RlOl NOT TESTED YET
WIND MAKES ADVENTURE TOO FOOLHARDY DISAPPOINTING IMPRESSIONS Australian and. 22. Z. Press Association Reed. 1 p.m. LONDON, Wednesday. Tho question whether the airship RlOl will prove to be obsolete before it flies, as some critics aver, must be held in abeyance for a few days longer, as the Air Ministry’s well-laid plans were destroyed by the weather. A strong cross-wind at the airdrome made the initial adventure into space too foolhardy to attempt. The first impressions of one inspecting the air-liner is somewhat disappointing. One is struck by the great bareness of the surroundings. The two-berth sleeping cabins are about the same size as the berths on a train. Throughout the full length of the ship on one side runs a corridor giving acces sto all the accommodation. This is nowhere wider than that provided on a train. The floors are comprised of thin plywood, whieh creaks as one walks. Comfort everywhere is necessarily subservient to lightness. Despite the great space allotted to the passengers, there is an air of confinement about the many narrow passages.
It can safely be said that the whole enjoyment of a long trip will depend solely on the lounge, from which the passengers can see the world below.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 784, 3 October 1929, Page 11
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208R101 NOT TESTED YET Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 784, 3 October 1929, Page 11
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