“MADE IN GERMANY”
A “MOON EXPRESS"
DESIGNER’S DIFFICULTY
IN securing' a passenger
(By Elootrio Telegraph— Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association)
(Received 9th Nov., 9.10 a.m.) BERLIN, Bth Nov. An amazing airship is taking shape behind guarded doors in which a former engineer of Krupp’s, whose name is not divulged, declares he will fly to- the moon.
The grotesque proposal is the subject of considerable ridicule, but negotiations to finance the scheme in America have proved most successful. It is expected to cost a minimum of £27,500. It was originally planned to construct the airship in England, but the contract lell through, hence the first “moon express” will be made in Germany. Details are closely guarded, but it is revealed that it will be a type which reaches tremendous speed from a specially constructed machine. The intrepid designer, is at present unable to find a passenger, but it is difficult to believe there are insufficient cranks in the world to render this an insurmountable obstacle.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 November 1927, Page 2
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