OUT OF THE BLUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20496, 22 February 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)

OUT OF THE BLUE.

An order for the supply of 16 " Bristol" Jupiter Scries F engines has been placed I>V tho Danish -Military Air Force with the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd. lhese engines arc in addition to a number of " Bristol " Jupiters supplied to the same Government earlier in tiio year. *

A £IO,OOO prize is being offered by the Denver Post for the crew of tho first aeroplane to niako tho first non-stop (light round the world, following as closely as possiblo the 40th parallel, north latitude, and ending and starting in- Denver, U.S.A. Tho offer remains good until January 1, 1931, and is open to any pilot in the world.

The Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Station, Nortliolt, England, is anxious to obtain copies of' photographs of groups of ol lice 13 (or officers' and airmen) who have been stationed at Nort licit, Aerodromo during or since tlio war. Would a'nyono in possession of such photographs kindly communicate direct with the Officer Commanding, 11. A.F. Station, Nortliolt Junction, liuislip, Middlesex?

Young Slribling, tho American heavyweight boxer, is also a private owner, and tho other day ho went down to Croydon and took his mother and father for a half an hour's flight over London in a Desoulter " sports coupe." He said that ho liked the machine very much. Tho aeroplane ho flew was one of the new models with a Cirrus-Hermes engine, as is now standard, and gives a cruising speed of OB m.p.li.

According to the Daily Telegraph's Now York correspondent; tenders for tho construction of a giant aeroplano to carry 500 passengers and a crow of 100, and'capable of flying between New York and London in six hours, have been invited by a responsible Now \ork concern — Iho engineering firm of Westeott and Mapes, who say that they have in view the cons!iuclion of a 'lransatlantic air liner to cost £1,000,(XX), with 12 1000 h.p, motors, and having a span of 600 ft.