STRESS OF THE STORM
AIRPLANE AFTER THE FLIGHT (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. An ever-changing crowd stood outside tho big No. 6 hangar at the Wigram Aerodrome this morning gazing at tho Southern Cross. Some idea of tho stress and strain of the revolving at a high rate for over fourteen hours could be gained from a look at the propellors. The leading edges were worn oil completely, being rough and ragged instead of smooth and sharp. Each edge showed white against the oak colour of tho remainder of tho propollors, showing the cotton material which is the, basis of tho miearta, of which the "props" are made Tho wings also showed the effects of the storm at tho centre of the leading edge. All tlie paint had disappeared, having been scraped off by tho ice and sleet with which tho machine came into contact. It is estimated that at ono stage there was a ton of sleet and ice on top of the wings. *
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 54, 12 September 1928, Page 12
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