BRITISH AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 19708, 8 November 1927, Page 6

BRITISH AVIATION

SPEED RECORD TO BE GHALLEKSED

PREPARATIONS NEARING COMPLETION.

(British Official News.) Press Association —By Wireless—Copyright.

RUGBY, November 7

(Received November 8, at noon,) The new air-speed, record set up by the Italian Major De Bernharki is not likely to stand long unchallenged. Preparations are already nearing completion in this country for an attempt at over 300 miles an hour. When Flight-Lieutenant Webster put up the speed record of 285 miles an hour in the Schneider Trophy race his speed included flying round two acute corners and, as the necessary slowing up to take these corners must have had a detrimental effect on his average speed, experts are confident that the Supermarine Napier is capable of beating Major Bernharki’s speed on a straight course. Average speed tests will take place at Calshot over a measured course of three kilometres, which will be flown twice in each direction, the average speed for four flights being that counted in the record. It is probable that the pilot will be Flightlieutenant Worsloy, who was second in the Schneider Trophy race, and the machine will be an improved Supermarine Napier. THREE WEEKS’ FLIGHT LONDON TO MELBOURNE. IF MONEY AND FAITH PERMIT. Preea Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 7. (Received November 8, at noon.) “There is nothing that cannot be done, provided people have faith and put in money enough,” declared Sir Alan Cobham. He was discussing the prospects of establishing an air service to Australia, using a giant flying boat. The ideal plan, he said, seemed to ho a flying boat to Cairo, a land machine to India, and a, flying boat to the first port in Australia, then a land machine to Melbourne. He believed this would result in an efficient 22 days’ service.