AVIATION.
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLICHT. [By Electric Tulegraph—Copyright l Times— Sydney Sun Special Cables New York, .February 16. Lieutenant Porte has deparod from New York. He is confident of completing a trans-Atlantic return journey in his new Glen Curtis aeroplane for the Daily Mail prize of £IO,OOO. He declared that apart from the engine the trouble giving him the greatest concern was navigation, but a naval officer's invention, enabling one to take a sight from any altitude, would probably solve the difficulty. He expects to cross in 24 hours, avoiding dirty weather. When once aloft he feels he can beat any storm, and he will always be near the steamer track. If he should drop into the ocean he does not expect to be able to re-ascend. PASSENGER HYDROPLANE. Paris, February 16. Collier, an inventor, successfully flew in a:200-h.p. hydroplane, carrying three, passengers, and lifting, four and a-hair tons. ,
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1914, Page 6
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148AVIATION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1914, Page 6
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