STILL FAR FROM SOLVED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1937, Page 7

STILL FAR FROM SOLVED.

TRANS-ATLANTIC PROBLEM.

CLIPPER CAPTAIN’S OPINIONS (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. NEW YORK, July 17. The Pan-American Clipper arrived at ■6.49 a.m. on Friday, the crossing from Foynes, Ireland, occupying 16 hours 45 minutes. . A N.A.N.A. has' received a message from Captain Gray, of the trans-Atlan-tic Clipper TH at Botwood, stating that -despite the highly satisfactory nature of both crossings the problem of the -establishment of a trans-Atlantic service is far from solved. Due to. the variable weather conditions more' than -one route must be flown and solved.

“We are not able to give a satisfactorily glowing picture of what flying the Atlantic' is like,” said' Captpin Gray, f‘That ivill come-later wlienythe Atlantic represents' a''’Course instead of a mathematical problem.” PILOTS CONGRATULATED (British Official Wireless.) ' RUGBY, July 16. Messages of congratulation received by the pilots off the ftying-boats Caledonia and Clipper 111 dn to-day J s successful completion, of their double flight of the Atlantic included-telegrams from the Air Minister, Viseount'Swinton. •• Exceptionally.- fine- 'weather favoured the flights, and an-- almost, dead calm prevailed Over the Atlantic,* the? averagehead wind encountered by the? Clipper cm her 'westward voyage not' exceeding 5 m.p.h. Her‘time-from Foynes, Ire-‘ ls.nd, to Botwood. Newfoundland, was 16 hours 24 minutes, The Caledonia's voyage in the opposite direction was accomplished in. 12 hours !minutes. It is understood that a double crossing will take place on July 29. According to present plans the Imperial Always flying-boat Cambria will be engaged on that occasion. Later-on in the

year' the Caledonia will make 'another flight. - - .