane with a tail unit supported by twin booms from the upper wings and a fixed tricycle landing gear.[3]

Specifications

Data from [4]Flight

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
  • Wingspan: 40 ft 10 in (12.2 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
  • Wing area: 405 sq ft (37.6 m2)
  • Gross weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial piston engine , 400 hp (298 kW)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 112 mph (180 km/h, 97 kn)

References

Notes

  1. ^ "VERSATILE WIRRAWAY". Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946). Darwin, NT: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. ^ Template:National Archives of Australia, NAA A10297, Block 107; NAA A10297, Block 488B and NAA 10297, Block 108
  3. ^ a b c Orbis 1985, p. 2256
  4. ^ "The Australian Industry..." Flight: p.278. 23 August 1957. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)

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