AVIATION.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18481, 8 September 1925, Page 9

AVIATION.

GERMANY'S PROGRESS.

FACTS FOR BRITAIN TO

CONSIDER.

l»T CABLE— PW?S ASSOCIATION—COPTBJGSrT.) UCSTEALIAX ASD SJi. CJLBUS ASSOCIATION) (Beccived September 7th, 7.23 p.m.) LONDON, September 7. The aeronautical correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that statistics reveal an alarming growth of Germany's commercial air domination. Imperial Airways, Ltd., are operating five services in Germany, but out of 132 air lines in the world, 12 are under British, and 62 under German control. In addition, German machines are of such fine construction that they can be left in the air for indefinite periods undamaged. There are signs that Germany intends to flood the world with her aircraft. As a result of intensive research sho possesses tho knowlcdgo which is tho first need for building up great air fleets, cither civil or military. The correspondent adds: "Notwithstanding the high costs of the Boyal Air Force and the large staffs of the Air Ministry, if England is unable to spend time and money on aeronautical research, the fruits of this policy are obvious.''

AIRSHIP DISASTER.

GERMAN EXPERT'S VIEW.

(aITSTBALIA!? AXD K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

BERLIN, September 6,

Commander von Eckener, who flew the ZR3 to America, expressed the opinion that disasters liko that of the Shenandoah could be avoided by the use of hydrogen instead of helium gas as the former could be more rapidly released.