LARGEST IN WORLD
COMPLETION IN APRIL FLIGHT OVER ATLANTIC (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, sth January. The airship RIOO, which is under construction for the Air Ministry at the Howden works of tho Airship Guaranteo Company, is expected to bo completed by April. After undergoing homo trials, sho will probably make a demonstration flight across (sho Atlantic. Commander Buriicy, M.P., will next week leave for America to discuss plans for the future operations of the airship. It is suggested that tho vessel, which will be the largest in the world, should carry passengers across tho Atlantic, the journey occupying 48 hours, and the faro being approximately £120. Tho airship is 709 feet long, and is to bo driven by an engine developing a total of 4200 horso-power. She will have accommodation for 100 passengers and a crew of 50.
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Evening Post, Volume 105, Issue 4, 6 January 1928, Page 7
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138LARGEST IN WORLD Evening Post, Volume 105, Issue 4, 6 January 1928, Page 7
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