AIRSHIP SERVICE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18236, 21 November 1924, Page 9

AIRSHIP SERVICE.

BRITAIN SETS TO WORK. CREATION OF WORLD'S GREATEST SCHEME. («t übu—fei33 association—cofyrtgb?; (austbalias and h.z. cable association.) LONDON, November 19. The "Daily Express" says that after failures, half-hearted efforts, and long delay. Great Britain lias at last set to work earnestly to establish the world's greatest airship service.

The village oi' Cardington, near 'Bedford, is destiued in a few years to become the largest, air port in the service to Europe. Empire airships will arrive ui and depart from this port. From here will commence services to Egypt, India. Australia. Canada, and .South Africa.

It is oflieiaiir announced that preliminary construct-on work is being carried out on the Air Ministry's K.lOl, tho mammoth sister-airship to the one the firm of Vickers, Ltd., is constructing. This vessel will have a rustless-steel hull, 3cvcn engines, developing 4200 horse-power, and a speed of 70 miles an hour, and will carry 100 passengers, who will sleep in twoberth cabins on a separate deck amidships. She will be designed for alternative war service.

SUSPENDED AERO CARS. PARISIAN RAILWAY EXPERIMENT. ("Abotts.") LONDON, November 19. The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that a novel system of aero cars, to relievo traffic congestion, will shortly be tested on an experimental line from Paris to St. Denis. The ears are to be built of aluminium and shaped like an airship, and will be suspended from a single rail 45 feet from tho ground, supported on twin columns. The cars will be driven by propellers, the craft developing a speed of 50 miles hourly, although 150 miles would be possible. The passengers will entor the cars by means of lifts.