SAFETY IN FLYING
SEEKING GREATER STABILITY. COMPETITION PROMOTED, (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) ■ LONDON, July 6 (Received July 7, at 10 p.m.) The trustees of the Daniel Guggenheim fund of £2,500,000 for the promotion of safety in aeronautics, have issued a report declaring that the landing speed is far too high, the run after landing too long, the gliding angle too flat, and the angle of ascent too slight. The trustees are organising an international competition in England and are are awarding 200,000 dollars in prizes order to attract the best designers and manufacturers throughout the world. The experts of many countries will be consulted to frame rules and regulations.— Sydney Sun Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19836, 8 July 1926, Page 9
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