AVIATION IN AUCKLAND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2765, 8 May 1916, Page 6

AVIATION IN AUCKLAND

THE NEW CURTISS FLYINQ BOAT. By\ Telegraph-Press Association. Auckland, May 7. The new Curtiss flying boat for the Aviation School was tested during the week-end, and gave every satislausion during several flights. . - ' The attempt to establish -the teaching of aviation'in Auckland will witness an important development tikis week,-, a. new aoroplano' arriving from America for ,use at tho. Kohimarama. laying Schobl. The machine is a copy of the Curtiss flying boat now in use in the United.States Navy (says tho ."Star").' k will be equipped with a-100 horsepower motor, its plane-spread is 33ft., and it i s built to carry two passengers. Since the commencement of the war the Imperial Government has ordered from tho' Curtiss Aeroplane Company, of Buffalo, who are the makers, about 500 machines of exactly similar pattern,' so that-it will be seen thatono result of the introduction, of the new machine will be to acquaint those who are taking up the study of aviation locally with a type of machine officially approved. The machine has-been purchased by a small private syndicate- of Auckland men, which has subscribed an amount of- approximately. £2000, and which purposea handing the machine ovor to the local school of ■aviation. The Harbour Board arranged to place special facilities for immediately'removing the machine at the'disposal of the owners, and on arrival at Kohimarama the parts will bo assembled, and the aeroplane will be ready for use in tho course of two or three days.