R34'S GREAT FLIGHT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 249, 15 July 1919, Page 5

R34'S GREAT FLIGHT

HOMEWARD JOURNEY COMPLETED LANDING EFFECTED IN NORFOLK (ByTelegraph-Press Association-Copyright London, July 13. '.'.R34 landed at Pulhain (15 miles south of Norwich) at 7 a.m. The landing was uneventful. Many congratulations have 'been received,- including a message from the King. , ■ Commander Scott, in an interview, 6aid the most successful feature of. the voyage was the triumph over adverse weather conditions, especially on the outward journey.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asn. FAVOURABLE WIND,.ON RETURN TRIP. * ' (Ree. July 14, 8.5 p.m.) London, July 13. R3I, oil the.return trip, had a'favourable wind, and occupied seventy-five hoars three minutes on the run, compared with a hundred and eight hours on the outward journey.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. fR3I left Great Britain on tho morning of July 1 and arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, on July 4. She reached Long Island, near New York, on July 6. The return journey was begun at midnight on July 9. On the. westward "passage tho airship had strong head winds- most of the way, and had ui=ed up almost the whole of her double allowance of petrol reached the American coast. More favourable weather seems to have been experienced on the, return trip, which was made via tho Azores, but without a stop between New York and England.] LARGER AIRSHIPS'REQUIRED FOR LONG SIJA FLIGHTS. , (Rec. July 14, 9.45 p.m.) London, July 13. , Comniandejf Scott; interviewed, said R34's success proved that a big airship would bo the type of craft for future deep-sea travelling. Th'j size must be increased, enabling .larger quantities of fuel to be carried, and possibly a speed of a hundred miles an hour would be attained. General Maitland said there were two reasons for the voyage—first, our friendship for the Americans, and, secondly, to demonstrate the commercial possibilities of airships oil loiig oversea journeys. The airship would thus not conflict with the aeroplane, which was specially suitable for short journeys from the airships' termini. General Maitland expects that in the near future airships will seldom land. Instead, they will bo moored to immense steel towers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.