ATLANTIC FLIGHT DOUBTFUL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20088, 18 November 1930, Page 11

ATLANTIC FLIGHT DOUBTFUL.

REPORT FROM BERLIN. CRUISJS OF THE DORNIER. (VMTED PSE63 ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELSQRAFH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received November 17th, 8 p. 111.) LONDON, November 16. Tin: Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express " says that although the Do.X. is likely to continue its flight to the Azores, the idea of a trans-Atlantic flight has been practically abandoned. Several incidents during the preliminary stages of the flight caused the de signer of the aeroplane to reconsider the project. At the present period of the year, it is extremely foggy, and it is too risky to attempt to refuel in mid-ocean. A message from Bordeaux states that the French police were called out. at the instance of the crew of the Doruier, to guard the machine, which is in danger of interference from souvenirhunters. To-morrow 0 iYenchmen av ill be invited to make a short fiigrt. GREAT BRITISH MACHINE. SUCCESSFUL TRIALS. :;n official, wireless.) (Received November 17th, 7 p.m.) RUGBY, November IG. Successful trial flights were - made during the week-end with the first of a fleet of the largest passenger airr liDers in the world. These HandleyPage aircraft are intended for use in British Empire air-njail lines. Each of them has four British Jupiter engines, developing a total of 2000 horse-power. The value of the order plaeed for theni by Imperial Airways, is £200,000. Each machine, fully loaded, will weigh 13 tons, and will hav<3 a rnaxir mum speed of .120 miles aa hour. The machines will have HandleyrPage automatic slots, and wheel brakes, enabling them to pull up quickly on alighting, and manoeuvred on the ground like inotor-cars.

There will be luxurious accommodation for 38 passengers, with a smoking saloon, and the aeroplanes will have two pilots, a steward, and a stewardess. CATAPULTS REPLACE AERODROMES BRITISH EXPERIMENTS. I.ONDON. November 18. Air Ministry experts have perfected portable catapults for shooting up aeroplanes, obviating the necessity of large aerodromes. A Fairey-Napier bomber was successfully launched in a space of 3U vards, and wheel brakes enabled the aeroplane to land in the same distance The combination of inventions, and the fact that the catapult cau be packed up and transported by motor tractor, will increase the "mobility of fighting peropjancs wftli armies, especially where opFpdfonies are ncn-exjstent.