SEAPLANE BASES IN THE OCEAN
AN AMBITIOUS PROPOSITION
FACILITATING ATLANTIC
AIR TRAFFIC.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYBWHT.) (SYDNEY SUN CABLE.) ; (Received 6th ■ May, 10 a.m,) ■■. ; . PARIS, 'sth May. . M. Defrasse,'engineer, publishes a remarkable scheme for a trans-Atlantic aerial service, of which naval flying experts, approve. The scheme provides for tlae construction of .four ferro-concrete islands, at a cost of three millions.- The islands are to be boat-shaped, of sufficient height to. prevent the . largesj waves washing over them, and equipped with Diesel engines, giving! -them a speed of five knots to en.ablo'them to A'esist the action', of wind • and. tides." Equilibrium, and stability, are to be ensured by ballast. Each island will con-: tain an enclosed dock 30 or 40 feet deep, ahdlCOO feet longj and 300 feet broad, to-'-provide-berths, for seaplanes. There will also be on "each island hotels for passengers,'\repair shops, a wireless' station, a weather bureau, and powerful beacons to mark the positions of the islands. .-
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 106, 6 May 1924, Page 7
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157SEAPLANE BASES IN THE OCEAN Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 106, 6 May 1924, Page 7
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