A FIRE-PROOF AEROPLANE
London, Sept. 26. Major Van Rollegham, a wellknown and highly-decorated Belgian aviator, is coming to England to demonstrate >a fire-proof aeroplane. The Major states: "I get into .a model cockpit, close myself in, light fhe petrol supply until it attains a heat of 1200 degrees, and sit in this furnace unroasted for from 20 to 30 minutes until the fire is out. When opened the cpckpit will he undamaged and I am not even warm." Experts wh'o have seen suceessful demonstrations at Brussels helieve that Rolkgham's invention may remove the danger of fire in the air.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 648, 28 September 1933, Page 5
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99A FIRE-PROOF AEROPLANE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 648, 28 September 1933, Page 5
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