SUPREMACY IN THE AIR.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 March 1927, Page 9

SUPREMACY IN THE AIR.

Alan Cobham’s yiews. FUTURE LIES IN FLYING BOAT. By Cubic —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 18. “I’ve returned from, the United States with a million ideas for the advancement of civil aviation,” declared Sir A. Cobham, interviewed on arrival, “but everything I’ve seen has not altered my firm conviction that the great future of flying lies in t'he development of the flying boat. This will he the train of to-morrow, and great veins of communication will soon he the waterways and rivers whereon flying boats of the a : r wilt land.” Sir A. Cobham will shortly lecture on the tour through England. ANOTHER AERIAL VOYAGE. PROGRESS OF FLIGHT. By Cable—rrcss Association—Copyright. Australian aud N.Z, Cable Associatiou. BUENOS AIRES, March 18. Major Beiies arrived at Port Natal on Friday from Fernando de Noronha. SILENCE OF ITALIAN AVIATOR. Sy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian »>.nd N.Z. Cable Association. (Recoivcrl March 20, 5.5 p.m.) RIO DE JANIERO, March 19. ■ A day and night have passed since the Italian aviator Marquese de Pinedo left San Luisj_ Casceres, on a voyage •northward across the Brazilian Jungle, in continuation of a four-Continent flight, without word, as to his wherea nou Is. The siilence is believed to be due to the fact that it is impossible to send a message from such a region. SILVER FLYING FISH. MAKING AVIATION EASY.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 20, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 19. “Something as near as a silver flying fish as could be imagined,” best describes the little AvioJUirrus biplane, in which Captain Bert Hinklefl snortly sets out on one of the most darng flights ever undertaken 1 to Australia. The machine, from the hands of the assemblers and painters, arrived at Croydon late in the afternoon, after flying 75 miles from Southampton in barely 45 minutes. The. machine, which is exactly the shape of a fish, is composed of glistening auraumin, and shines like a mirror in the setting ‘ sun. The machine is the latest effort to create a model within the reach of the average man. Captain Hinkler will attempt to flv to Australia, unaccompanied. He will be his own mechanic and navigator. Tie will make further severe tests of the machine next week, and -then make final preparations for an early departure. UNDISMAYED BY DISASTER. FRENCH AIRMAN’S PLANS. By Cable—Press Assnciafion—Copyright. Australian am! N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 20. 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, March 19. Undismayed by the previous sensational crash, the airman. Captain Fonk, will in a fortnight’ begin his preparations for another trans-Atlantic flight in June. LOAD-LIFTING CRAFT. GERMAN ESTABLISHES RECORD. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 18. A German pilot, Sehnabele, at the Dessau aerodrome, flew for 16 ‘ hours loaded with 500 kilogrammes—a world’s record. DARING EXPERIMENT. SUCCESS OF AERIAL GLIDING. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BERLIN, March jo. A daring experiment was carried out by Herr Espelaub, one of the pioneers ®f gliding, when seated in a motorless glider. It was attached to an aeroplane, which flew at a height of lUO\ feet. Espelaub then released himself, glided to earth, and landed at the aerodrome from which he started.