MONSTERS OF THE AIR.
BRITISH FLYING-BOAT. NEW RECONNAISSANCE CRAFT. (Received November 22, 8.5 p.m.) Times Cable. LONDON, Nov. 21. Successful tests have been undergone by Britain's largest all-metal flying-boat, tho Blackburn Iris 111. She weighs 13 tons and is equipped with three 700 horsepower Condor engines. The machine is capable of carrying five of a crew and 28 passengers. She ia officially described as a reconnaissance boat. The gunners' cockpit is behind tho triple rudders, giving a clear field of fire to the rear.
A British official wireless message says Iris 111. was launched to-day at Brough, near Hull. She was drawn from her hangar by a traction engine and run down the slins to the Humber. Her float and engine tests were carried out, and after half an hour's flying test under the supervision of an expert from the Air Ministry she headed for Felixstowe. There she is likely to remain for some time.
ZEPPELIN FOR GERMANY. LARGER THAN THE GRAF. (Received November 22. 8.5 p.m.) BERLIN, Nov. 21. It is announced from Friedrichshafen that the building is to be begun on December 1 of a huge airship for the transatlantic service. It will be much larger than the Graf Zeppelin, and will bo completed in 14 months.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 13
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