COSTLY MODEL.—A model of the liner constructed for the purpose of tests. It was complete in every detail and cost £SOOO. Economy in operation of the huge liner is the result of years of research. Seven thousand trial runs, over a distance of 1000 miles, were made by 16 wax models and one more realistic one in an experimental tank measuring 400 ft by 20ft.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 14
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65COSTLY MODEL.—A model of the liner constructed for the purpose of tests. It was complete in every detail and cost £5000. Economy in operation of the huge liner is the result of years of research. Seven thousand trial runs, over a distance of 1000 miles, were made by 16 wax models and one more realistic one in an experimental tank measuring 400 ft by 20ft. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 14
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