IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 July 1919, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

1 '‘‘'''‘‘’-‘'‘'€'''‘''''''''‘ 11 —-_' I OUTWARD JOURNEY ’S TIME [ ; . BROKEN. V | LONDON, July 13. R 34, on the return trip, had £3gavourable Wind., Sh=e zoccuplied ‘-75 hours 3 minutes on the run, compared with 108 hours on the outward journey. ................. .AIRSHIP’S USEFULNESS DEMONSTRATED. :LONDON, July 1.3. Commander Scott, interviewed, said R34’s success had proved the big airship to be thetype of craft for future deep-sea travelling. The size would be '.increased, enabling larger quantities of fuel to be carried by the craft, pos- 1 siblyv having a speed of 100 miles per hour. General Maitland said ‘ there were two reasons for the‘voyag'e: 1, Ourrfriendship for Americans; 2, to demonstrate the commercial possibilities of airshipg on longj-ourneys. _ The‘ airship : -would thus“ 'i_lot' eonfliot With "the raeroplane, whieh; mas ‘specially suitable" ford‘ ‘ short journeys" from':fairshipS" termini. } General Maitland ,eiipéets, "iii‘:"the‘hnear 3 Jfuture, ‘thatvairships land. I plns»_tead,’_ they will hegmoored‘ im-t ' 3‘ll6lll_E_»e,Steel' towers, “'