BRITAIN'S AIRCRAFT
PASSENGER. LINER TO CAPE COLONY.
SERVICE TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright Australian Press Assn. —United Serxioa (Received Nov. 2. 9.10 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. The first air liner, carrying farepaying passengers from London to Kenya Colony, leaves Croydon in January for Nairobi. The fare will bo £3OO single and £6OO return. FIRST LIGHT ’PLANE TAXI. The first two-seater Armstrong-Siddelev-Avian light ’plane has been added to the Imperial Airways’ tax*’plane fleet to enable .a single, passenger to fly in Britain or to the Continent at a reduced rate. SEVEN MILES A MINUTE EXPECTED FROM SEAPLANE.
The engine of Darcy Grieg’s seaplane lias been altered to enable him to obtain 4.000 revolutions a minute obtaining a possible speed. of seven miles a minute in a preliminary dive before entering a measured straight course.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10734, 3 November 1928, Page 5
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