AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22373, 21 September 1934, Page 9

AVIATION

SYDNEY TO BRISBANE RECORD EASILY BROKEN BRISBANE. September 20. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, in his Lockheed monoplane, flew from Sydney to Brisbane in 2 hours 35 minutes, breaking the previous record of 3 hours 17 minutes. CENTENARY RACE THE HOP OVER TURKEY LONDON, September 19. The Daily Telegraph says regarding Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s and Mr Mollison’s difficulty in obtaining permits to fly over Turkey, that an informal move has been made through the British Embassy at Angora aiming at reconsideration by the Turkish Government of its attitude.

ENGINE SILENCER LONDON, September 20. (Received Sept. 20, at 5.5 p.m.) The Daily Mail says that the Air Ministry’s test of -an aircraft engine silencer showed it.is so successful that the noise is less than that of many motor cars. It is easy to hear conversation in normal tones, and the engine is inaudible from the ground when the plane is flying at 2500 feet. Raiders equipped with the device could not be detected, though flying at 180 miles per hour. If the air screw noise is as effectively deafened existing aircraft defences will be useless. Silent war planes could bomb' London and return to their base while the defenders still wondered where they were. FLYING BOATS FOR MELBOURNE BATAVIA, September 20, (Received Sept. 20, at 11 p.m.) The three British flying boats which are en route to Melbourne arrived at 2 p.m.