AVIATION
BIG BRITISH AIRSHIP. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association. LONDON, March 6. The largest British airship, R. 33, began a buoyancy and speed trial at Selby today. Its length is 670 ft and diameter 75ft, and its cubic capacity 2,000,000 ft. The carrying capacity is 3fl tons. The vessel is equipped with five engines of an aggregate horse-power of 1,250.
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Evening Star, Issue 16987, 8 March 1919, Page 6
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64AVIATION Evening Star, Issue 16987, 8 March 1919, Page 6
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