Monospar Aircraft

Produced in England during the 1930 period this range of twin engine low wing monoplanes, made by the General Aviation Company, ran to a large number of models.
Five passenger, with two Pobjoy Niagra engines of 80 hp it was specified to reach 142 mph.
A special model the Jubilee competed in the 1934 England to Australia air race and during
the return flight from Melbourne to Darwin , recorded a speed of 185 mph at only 75% power.
It's speciality was the manufacture of the wing on a single spar with wire bracing, extending also to the fuselage structure .viz Monospar. H. J. Steiger was the designer.
With a range of 585 miles and a ceiling height of 16,000 feet it was a model popular with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the Spanish Republican Air Force. The last surviving
sample flown by New Zealand Aerial Mapping was destroyed by fire in 1986.
One model was designed with retractable main wheels.