GIANTS OF THE AIR.
RlOl READY FOR TRIALS. British Official Wireless RUGBY, August 20. When airship RlOl is taken out for her trials before leaving for India, her gross lift will be about 172 tons, as compared with 156 tons of the RIOO. She will have gained an extra lift of 15 tons by the insertion of an extra bay, and a further six tons by various modifications. One compression ignition starting engine has also been obtained to take the place of one of the petrol engines, hitherto used. If it is a success four others will be obtained for the remaining engine cars and then RlOl will carry no fuel but heavy oil. It is the aim of the Airship Department to fly without petrol, particularly for a voyage in the tropics. One other improvement may yet be completed before the ship sails. It is believed the problem has been solved of making one of the engines reversible without losing any power, and a special wood propeller is now being made for fitting to this engine. Success in this respect will allow the ship to use all her engine instead of reserving one for going astern in case of emergency.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18652, 22 August 1930, Page 12
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201GIANTS OF THE AIR. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18652, 22 August 1930, Page 12
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