AEROPLANES AS MAIL CARRIERS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1885, 3 October 1918, Page 2

AEROPLANES AS MAIL CARRIERS.

SIP JOSEPH WAPD, in the course of an interview in the Weekly Despatch, writes The Post’s London correspondent, mentioned that lie was in touch with the leading aeroplane manufacturers, amk with the willing assistance of the Royal Air Force, he would be able to lake back with him to New Zealand full particulars of everything that would be required in connection with the use of aeroplanes as mail-carriers. Sir Joseph said he had worked out (he cost, and had come to the conclusion that it would be little, if anything, higher than that of carriage, railway, motor car, or coach, ■while aeroplanes would lie able to travel more than twice as fast as a railway express. Aeroplanes, which would drop their mail bags and lly straight on, would, moreover, save an enormous amount of valuable time. So far nothing definite had been decided as to the personnel, but Sir Joseph thought it safe that every use would be made of our men in the Air Force, there being dozens of non-commissioned olticers who would make excellent pilots, while the remuneration would be sufficiently attractive to make (he profession one of great promise. Men who had done such magnificent research work in aerial science might be relied upon to continue their work until the aeroplane suitable for mail-carrying purposes was evolved. He was convinced that aeroplane (lights from England to the United Stales would soon be accomplished, and the creation of aerial postal services throughout (he world would follow as a natural sequence. The cmmiiercial possibilities of the aeroplane were very great indeed in a country like New Zealand.