THREE MAIN RECORDS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 33, 9 February 1933, Page 11

THREE MAIN RECORDS

NOW HELD BY BRITAIN}

IMPORTANCE TO EMPIRE

(British Official Wireless.) (Received 9th February, neon.)*".. RUGBY, Bth February.- ~ The Air Ministry in its report ott the flight,-says: "The capture of-th . long-distance record means that Britain now _olds the three-_rld's maiii aviation records, namely,: speed, alti- . » tude, and , distance. These records collectively illustrate the outstanding merits of British aircraft, engines, and' equipment. '' . The flight has also shown the progress which is being made in the solntion of a very important problem," namely, the economical employment of our limited air resources. The territories in which the Boyal Air Fore_ may bewailed upon to operate at short no_.ce_ lie in so many parts of the world, that it is impossible to station a permanent air garrison in eafeh, adequate to deal with all circumstances which can arise. .. The policy of the Air Ministry has therefore been to develop a system by which, air units can be flown rapidly from one area to'another as the pituation may demand, and this in many instances is, only possible if aircraft can. cover long.stretches without intermediate landings. , Many,of these" stretches are beyond . the capacity* of present-day service aircraft, and it was mainly 'with the intention of developing this capacity that •experiments'is " the production of special long-range aircraft were nndertaken. An increase in the range of all service; aircraft should result in the same way as the de-vclopment of 'special high-speed aircraft for the. Schneider. Trophy contests has led to a great increase in the* speed of aircraft generally.