AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1928, Page 6

AVIATION

NZ. AEROPLANE.

WELLINGTON MACHINE’S FLIGHT

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

WELLINGTON, October 17

With her silver wing# sparkling in the morning sunlight, the small AvroAvian aeroplane owned by Messrs Goodwin and Chichester, of Wellington, made a very pretty spectacle as she circled over the city to-day, on her arrival from Blenheim. After flying over Wellington for about ten minutes, the machine headed for Lvall Bay. Recreation Ground and Captain Bolt made a perfect landing at 12.15 p.m. Immediately afterwards the machine was surrounded by a large crowd of interested school boys. Mr, G. Goodwin, one olf the owners, accompanied Captain Bolt as a passenger, and owing to the system of dual control, was able to take charge of Hie 1 machine several times. On landing, he said that they had had a very fine trip from Blenheim, but had experienced big -bumps over Tory Channel. Although the atmosphere was not very clear, a magnificent view was obtained of Wellington, and they could see right up the coast as far as Kapiti Island.

The Avro Avian was built by A. Roe and Company, England. It is the first machine of its type to be imported into New Zealand and is slightly smaller than the Moth machine owned by Mr Douglas Mill of Auckland. It is an identical machine to that used by Bert Hinkler in his re-cord-breaking flight from England to Australia. The Avro Avian .Weighs only! 861 pounds without passengers or fuel and 1600 pounds when (fully loaded.

N.Z. MOTH PLANE

DUNEDIN, October 17

Douglas Mill, accompanied by Frank Milner (Rector of Waitaki Boys’ High 'School)v'atrived in Dunedin this morning in his Moth aeroplane. He made the trip from Waitaki to Wingatui in live minutes under the hour, arriving at 11.15. He intends going to Invercargill to-morrow morning, weather permitting, and will return in the afternoon. Mr Mill stated that tlie cost of the trip from Christchurch Dunedin, carrying a passenger, worked out at 28s, which was far cheaper than train travel- j

HUENFELD’S FLIGHT.

TOKJO, October 17

Baron Huenfeld is arriving here tomorrow from Shanghai, thus completing bis flight from Berlin. A programme of receptions has been airanged. He expects to remain for the enthronement, but thereafter bis movements are not yet planned.

BRISTOL FIGHTERS

SELECTED BY BRITISH AIR

MINISTRY

LONDON. October 1R

After exhaustive trials of eleven "fast fighting types of aeroplanes, the Air Ministry has ordered a fleet of ailmetal British Bulldog single-seated fighters, with 500 horse-power engines. These machines are claimed to he the fastest fighters in the world. It is also understood that, am Experimental daylight bombing squadi on is being equipped. Ihe machines !> v(\ new Fairey Rolls Royce and ifastoi than the existing fighters.