TRIAL GIANT CARGO FLYING-BOATS
. ▼ (Rec. 9.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, A Washington message atltei’Jl&f' Donald Nelson, chairman of the JHt; Production Board, announced th«M-.; has authorised the West Coait; Ihlp*/; builder, Mr Henry Kaiser, to cpnntWE) three giant experimental cargo Mf?v planes at a cost of 1ff,000,000 dolUWt’ the first to.be completed in 15 mottW, ' the second in 18 months, and the tbV} : in two years, Mr Nelson emphasUw that this was as far as the reduction Board could at present go,. -■ The ships would be twin-hull nyli)|«, boats, with a capacity of 60 tons eacßt. • about double that of Mr Glenn MWr tin’s Mars flying-boats. , JrU Major-General C. S. Ridley said 11. would take about 10 months to prtj pare for mass production after tM first three had been completed, PfJ* sent plans contemplated seven enfiMl for each aeroplane.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23748, 21 September 1942, Page 4
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