NO PETROL ON AIRSHIP.
CONSTRUCTORS IMPROVE DESIGN. COMING FLIGHT TO INDIA. (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) (Official Wireless). RUGBY, August 20th. When the airship RlOl is taken out for her trials before leaving for India her gross lift will bo about 172 tons as compared with the 156 tons of the RIOO. She will have gained an extra lift of 15 tons by the insertion of an extra. bay and a further six tons by various modifications. A compression ignition starting engine has also been obtained to take the place of one of the petrol engines hitherto used. If it is a success four ethers will be obtained for the remaining engine cars and then RlOl will carry no fuel but heavy oil. It is the aim of the Airship Department' to do without petrol, particularly for a voyage in the tropics. One other improvement may yet be completed before the ship sails. It is believed the problem has been solved of making one of the engines reversible without losing any power and a special wood propellor is now being made for fitting to this engine. Success in this respect will allow the ship to use all her engines instead of reserving one for going astern in -the case of emergency.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 August 1930, Page 5
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214NO PETROL ON AIRSHIP. Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 August 1930, Page 5
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