The future of flying was surveyed by the Minister of Public Works, Hon. R. Semple, when speaking at a ceremony at the new Nelson aerodrome on Saturday. “Giant flying-boats are being prophesied,” said the Minister. “At present the biggest weigh about 20 tons and carry a pay-load of about four tons. An expert last year gave figures for a flying-boat weighing over 1300 tons, and carrying 500 passengers and a crew of 100, at 305 miles an hour with a range of 4800 miles. He said that the theoretical maximum weight of such a plane was about 3000 tons. Experts believe that the time is not far distant when passenger planes will fly at 40,000 ft. at speeds well in excess of 300 miles an hour.”
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4953, 9 February 1937, Page 4
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