THE ZEPPELIN FLIGHT

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 53, 26 November 1928, Page 10

THE ZEPPELIN FLIGHT

CONGRATULATIONS TO GERMANS Dominion Special Service. London, October 17. Survivals of war-time feeling will not prevent British people from congratulating the owners of the airship Count Zeppelin upon the successful completion of her Atlantic voyage. The Germans were in pre-war days the chief pioneers in airship construction, and in post-war days they have excelled in the construction of aeroplanes. Their resumption of airship construction along the most approved lines has been crowned with success. Two British airships are in course of construction, and, in fact, nearing completion, the owners of which had been hoping to make a new record in the Atlantic crossing. In a few months those airships will be in commission, and, the Atlantic trip having now lost its first attraction, they will probably be immediately engaged in commercial flying eastward in order to establish a regular service to India and eventually to Australia as an Imperial transit service. Their speed will not equal that of an aeroplane, but they will be capable of flying, for longer periods without descending for fuel, and will be able to carry passengers and light cargo.

The Zeppelin has created a world’s record for uninterrupted flight. One could have hoped for this pioneer trip a smooth and pleasant voyage. The fact that the airship has survived a severe storm, and a partial disablement of her machinery affords better grounds for congratulation.