LAND MACHINES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 194, 17 August 1936, Page 7

LAND MACHINES.

Plans for Honolulu-N.Z. Air Service. SEAPLANE DIFFICULTIES. NEW YORK, August 16. According to the Honolulu corresj pondent of the United Press Associaj tion, Mr. William Miller, superintendent of airways for the Department of Comi nierce, is of the opinion that fast land j aeroplanes will be more practical for the contemplated Hawaii-New Zealand I service than seaplanes. Mr. Miller points out that Baker, Jarvis and Howlaiul Islands have ade- ' quate space for landing fields, whereas the waters in the vicinity generally are too rough for seaplane landings. The permanent development and colonisation of the islands is planned. FOUR-DAY TRIP. AMSTERDAM-BATAVIA ROUTE. (Received 9.30 a.m.) THE HAGUE, August 16. j The Royal Dutch Air Line (K.L.M.) has bought eight Douglas transport aeroplanes, with which it is reducing the Amstcrdam-Batavia service to four davs. I ' j TESTS IN AIR TUNNEL. MIDGET AEROPLANE MISHAPS. British Official Wireless. (Received 0.30 a.m.) RUGBY, August 16. 1 A Flying Flea aeroplane has been mounted in the Air Ministry's full-sized wind tunnel at Farnborough in preparation for tests to be unUertaken at the request of the Air League. It is hoped that the tests will throw light on recent accidents in which several of these small ■' aeroplanes have been involved.