AERIAL SERVICES.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15999, 30 May 1924, Page 7

AERIAL SERVICES.

STATE AERODROME SOLD. ACQUIRED BY COMMANDER BURNEY THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL. (Australian and N.Z. Cabin Assn.) LONDON. May 28. Commander Rurnley lias purchased the C.overnmenl aerodrome al, Ilowden j (Yorkshire), comprising iOO acres and : two airship sheds. Paris of Ihe Air Ministry’s' airship l)uiil by Vickers at Grayford will lie assembled there by Commander Burney, who claims that he can overcome Ihe chief defects in the airship as revealed in war time. Mr A. 11. Ashboll, Agent-General for Tasmania, who has evinced great interest in aerial communications, states, after hearing the discussion in Ihe | House of Lords and the House of Corn- ! mona in relation to airships, that he I is strongly of opinion, while the proj posals do not meet with the approval i of a considerable number of members, I they are likely to be accepted, because they are the first definite commitment any Government has placed before the House for confirmation. EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME. ' THE VOTE AGREED TO. (Australian and N.Z. Gallic Assn.) LONDON. May 28. In the House of Commons, Mr \V. Leach, in moving on behalf of Ihe Air Ministry a supplementary estimate of £350,000 for the experimental air scheme which the Ministry proposes lo undertake in conjunction with Hie Airship Guarantee Company, said that there was a prospect of reaching India in live days, and Australia in 10 or 12 days. This juslilied taking a few risks. If Ibe, scheme were successful lie was confideni it would develop tremendous possibilities. Three years was the outside period expected to elapse before it would lie possible to make the journey lo India, but lie was confident it would be less. The Government proposed to begin research [ and proceed at the earliest moment, j possible with the building of an airship with a capacity of 5,000,000 cubic feci. He was not uulhorised to say fhat the Government inlended to run a passenger service lo India. It proposed, first, to give (lie contractors liie option of doing it themselves. Tlie vote was agreed to.