Koenigsberg, Aug. 20.
The Japanese flyer Seiji Yoshihara, arrived here on the first stage of his Berlic-Tokyo flight which he is making in a Junkers light plane. In the afternoon he again hopped London, Aug. 20, When the airship R-101 is taken cat for her trials before leaving for India, her cross lift will Be about 172 tons as compared with the 156 tons of the R-100, She will have gained an extra lift of '16 tons by ertion of an extra bay and a further six tons by various. modifications One compression ignition. start. ing engine has also been obtained, to take the place of one of the petrol engines hitherto used. I in a success, four othe: obtained for the remaining engine cars and then the R-101 will carey no fuel but heavy oil. It is the im of the Airship Department to do without petrol, particularly for voyage in the tropics.
One other improvement may yet be completed before the ship sails. It ix believed that the problem haw been solved of making one of the engines reversible without losing any power, and a special wood lier is now being made for fit-tinge to this engine. Success in this respect will allow the ship to use all her engines instead serving one for going astern case of emergency—Reuter,
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