Elegance, efficiency and endurance - the characteristics embraced by the designers of the Tarkine Transglobal. The first aircraft capable of travelling non-stop half way around the globe, bringing every country on Earth within a one flight range. Tarkine is the embodiment of the "lean, clean wing" concept, and its radical design minimises aerodynamic drag while giving its passengers the best views from its luxury accomodation. A craft that sparked the excitement of travel in everybody who saw Tarkine on the ground or in the air.

Tarkine can accommodate 12 passengers in six staterooms. It has an observation room, a salon, dining room and the Sky Lounge, with the best views in the world. The aircraft has four engines, all of which can be serviced in flight. Four flight crew and four stewards keep the plane operating round the clock when airborne.

Development of the Tarkine Transglobal started in the late 1930s. The first prototype was flying in 1940. Initially six aircraft were built, three at Croyden Aerodrome and three at Essedon Fields. Because of the war all six aircraft were pressed into military service as VIP transport aircraft. Their range, reliability and comfort meant that they could avoid aerial combat zones and deliver senior officials to anywhere in the world, relaxed and ready to do business. After the war six more aircraft were built. Together they served the great intercontinental routes. The first Tarkine is on display at the Cerulean aircraft museum in Toulouse.

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