AVIATION IN AMERICA
GREAT ALTITUDE REACHED. ; FAILURE TO BREAK WORLD'S ' ’ RECORD. (Pratt AteociaUon— By Telegraph—Copyright-) NEW YORK, January 29. News has been received from Dayto* (Ohio) that in a specially equipped plane Lieutenant John Macßeady on Friday reached an altitude of 35,800 ft, establishing a new American record. He attempted to break tbe worlds record, but two hours after he took off he was forced to descend by his supercharger;, which failed to function.-r-Reuier. NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS- ' PLANS FOR HEAVY EXPENDITURE. WASHINGTON, January 29. The navy plans for an expenditure of 14,000,(100 dollars over a five-year period for lighter-than-air craft development. The scheme was described before the House’s; Naval Committee on Friday by Rear-admiral William Moffett (naval Air Chief). The money, he said, would be used for two dirigibles of 6,000,000 cubic feet capacity, which would cost 4,000,000 dollars each, a training dirigible, costing 1,500,000 dollars, and the establishment of an air base on the Pacific Coast at • - cost of 4,500,000 dollars. Tie Admiral said it was also proposed to expend 1,650,000 dollars annually for the maintenance of the existing lighter-than-air facilities. —Reuter, i
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19702, 1 February 1926, Page 7
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