MOLLISON’S FLIGHT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10884, 10 August 1932, Page 3

MOLLISON’S FLIGHT

proposed Double Atlantic Crossing-. yEWSr (•(>M.M EXT. London. August S. Th „ “Daily iM ' that * , \ MolH-o:: will leave Stag ■' lr ”,prodrome a! noon to-morrow double Atlantic flight. Tiw airman was confronted with a J mH ic dilemma. At the last mod rra tm had to decide whether he flv in the (lento roil.; hours of *°L pc ; while he is physically fresh 1 , w ith his nia' liine full of petrol, 2,1 t]l)1 cn d of the trip when ho will f! lired. i)«t wiiJl I,is ,milhilie liKht ** therefore mere capable of mak- ■ * a high altitude. “y,. Mollison hnaliy said: “I have r-'idedf to consider the capabilities “f'-'v machine in preference to the nUh physical consideration as to S ewn ability l<* keep awake. I nrVmosc to leave Fort Marnock Beach t J a m. ami fly throughout the *!»bt Vo as lo reach. America about stay in New York for the horte m'lime possible and hope to return in three and a half days.’ The "Manchester Guardian.” in an wlitoria! says: "If Mollison succeeds n his double Atlantic crossing he will prove nothing that is not already . offl) Mollison must realise the foolhardiness of stick flights, hut ap-v-ently d°cs not know the public Anxiety-' our bettor airmen should refusMo compet as notoriety hunters and show some sense of their responsibility in aviation s future. " jj r Mollison does not regard the flight as foolhardy. It has been carefully thought out, and planned, and l, e is convinced that his machine, which is called Heart’s Content, is trustworthy. Xhe airman has seen what conscientious British workmen have put into the aeroplane. He will petrol for 33 hours’ flying- The aeroplane is a Gipsy three-engined machine, each engine having four cylinders. It has been specially strengthened to take a load of 1(15 gallons of petrol. Mr Mollison will have two compasses. Mollison estimates that the Atlantic crossing will occupy 23 hours. He is not carrying wireless. As head winds prevail on the western crossing, increasing in strength at a higher altitude, he hopes to fly as low as possible to Newfoundland.