DID NOT FLY.
MONOPLANE AT WHANGAREI.
ONLOOKERS DISAPPOINTED.
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)
WHANGAREI, this day.
A large crowd gathered at Kensington Park vesterday morning drawn by the prospect of seeing the monoplane constructed in Whangarei taking the air. Flying conditions were perfect; at nm there°was a ilat calm, but by the time the pilot arrived a light breeze from the southeast had sprung up. In the preliminary test* the engine did well, registering 2200 revolutions, whereas the average cruising speed is 1800 revolutions. However, attempts to leave the earth were not so successful. For over an hour the 'plane taxied along the ground in efforts to take off, but did not rise, the trouble probably being attributable to a defect in the construction of the tail. The surface of the park was also very after football and other games. Further attempts to fly will be made shortly. '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 10
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