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Old 12th Sep 2022, 10:40
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It was the Hummingbird that finally convinced Geoffrey de Havilland that motorcycle engines or similar were never going to be any good to power a practical light aircraft.

Off he went to Frank Halford with the idea for the Cirrus.
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