AVIATTON.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1928, Page 3

AVIATTON.

(Australian it N.Z. r ’a l ’ ' -Mjciation.)

GERMAN AIR PROJECT. DUBLIN, .March 29. Reports regarding the crew of the German airplane “Bremen” show that they are taking every precaution against failure. ,M ith characteristic thoroughness, a. half-mile runway, ending in a great platform of planks, lias been built at Baldonell. Baron Von Huchefed, one of the party, has shown the utmost care in providing an anti-freezing device In prevent tho collection of ice on the wings of the plane, though it is not stated just how it is to he managed. He said: “We simply cannot afford to carry wireless, because it is too heavy.”

Code signals have been arranged, and have been notified to all vessels on a mapped route. A green rocket means asking for direction to the American coast Ivy changing the course of the ship towards it. A red rocket means “Down in the water—send boats!”

It transpires that tho Germans attempted to take oft at dawn, but the plane was unable to rise from the rain-saturated aerodrome. Ihe crew were bitterly disappointed, especially as tho midnight advices from the midAtlantic ships indicated that the flying conditions were exceptionally good. The crew do not conceal their anxiety to leave.

flight service project

BERLIN, March 29

Interesting revelations regal ding Pilot Kochi's impending trans-Atlan-tic flight are made by the paper •‘Koclniche Zeitung,’.’ which states that the adventure is part of propaganda for a great world-wide aerial freight service, which is being jointly arranged by the North German. Lloyd and the Junkers Company. The paper states that the Limerick Steamship Company, who arc the North German Lloyd Coy’s Agents in Ireland, have obtained permission from Ireland to land in the Free State Other representatives have also been despatched to Smith Africa p nl , n cor vice between to arrange foi a senut Capetown and Johannesburg. Another goes to Madrid W a,mange. £ J service between Spam ami America. A Far Eastern -rv.ee■ * being arranged from Japan, M Emu Hertlin Junkers is acting for the milakii.g in the United State, Secrecv is being maintained about • of C tho .schemes, because the Companies do not wish their names to he i-ited with failure. Tn the event of Kochi’s success, the execution of the comprehensive p - era mine "’ill at once he taken mha . K T paper adds that similar plans ,rc co,item plated by the Unmbmganother big aeroplane factoi>.