Britain's Answer

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 11

Britain's Answer

SPEED-BOAT DOES 109.8 M.P.H. Segrave’s Unofficial Run EXPECTS 120 IN RECORD TEST TODAY IX an unofficial trial, Sir Henry Segrave’s new speed-boat. Miss England 11., covered a measured mile at a speed of 109.8 miles an hour—l 7 miles an hour faster than the existing record afloat. Sir Henry Segrave expects the craft to do 120 m.p.h. in an official test today.

British Official Wireless Reed. noon. RUGBY, Wednesday. It was revealed today that in an unofficial trial of the speed-boat Miss England 11., last evening, on Lake Windermere, Sir Henry Segrave

covered a measured mile at a speed of 10D.8 miles an hour. This is 17 miles above the present record speed. It cannot, of course, be accepted for record purposes, because the time-

keepers were not officially present, but Sir Henry Segrave said: “We have verified the speed. It is an amazing performance. “I now know Miss England 11. will do 120 miles an hour on full throttle. I intend to go for the official record tomorrow.” All arrangements are now ready for the actual attempt. A new propeller is on the way to replace the one damaged in last night's trial. NEW AIR GIANT FAST PASSENGER PLANE CARRIES 43 AT 100 M.P.H. British Official Wireless RUGBY, Wednesday. A British passenger airplane weighing when fully loaded approximately 13 tons, and able to carry 43 people at 100 miles an hour, is soon to undergo its first flying trials. This giant machine is the first of a super-fleet to be employed by Imperial Airways on the main air lines. It will be driven by four engines developing a total of 2,240 horsepower and has been designed and constructed by the Handley-Page Company.