STEAM IN THE AIR.
GERAIAN A AVIATION PLAN. BERLIN, April 16. An engineer named Huettner has drafted plans for a steam-driven aeroplane 65 feet long, with a wingspread of 100 feet. The boiler will be heated by oil gas. . It is expected to have a cruising speed of 240 miles an hour, a maximum of 270 and it will reach a height of 27,000 feet. He hopes to fly in one hop with a ton load from Germany to Japan in 60 hours, or from Germany to San Francisco, Capetown, Rio de Janiero or Singapore. It is claimed that Huettner has solved the problem of a satisfactory ratio of weight to power. Hitherto steam-en-gined aeroplanes have broken down owing to the great weight. Huettner’s solution consists of a revolving boiler combined with a steam turbine. If successful, the scheme will be applicable to motor-cars. NEAV GUINEA-SYDNEY FLIGHT. SYDNEY, April 16. Air Sydney Aiarshall completed his solo flight from New Guinea to Australia in three and a half days, despite bad weather. It wms the first flight from New Guinea, to Sydney.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 17 April 1934, Page 7
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181STEAM IN THE AIR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 17 April 1934, Page 7
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