EVEREST EXPEDITION.
PLANS FOR FLIGHT. ALTITUDE TEST. Received January 26, 1.15 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 25. The Houston-Westland biplane which will be used for the forthcoming British attempt to fly over Mount Everest successfully underwent an altitude test at Yeovil, Somerset, when it achieved a height of 35,000 feet, which is 1000 feet higher than the altitude required by the expedition. The test of electrically heated suits was entirely satisfactory. The plans include taking off from the R.A.F. base at Purnea, J. 60 miles distant from Mount Everest, the flight to which and back is likely to occupy six hours.
The actual passage over the summit will be cinematographed and the observers’ impressions recorded on a dictaphone. As a precaution against frostbite, the exposed parts of the bodies will be copiously oiled. The aeroplanes will carry special iron rations for use in the event of a forced landing in a remote valley.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 26 January 1933, Page 8
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151EVEREST EXPEDITION. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 26 January 1933, Page 8
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