AVIATION.

Grey River Argus, 3 November 1928, Page 5

AVIATION.

HURLEY READY. AT STARTING POINT. FOR ATTEMPT AT RECORD. SYDNEY, November 2. Hurley landed at Duly Waters, and is remaining over night. (Received November 2 at 8.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 2Captain Hurley left Daly Waters at G. 20 o’clock tins morning, South Australian linn*. The plane then covered the last Australian stage, of 300 miles, and lauded at Wyndham. North Australia. at 0.45 a.m., Sydney time. If the weather is favourable, Hurley' leaves to-morrow on the 1600 mile hop to Audit, in Java. z The record trip to England and back will be attempted from Wyndham. LYONS’ PLIGHT FURTHER HELD UP. NEW YORK, November 2. Air Putman has arrived back here on business for several days, saying that bad weather will hold the Flying Fish” at Manteo, North Carolina. He also stated the failure of previous Bermuda attempts was du- to a poor grade of petrol, which contained water. THE TASMAN FLYERS. SYDNEY. November 2. The friends and admirers of Smith and Him greatly appreciate the New Zealand Government’s Air Force honours, which are regarded as a graceful tribute to Smith and Ulin. both ol whom are at present in Melbourne for Ihe Cup carnival. AUSTRALIAN CARRIER. SYDNEY, November 2. Thu seaplane carrier, Albatross, six thousand tons, launched recently :il Cotckatoo Dock the first ni.txal visa built in Australia since the war, undergoes trials next w«*. Aeroplanes will be catapulted or lowered to the water surface, for the take-'off, as eircumstane’s require. The ship, being of a different character from anything hitherto built in the Commonwealth, mpuiy details of construction had to be worked out by the dockyard staff without the guidance of Pattersons. BRITISH DEVELOPMENTS. LONDON, November 1. The first air liner carrying fare tl ,-lying passengers from London to a i-oionv leaves Croydon in January for Nairobe. The faro will be £3OO single, and £6OO return. The first two-seater Armstrong-Snl-deley-Avinn light plane lias been added Io the Imperial Airways taxiplane fleet to enable a single passenger to fly in Britain or to Continent at reduced rates. . The engine of Darcy Grieg s seaplane lias been altered lo enable four thousand revolutions per minute to be attained, thus obtaining a possible speed of seven miles per minute in the preliminary Clive before entering the measured straight course.