ATLANTIC AIRMAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 8 June 1927, Page 5

ATLANTIC AIRMAN

CHAMBERLAIN IN EUROPE CAPITALS TO BE VISITED RETURN FLIGHT FROM LONDON (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian * N.Z. Cable Association) BERLIN, Cth June. After a short rest, Chamberlain and Lovine returned to their aeroplane, where the inhabitants of Kottbus had gathered and demanded autographs. A torchlight procession was the event " of the evening. Chamberlain points out that a storm on the English coast forced them, to. use up their supply of petrol, and they had to take in stuff not suitable for a Columbia machine; hence the failure to reach Berlin. He expects the new pro- ' peller will enable them to. reach... Templehof on Tuesday evening, wherethey will be officially welcomed. It must be hoped that the authorities will not repeat the nonsensical precautions on Sunday. Five thousand police' at Templehof far out-numbered civilians, who were not allowed within a mile of the aerodrome, German po- , lice being anxious to show Paris and ! London how. such things should bo done. " After visiting Berlin, the aviators propose to fly to Vienna, Rome, Paris and London. Chamberlain declares he will fly back to New York from London. A GERMAN HELICOPTER ; ("Sun" Cable.) BERLIN, 7th June. An engineer named Zaschka constructed an-8 horse-powered helicopter which he claims will lift a cwt. machine perpendicularly and remain stationary in the air indefinitely. ' -

REDUCING RISK LONDON, 7th June. ' The "Daily Telegraph" says now that the • Atlantic has been crossed thrice without accident, aviators' attention should be directed to triumphs in which there is less risk to life. Nothing will make this enterprise other than dangerous in the present .phase of aeronautical progress, and there are other matters more important than extending the range of non-stop flights, such as the reduction of landing speed.

IMPROVEMENTS IN HAND IN ENGINE AND PLANE (Received Bth June, 9.35 a.m.) WASHINGTON, ?th June. Mr. Wilbur stated that naval engineers who helped to develop the aircooled engines that carried Lindbergh and Chamberlain across the Atlantic were working on an improvement to engine and plane, which could make Trans-Atlantic flying practical instead of experimental. Mr. Wilbur declined to reveal the extent of the engineers' accomplishment, but explained that the motors in Lindbergh's and Chamberlain's planes were only 225 horse power, while experiments were being conducted towards perfecting 500 and 800 horsepower motors, both air-cooled and watercooled.

The naval authorities are eagerly awaiting the forthcoming ■ Atlantic trip of Commander Byrd, carrying three passengers, in a th'ree-erigined. monoplane, believing success would mean much for aeroplane travel.

A.USTRALIA=NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT MONEY ThFdIFFICULTY : (Received Bth June, 9.20- a.m.) MELBOURNE, this Day. Referring to the proposal for a flight from Australia to New Zealand, Colonel White, president of the Victorian sec- . lion of the Aero Club, said that money was the difficulty. There were plefaty of machines at Point Cook capable of the flight, and hundreds of pilots only too eager to undertake the attempt. He ' added that an experimental flight of this nature would cost a few hundred pounds, but the money was not forth' coming. The Aero Club would stand behind such a flight, an 3 he hoped in the near future such a flight would be made. An American "whirlwind", en-, gine would tie capable of a flight to New Zealand and back without landing.'' He concluded: "In forging links between the dominions Australia should take pride of place." .