IN THE AIR.
$ ; AIRSHIP. FOR ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIPS. -NON-STOP FLIGHT FOR SIXTEEN DAYS. ' Received Dec. 23, 10.55 p.m. London, Dec. 20. A commercial airship has been planned 'llOO feet in length, with a range of 20,000 miles, or a cruise of sixteen days' without descending. It has a maximum, speed of 95 -miles per hour, can carry 200 tons, inclusive of passengers and goods, can fly comfortably and with absolute safety at an altitude of a thousand feet. Round-the-world trips are assured. Another airship is being built having a length of 700 feet, a range of 9400 miles, and a speed of 71 miles. It can carry 50 tons.—Times Service.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1918, Page 5
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109IN THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1918, Page 5
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