PROGRESS OF AVIATION

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1928, Page 7

PROGRESS OF AVIATION

PROLIFIC YEAR FOR FLIGHTS ATTEMPT TO CROSS ATLANTIC PREPARATIONS IN IRELAND By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 8, 5.5 p.m. A. and N.Z. London, April 7. There is activity at the Baldonnel aerodrome, from which the German plane Bremen will attempt to fly the Atlantic, in consequence of reports of the weather on the ocean. Commandant Fitzmaurice, chief of the Irish Free State Air Force, has received permission to accompany the Germans, replacing Spindler, who has left for home., Commandant Fitzmaurice was rejected for military' service early in the war on account of his-youth, but he eventually succeeded in enlisting. He fought on the Somme, obtained, a commission and was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1917. He joined the Free State Air Force in 1922, and is now its commanding officer. The Morning Post’s Paris correspondent states that most successful tests have been conducted at the Farman’s aerodrome of new, delicate instruments affixed to the dashboard of aeroplanes. They are designed to guide the pilot when flying in fog or rain. For the experiment the cockpit of a plane was completely covered, yet while the pilot was stunting the instruments showed exactly how far from the earth the machine was and. the angle of the plane to it. This will be a prolific year for flight adventures, says a Paris message. Experts have tabulated a list of fifty proposals, covering the North and South Poles, circling the globe, defying the Atlantic, two attempts at tho Pacific, with the addition of attempts at long distance records. The outlay of finance will reach millions of'pounds. The craze to conquer the Atlantic has spread to two Poles, who are having a special machine built. There is also the Italian Sabelli, who will make a more hazardous venture in attempting to fly from Rome to New York,

THE RED ROSE REACHES HOME. WARM WELCOME AT MELBOURNE. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received March 8, 5.5 p.m. A. and N.Z. Melbourne, April 8. The aeroplane Red Rose has arrived, thus completing a flight from England. Tit© aviators, Mrs. Miller and Captain Lancaster, were enthusiastically welcomed here by a large crowd. ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT. AN AMERICAN SUGGESTION. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. Received April 8, 5.5 p.m. A. and N.Z. New York, April 6. A message from Modesto, California, reports that Pond states here that he and Kingsford-Smith plan to attempt, to fly around the world this summer.