LIGHT ’PLANE TESTED.
HEAVY ENGINES UNNECESSARY FOR FLIGHT. VISTAS UNDREAMED OF. (Received Thursday, 7 p.m.) PARIS, April 5. . M. Babot, a French pilot, lias achieved the remarkable feat of flying at a height of 1500 ft. in an aeroplane weighing 41 ewt., including the 7h.p. engine and pilot. Experts are surprised at the success of such a small machine, which proves that heavy, high-powered engines are unnecessary for practical aviation, thus opening up v'stas undreamed of a year ago. Experts also consider that the progress of motorless flight reveals that a revolution in aerial navigation has a'ready begun. BRITAIN'S WEAKNESS. NEEDS DOMINIONS’ CO-OPERA-TION. (Received Thursday, 8 p.m.) LONDON, April 5. Lord Sydenham, in an article featured in the “Morning Post,” emphasises Britain’s peril through air weakness. No schemtff would be complete without the co-operation of the Dominions, which may wish to develop th ir a : r forces.
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Shannon News, 6 April 1923, Page 4
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147LIGHT ’PLANE TESTED. Shannon News, 6 April 1923, Page 4
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