GIANT OF THE AIRWAYS—The newest air giant ready for a test at the Seattle airport is the “Stratoliner,” a super ship designed for sub-stratosphere passenger flying. The great ship, which will fly at about 29,000 feet is sealed when in flight and will carry 33 passengers by day and 25 by night while cruising at 240 m.p.h. The ship in the picture was wrecked on its first test flight but others of its type are at present undergoing trials.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 118, 22 May 1939, Page 3
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79GIANT OF THE AIRWAYS—The newest air giant ready for a test at the Seattle airport is the “Stratoliner,” a super ship designed for sub-stratosphere passenger flying. The great ship, which will fly at about 29,000 feet is sealed when in flight and will carry 33 passengers by day and 25 by night while cruising at 240 m.p.h. The ship in the picture was wrecked on its first test flight but others of its type are at present undergoing trials. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 118, 22 May 1939, Page 3
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