978 1 83632 122 4 | Key Publishing | Caravelle airline-aer-lingus XVIII also benefitted from increased

XVIII also benefitted from increased fuel carrying capacity and strengthened wings

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978 1 83632 122 4 | Key Publishing | Caravelle airline-aer-lingus XVIII also benefitted from increasedCaravelle; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 23; In 1951, the French Ministry of Aviation announced a competition for a new medium range aircraft. Sud Aviations proposal for a twin jet powered by Rolls Royce Avon engines was accepted and went into production as the Caravelle, built at a plant near Toulouse Blagnac airport. Several Caravelle variants appeared during the course of series production, beginning with the 64 passenger Caravelle 1 and