AVIATION

Inangahua Times, 6 November 1934, Page 3

AVIATION

(United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) AIR SERVICE LONDON TO AMERICA. FLOATING AERODROMES. PARIS, November 4. Louis Bleriot told tbe Mail’s special correspondent that a twice daily Trans-Atlantic Air Service, bringing London and Paris within eighteen hours of New York, was being inaug-

urated within a year. Bleriot produced plans of floating aerodromes which it was proposed to; anchor in a chain across the ocean, each consisting of a landing platform five hundred yards long, under which will be a hotel, restaurant, and accommodation for garaging and refuelling planes with spare parts. Submarine propellors will enable the floating aerodrome to be kept facing the wind, facilitating the landing. Bleriot says the United States War Department is backing the scheme and wishes to commence with a Transpacific Air Mail and Passenger Service, after which it will operate the Atlantic one.

The estimate is that the 4rans-At lantic Services will carry eighty passengers dally in the first year. The fare will be eighty sterling, of which thirteen will be paid to the Seadrome Ocean Dock Corporation, who are sup plying and maintaining the floating aerodromes. Britain and France are reported to be willing to co-operate in placing aerodromes in the Atlantic. Canada and Japan have been approached to support the Pacific.

KINGSFORD SMITH

GREATEST jANNIHILATOR OF SPACE. WASHINGTON, November 4. Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, President of the National Aeronautic Association, lauded Kingsford Smith in a formal statement to-night. ‘ 4 The Australian deserves , the title of greatest of all annihilators of space since time began. He added that the flight demonstrated Hawaii’s importance as a larding field, between the mainland of America and Asia.

Smithy’s Next Pacific Flight Reed 11 50 a.m. Honolulu, Nov 5 The army authorities understand that Sir C. Kingsford Smith will place his next flight for ‘April or May, and has asked Taylor t* navigate. Smith claims that he can make the mainland at Honolulu in twelve hours with night landing on the Wheeler Field and Suva before dark the following day, thence to Australia in eight hours. Snrth’s Plane Seized for Alleged Debit Reed 12 45 r.m. Los Angeles, Nov 5 Sir C. Kingsford Smith’s Lady Southern Cross was to-day attached in a suit filed by E. Beverley, assignee of Tom Catton, who asserted the flier owed him 2750 dollars for interest and service rendered in 1928, preparatory to Kingsford Smith’s westward flight to Brisbane. Under Californian laws, it is necessary for Sir Charles to post a 5,500 dollars bond to obtain the release of the machine, which is now in the possession of the Deputy Marshall.