A photographic print of Industry, Aircraft, Brabazon - Construction, Post-War

WORLD'S LARGEST AIRCRAFT NEARS COMPLETION 130 TONS OF AIRCRAFT WILL BE WHEELED OUT OF ITS FLIGHT-SHED NEXT SPRING, AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS AIRCRAFT, THE BRABAZON, OR TYPE 167, WILL TAKE ITS FIRST FLIGHT. POWERED BY EIGHT 2500 H.P. ENGINES, THE BRABAZON HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO CARRY 100 PASSENGERS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, AND IS THE WORK OF THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY AT FILTON. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS. RIVETERS AT WORK: THOUSANDS OF RIVETS ARE STEAM-HAMMERED DAILY INTO THE VAST STRUCTURE OF THE NEW BRABAZON TYPE 167. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN INSIDE THE FUSELAGE. CW/H.KEYSTONE 4124-24 Industry - Aviation - Post war - Trans-Aviation Air Liners