IMPORTANCE OF SPEED
FOKKER TO BUILD FAST LINER. LONDON, May 1( A British version of the Amei Douglas air liner, which has a s; of 220 miles an hour, may be prod in England as the result of Herr ] ker, the Dutch aircraft designer, quiring the European rights. Herr Fokker yesterday criticised perial Airways, Ltd., for achie comfort and roominess at the exp of speed. He said that he consid almost all the equipment of Euro] services is ready for the scrap he£ The introduction of the Douj Lockhead machine would gri stimulate speed, which must in near future reach 200 miles an ho He believed that as the Austn service developed it ultimately w require planes carrying 50 passen but machines larger than that w not be economical.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19804, 21 May 1934, Page 14
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129IMPORTANCE OF SPEED Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19804, 21 May 1934, Page 14
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