AFTER THE RECORDS
BRITAINS EFFORTS
SPEED, ALTITUDE AND ENDURANCE.
(A. & N.Z.) LONDON, March 25. In addition to the air speed record, the Air Ministry is officially attempting a long-distance non-stop flight and duration records, for which a special Napier engined machine is being completed. 1 It is expected that the aeroplane will be able to remain in the anr over 60 hours, and will be capable of a 5000 miles’ non-stop flight. The Daily Express says that FlightLieutenant Worsley will be the pilot in the speed attempt, six weeks hence, and adds that a new machine will be flown in the next Sneider Cup race. It is further stream-lined and is capable of a speed of over six miles a minute.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20106, 27 March 1928, Page 7
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