NEWINGTON monoplane (Thomas L. Bell, St. George's St., Fenny Arches, Hull and E.M. Ling, 22 Parliament St., Hull)

   Bell was the superintending engineer of the Newington Steam Trawling Co., the sponsors, and construction was the responsibility of his uncle, Mr. Jackson. E.M. Ling was presumably involved with design, being concerned with patents Nos.21956/1909 and 29614/1909. John Work was appointed president of a subsidiary Newington Monoplane Co.
   The machine was exhibited at Hull Royal Institute in 1909 and was then taken, it is thought, to Hedon Racecourse for trials. Mechanical problems and damage from outside storage persisted up till the time when an attempt to fly was made, when the machine was finally wrecked.
   The machine was a tractor monoplane with high wing positioned clear of the sides of the fuselage. This was built with a boat-like front section with vertical prow, the rear portion continuing as a diagonally braced open girder carrying fins above and below, with one piece rudder and a tailplane on top, with divided elevators. The undercarriage was sprung and consisted of a pair of motorcycle size wheels at the front, and a pair of bicycle type wheels, in separate forks, at the rear.
   Power was apparently provided by a three-cylinder 40hp engine, mounted well back in the fuselage, driving the Handley Page propeller through a long shaft. The engine was water cooled by an array of pipes under the body, the underside of which, was partly open to reveal the presence of a water pump and other parts of the engine installation.

   Data
   Span 30ft 9in
   Length 26ft 3in