STRATOSPHERE AEROPLANE
GERMANS BUILDING MACHINE. TRAVEL .IN THE UPPER AIR. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Berlin, Sept. 20. The world’s first stratosphere aeroplane is ready to commence a pioneer flight in the thin air region ten miles above the earth, hitherto penetrated only by Professor Picard’s balloon. The machine was built in the strictest secrecy at Junkers’ works at Dessau. The vang-span is 85 feet, and there is an airtight cabin with reinforced walls. The designers are confident that it is the forerunner of a fleet of machines capable of speeding through the stormless upper atmosphere and rapidly linking Europe and America.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1931, Page 9
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