CHEAPER FLYING.
HENRY FORD'S PLANS
LITTLE FUEL FOR NEW MACHINE. VANCOUVER, April 20. Mr Henry Ford is seeking fresh fields to conquer, and is giving increasing attention to the air. Announcing that he has perfected an all-metal aeroplane, which will be driven by three Diesel engines burning crude oil, lie claims that it will carry 11 passengers, and that fuel for 100 miles will only cost Os. Eire hazards and explosions have nracticallv been eliminated, savs Mr Ford. He explains that the pilot will sit in front of the instrument board, as in the ease* of a motor ear. and will be able to talk over the radiophone without the slightest trouble.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 171, 3 May 1930, Page 5
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