LONG-RANGE AEROPLANE
THE FINAL TESTS PRINCE TAKES CONTROLS [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, Dec. 4. The Prince of Wales took part in one of the final test flights of the huge Napier long-range aeroplanes in which the two Air Force officers, SquadronLeader Jones Williams and FlyingOfficer Jenkins are to attempt this month to create a new long-distance record. The Prince made a flight of some hours and for a time took over the controls, it being the first occasion he had piloted a machine of this size. The monoplane, which yesterday was flown to the aerodrome at Cranwell, Lincolnshire from Northolt, will fly in a straight line to South Africa, 6000 miles distant, and it is hoped that the present world non-stop flight record of 4900 miles will be broken. The machine will carry more fuel than on its non-stop flight to India last spring, and will this time be equipped with a special compact wireless set, which will enable the airmen to keep in contact and record the progress of the flight. The machine’s aneroid will be equipped with a contrivance which gaves an aud- , ible warning when it descends below a .ertain level. The monoplane has a 530 sc-power Napier engine.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 291, 7 December 1929, Page 9
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