NEW AERAL TERROR

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3646, 15 February 1932, Page 5

NEW AERAL TERROR

A ,British Invention AN ALL METAL AEROPLANE CAN ASCEND SEVEN MILES ELIES EOEH MILES AN HOUR TWO MACHINE GUNS ABOARD By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright lAusf. and N.Z, Cablej (Received Feb. IA. 8 a.m.) London, February 14. War seven miles above the earth is envisaged, by the produe-l'ni of the Vickers’ “Jockey/' «tr all-metal in-tereceptor-fighting ’plane. The “Jockey,” equipped with two machine guns, and described as a winged projectile, capable of a speed of nearly four miles a. minnte, ’’s now undergoing final trials at Brookla rids. It will operate in the rarefied atmosphere between 13,000 and 36,000 feet-, repelling raiders. V r *T>e w a, super charged 530 h..p. Morn i'y, giving full power 15.800 feet at- a. speed of 238 miles a ll hour, compared to. its sea level speed of 182 miles an hour. The pilot will be equipped with oxygen apparatus, and specially el eat rical 1 y-hen ted clothing and cockpit. Schneider Cup engineers are experimenting with a. new anti-aircraft gun. which it is claimed, will bring down bombers from a. Height of 39.600 feet, states a Marseilles message.

Anti-aircraft, guns previously have proved effective at 17,000 fee.t. In the present experiments an areoplane ascended to 39.000 feet, towing a target- 1000 feet below. at which thp guns fired.