BRITAIN'S AIR LINERS.
NEW ERA IN AVIATIOH.
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A new era in aviation "vfrlll bbgln with the launching of two 1500 horse-poWer all-metal flying-boats, which dtfe belfag rapidly completed at Rbchfeßter. TheSe, together witH tfie lieW alrigiblfe ttlOO, ire the latest word in air liners.
Tho flying-boat will b& fembloj'td in experimental flights froirt Englarid to Australia. Their giant tapering hulls are reminiscent of submarines. They will be able to ride out. the roughest seas. They Wili carry fifteen passengers, and Will have port-holed refreshment buffets. They will be fitted With small engihes, operating under the Wdtfer; the screws of which will drive them like motor yachts on Suitable Spots for taking off.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19177, 7 December 1927, Page 11
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120BRITAIN'S AIR LINERS. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19177, 7 December 1927, Page 11
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