KINGS OF THE AIR
WORLD’S REST PLANES AT AERO EXHIBITION PR INCH KEENLY* I NTERESTED PR IT A IN'S BKAIARKABLF. CHEAP SINGLE SKATERS /British Oflicia) Wireless.) RUGBY, July IS. The international character- of tlio Aero Exhibition was very noticeable on its opening day yesterday, for represontative® of nearly 'lO nations inspected the exhibition, which is intensely interesting, both to experts and laymeu. • The Prince of Wales spent several hours there climbing into the cockpit, examining tlie controls, and dis. cussing the designs of both the British and foreign machines on view.. He discussed developments in living with many pioneers who, in the early days, constructed and precariously flew their own craft, and showed a special interest in American, Gorman, French, and Italian machines, and the remarkable display of British light aeroplanes, which promise to he the future motor-eyles of the air. Among these are single-seater's costing under .C-100, with a, cruising speed of 80 miles an > hour, the running costs of which are under a penny a- mile. Their wings can ho folded and the machine housed in an ordinary garage.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10954, 20 July 1929, Page 5
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181KINGS OF THE AIR Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10954, 20 July 1929, Page 5
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