BRITISH AIRSHIP

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 9

BRITISH AIRSHIP

INSPECTION OF RIOI

SOME DISAPPOINTMENT

Australian Pt«m AwocUtton.

(Received 3rd October, 1 pjnj)

LONDON, 2nd October. The question whether the airship ElOl will prove obsolete before she flies^ as some critics aver, must stand in. abeyance for a few days longer. The Air Ministry's well-laid plans were destroyed by the weather. A strong cross-wind at the aerodrome made the initial adventure into space too foolhardy to attempt. First impressions on inspecting the air liner were somewhat; disappointing. One was struck by the great bareness of the surroundings. The two-berth sleeping cabins axe about the" same size as the berths on trains. Throughout the full length of one sid« runs a corridor, giving access to all accommodation. This is nowhere wider than that provided on a train. The floors were comprised of thin plywood, which creaks as one walks. . Comfort everywhere is necessarily subservient to lightness. Despite the great gpace allotted to passengers, there is an air of confinement about many narrow passageways. It can safely be said that the> whole enjoyment of a long trip will depend solely on the lonnge, where passengers can see the world below.