London, Jan, 20.
'The Airship R-100, which left her mooring mast at Cardington shortly after 9 o'clock, returned to the mast at half past' four.
She had attained a maximum speed of 85 m.p.h. which was one mile less than her record maximum last Thursday.
Major Scott was in command and with him were Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker, the Director of Civil Aviation, and Colonel Rich-the designer of the sister airship R-101.
Major Scott said that from Carington the airship made directly' for London, then went on to Croydon Aerodrome and then to Farnborough, where research work on airship propulsion is being carried ight was vid in the vicinity of Reading speed trials were carried out which were entirely satisfactory. there was a heavy decline immediately following the stock market} erash—United Press.
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