AIRSHIP SERVICE.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1924, Page 4

AIRSHIP SERVICE.

LONDON' TO SYDNEY. !•:nt!•:\sicx ’io m:\y z:-: a land i-’ossi A 5 Cls LAN D. Aliy. I* P!:-.ll - .‘tre I 1 1I; -ir ; I/« jJiiln pave the way inr 1!;»■ iniuiyiMiitir'i, u ilin three \«•!• i*.-. dan airship r%i< .• hetwe. n l.nntlmi :>:■ r| '-vilify, ill'll i!> cu-.'l'plc <• >i»• 11-i»;11 lu NT u Zealand, live i.iii;:; l'i details <iiiijiii.il hy Sir Keith Smii!i, v.lm arriv-J*l.v the Niay:'r:'. i'reni Yan.-.niver. i .■ mm • ia -Au■<Iralia. t-i taka up ilia |irc;i .--iiimi with (!'.• (Live: nme at : !i.l ii'.lnr inter.' ts. With Sir Keith i, Mr A. ii. AskImli, u liu I. • ■ m-l i ceinl-i '! a. Jivev.'i i rui a- A y.em ■o< in-: .i! i*n In--mania, ai: I win-, diimie; |i. . Mijnnrn in I,rank: - !. was ill< 1 rnnii'iitnl in startiny I |;e i : • t -. ■ 111.-at In!' ti. • air- liin M-l vii a j t.i 1 a. ! Sir Keith Smith an! .Ml Ashhcli. ami l-,:!i i‘i* r.--i-.l in this anil.il in. i, veil tiim an ! i!.‘tails am mi iar mlvatn ••! that Mr A >ii! oh wits in a j.ti-ii :«•:» m disin-s tin M-liednle t.i lam- aii.l p'"-p.-.-live itini-m.rv cf t! • .-river. Tim iams Imm hem hasr.i dt ll: • pr- 'lt 'rale ier v'e.y.lees hy i’. an I steamers. Oil lh|, la-;. 'tie l-d. fa.ms In r li e air-lii'.i m rvii e vd! i:nr. exceed Nil'll I'er n sinyle lup Imm I."si■.!«i*i In A.nstralia. . The air>''ip.s will he veritable liner; nl' the air. An idea nf Ik" si".a inny be r.irmed Imm details cl the me mi- | tli> t ion. i ’riiv i<;• m will hr made hr IJO pn -- enyei's and lwt!\r n cl 1.;./ raye limit nn tin. i'i:; : r < rui-iny ran e- mi a nm.-m,, Min -..P1 Is- He ' ini!.' at an aveive.:.- t-eaetl ei mveitly mil. s an ii.nir. 'tints tire alitti.- will

!:• "M,. 1,1 do tlu* journey um ; • ’iti.-it !■ j i’. '.-t'., Western A" ri-a!i:>. in child 1 in,!' day- iid i;hi i l.mdno i:> Sy,!,.i'V in ten The-e I'.winds st 1!• in - for wayside -uins iu diii-rent stiiti'ii* j;l. |>}X the mill'. 111 1 s - 111 •- 1 ■ - linn I'.iK'cnniT' t:> 1 :tv.■ n look al cinii ■■ cm ', in n in;• mii• -r siir.'lar trihat enjoyed liy ill 1 | i —'lt system el i ivivinaliiiM. Ai midi stationthe itii'i-hip'S v. ill in* replenished with fuel mi,l mher supplies. 'Hi . (jiiiniiiciu mill pern ral luniisli;ll st all* ol ccinitM t «rul jittnicit'’ Ti*e interior v.ill he ! iue.l with e.thiiis (,f dilfer.'ii! dimensions, oil * nv> "iriujj iicromrinnlniion lor two p.is-eii:".*rs in j>sk*!i <*:i!,i:i anil for i'.,ur |>a.-.-oncers ■:i larger il'.re '.'ill I**' a smokel'eoiu and ilimi'n nmiii an I a promenade. or look-out. pl.itluriii. 'ii lll oil top of t!..:* till-:', ailowiii*.*; pn"seiioai ', an iiiioai a.lleleil view oi the world la-low. A feature of the constru'-iuui and o;piion:o'it will I 4 * * tee * aieiuarus a (aiust i’iv. Special provi-mn will !'* ii *i*.lfor the u-0 oi kero one a- I tie!. Ties v, ill eliminate the danpei that was preseii i iu two recent era sues nj a.nsliips. ArraiiL'enients for preliminary tests have hem completed and masts ale heieo erected at .stations at Cairo. Karachi and ISotnhay. Two old airships. and IttUi, will he aneltured to the masts lor two months to lest the strain and stress ot the air currents. There will he other experiments reiardiiiM v.einht and from the knowledge gained the perfected airships will he built, heiiio tinislied probably in two and half years' time.