AIRSHIP R100
TRIAL WITH NEW ENGINES.
COMING ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
(British Official Wireless)
Rugby, May 21.
The Air Ministry’s airship RlOO w ( as taken from her shed at Cardington before dawn to-day and an hour and a-half later she was safely locked home to the mooring mast. Major Scott was in charge of the operation, which was performed in favourable weather, a light northerly registering only four or five miles hourly. RlOO left this evening for a trial flight, during which tests will be made of the new engines that have been fitted. The flight will probably last 12 or 14 hours. The passengers include the Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. Montagu. If the tests are satisfactory the- vessel will be ready for her flight to Canada, the exact date of departure being determined by the weather conditions. The outlook at present over the Atlantic is not regarded as favourable.
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Southland Times, Issue 21090, 23 May 1930, Page 7
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149AIRSHIP R100 Southland Times, Issue 21090, 23 May 1930, Page 7
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