CIVIL AVIATION.

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1203, 13 September 1927, Page 7

CIVIL AVIATION.

ITS TREMENDOUS PROGRESS. SOME COMPARISONS MADE. Rugby,' August 25. On August 25. 1919, the first Briticli civil aeroplane? a Roils Boyce converted warplane, made its maiden (light between London and Paris. This machine had accommodation for only two passengers,. Its simple Rolls Boyce engine developed 305 liorsc-powcr.

To-day like '.latest /triple-engined silver wing ue luxe air liners of the Imperial Airways carry 20 passengers, with, a horse-power of only 1200, or less than 60 horse-power per passenger.

During these eight years 100,000 passengers have been carried across the Channel in British aeroplanes alone, the air liners flying a distant-*' of nearly 7,000,000 miles. Tn the past four years the reliability and safety of air transport have been so well established that airways are now the .recognised means of transport for bullion and precious stones. Bullion and specie to flic total value of approximately L 00.000,000 having been carried by air across the Channel.

In 1.919 one service a day was run between London and Paris, but this summer There are six services in each direction between the two cities.—British Official Wireless.