NEW AIRSHIP IS STAGGERING IN IMMENSITY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 39, 21 February 1929, Page 5

NEW AIRSHIP IS STAGGERING IN IMMENSITY

DIG ADVANCE IN "VERY SQUARE INCH. ! /. <• ALMOST BEADY FOB MUNCH-, INC. SPLENDID ACCOHDtODALTON f , PROVIDED. (Received 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, February 20. The IGovernmJent airship, RlOl, which, is being built at Cardington, was yesterday privately visited; and the complete framework seen for the first time. , A visitor, interviewed, said it was staggering in its immensity. , The old R 33 would easily fit inside without touching anywhere. It was almost impossible to (conjure up the Improvement the RlOl represents Over any other airship yet built. Every square inch marks an enormous advance, whether in framework, fabric, engines, 'or accommodation. The (cabins and publip rooms are now completed, and provide splendid comfort. The cabins iare rather smaller than those of the average liner, but are well equipped, while the sm'oke i<ooms and dining saloon are roomy and very comfortable. The passengers’ quarters come first, then the engines, and then the bridge, which is lowest) instead of the high-' est part as aboard a liner. An unusual feature is that passengers enter the airship through the nhse, from the mooring mast through an ■uplifted flap, then (walking along the corridors on each sid© within the fabric.

There have been many delays in launching, due to modifications and changes, but' the ship is now so near completion that she will take the air within three months, unless something most untorseen happens. —lMited Service. . , .