HUGE AIR LINERS
BRITAIN GETS ORDERS FROM ABROAD NEW FAST MACHINES British Official Wireless Reed. 10.40 a.m. RUGBY, Friday. Orders for aircraft worth several hundreds of thousands of pounds have been reecived in Britain from abroad during the past few weeks. Britain is at the head of the list of countries exporting airplanes and ail’ machines. The Japanese and French Governments are among those which bought for their navies all-metal flying boats made in England and equipped with English engines. In addition large orders have been received for light airplanes, and several fleets of monoplane passenger liners are being built in Britain for air routes abroad. One important Home order just being completed is that of eight 40seater Handley Page air liners which Imperial Airways are to use on the service to India. These giants, which have a 140 ft. wing span with slots as large as the main planes on Moth machines, have a speed of 120 miles an hour and accommodation which includes tw'o lounges and bar equipped with armchairs and. two huge holds for luggage and freight.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1082, 20 September 1930, Page 9
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180HUGE AIR LINERS Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1082, 20 September 1930, Page 9
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