TRIP TO THE MOON
AIRSHIP BEING BUILT INTREPID GERMAN ENGINEER PASSENGERS SCARCE. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright RERUN, November 8(.Received November 9, at 10 a.m.) An amazing airship is taking shape behind guarded doors, in which a iormcr engineer ol Krupps, whoso name is nob divulged, declares ho will Hy to the moon. The grotesque proposal is the subject of considerable ridicule, but negotiations to finance the scheme in America proved most succosl'ul. J.t is expected to cost a minimum of £27,500. it was originally planned to construct tho airship in England, but the com tract fell through; hence the. first “ moon express ” will bo “ made in Germany-”
Tho details arc closely guarded, but it is revealed that it will he a type which will bo released at a tremendous speed from a specially constructed machine.
Tho intrepid designer is at present unable to find a passenger; but it is difficult to believe that there are insufficient cranks iu tho world to render this an insurmountable obstacle.
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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 5
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166TRIP TO THE MOON Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 5
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