AVIATION

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 January 1934, Page 9

AVIATION

ATLANTIC CROSSING [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] NATAL (Brazil), January 4. The French flying boat. Southern Cross, to-day, completed the Atlantic crossing from Saint Louis to Senegal in eighteen hours, seventeen minutes, a distance of 1970 miles. WIRELESS PRECAUTION. LONDON, January 4. To prevent disasters like last Satur* day’s, the Air Ministry has ordered the erection of a huge Neon danger beacon at the Rugby wireless, station. The beacon will be situated in the centre of the masts, and the light Will be so powerful that it will have a visibility of fifty miles in ordinary weather, and will give a glow even through, fog. CENTENARY RACE LONDON, January 4, The “Daily Herald” suggests the possibility of an American company sending a fleet of new type fast craft to compete for the Macrobertson trophy, and adds: The competitors are likely to include Cobham, and the American, Frank Hawks. Nevertheless, as the Australian Press Association has pointed out, it is unwise to place overmuch reliance on such early forecasts of probable competitors. It is impossible yet to tell l what percentage of those applying for entry forms will face the starter. There is every indication of a good field for the handicap event, but such a limited number possess a real chance of the outright prize, that the cost of highspeed craft is likely to limit the numbers herein.