FAST AEROPLANES.
LONDON-TO-MELBOURNE RACE,
LONDON, December 30.
Britain's chance of success in the London-to-Melbourne air race will depend on the timely completion of certain aeroplanes now in the factories. They are.slower than some foreign competitors, hut any small difference in speed may be wiped out by many other factors.
Probable entries in the absolute speed division include Britain's air speed Courier and also an Avro mail 'plane which averaged 176 m.p.h. in the King's Cup race of 1933. A modified type which is faster, America's Lockheed Orion, with a cruising speed of 200 m.p.h.; a Mortlirop Gama, of 205 m.p.h.; the V.1., with a cruising speed of 191 m.pJh.; the G. 8., 190; Douglas air liner, with 190; the G.B. Super Sports, with 230 m.p.h.; Holland's triple-engined Fokker, commercial type, with a cruising speed of 175 m.p.h.; the Pander mail 'plane; and Germany's Heinkel mail 'plane, with 202 m.p.h.
France and Italy, unless they enter military machines, may not possess aircraft suitable for the absolute, speed division. There are several very. fast French machines, but single-seat racers have high landing speeds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 4, 5 January 1934, Page 8
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