Giant Three-Decker on Short Trial Flight Berlin, July 1 'The Dornier Aireratt' Co.'s gian: three-decker aeroplane Dux, the construction of which during the past two and a half years, has been jearried out with the greatest secrecy, was tested at Rorschach, Lake Constance, to-day.
The tests were successful. The aeroplane took half a minute to rise remained aloft a few minutes. 'A. prolonged trial will be made on Monday.
Dornier was aboard and was most satisfied with the tests.
He is confident that the machine will fly easily with a load of 45 tons, 'The "Dux" will carry a hundred passengers and is driven by 12 engines, each of 525 hp.b. The bottom' deck will be used to cany the necessary supplies of petrol. The middle deck will accommodate the passengers and the top one forms the navigating bridge and contains the engine rooms.—Reut
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