NEW AIR MAIL CARRIER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 191, 13 August 1931, Page 1

NEW AIR MAIL CARRIER.

Fast Machine Designed for Dominions Service. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, August 11. A new air mail carrier with a maximum speed of 170 miles an hour has been built by A. V. Roe, Ltd. It is capable of carrying a load of 9001 b, which is regarded as ample for fast mail services to the dominions, for which it is primarily intended. It has a cruising speed of over 140 miles an hour and it a range of about 600 miles at that speed. Except for the fabric coverings, the machine is an all-metal biplane. BRISBANE TO ADELAIDE. Meritorious One Day Solo Flight By Australian. SYDNEY, August 12. Mr H. F. Broadbent, a prominent Australian aviator, who recently attempted to* fly from England to Australia, accomplished a notable solo flight to-day, covering the distance between Brisbane and Adelaide, via Sydney and Melbourne, in one day. The distance is about 1350 miles. He left Brisbane just after midnight and reached Adelaide at about 6 p.m. He experienced bad weather for most of the trip. He now plans to fly round Australia in seven days. SCHNEIDER CUP CRAFT. RUGBY. August 11. A small company of experts and journalists to-day inspected the two new racing Vickers Supermarine RollsRoyce S6B seaplanes which have been specially constructed for use by the British team in the Schneider Trophy contest, and which are expected to prove/ the fastest aircraft ever built.