New Attempt by British Machine at Calspot London, Apr, 23.
Flight-Lieutenant David D'Arcy' Alexander Greig has been appointed to command the Royal Air Force high-speed ying section at Folixstowe with a view to attempting to break the world's seaplane record.
He will go into training at once to fly. the Super-Marine Napier S-5 monoplane. The attempt will be made at Calshot in about two months and it is hoped to obtain speed of nearly $50 B1.P.u. record is 318 MP, may be assumed that Plight-Lieutenant Geeig will command the British team which will defend the Schneider Trophy next year.
Until recently it was considered doubtful whether a new British attempt on the air speed record would be made this year, but now has been decided definitely to make the attempt, 'The fast attempt, it will be called, ended in the' tragic death of Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead, The New Air Engines Apr. 26.
The Air Ministry in 1926 purchased a number of American acroengines to drive fast _bombing-planes on the ground that there was no British engine of the required power presenting such a small frontal area with consequent minimum wind resistance, A new Rolls-Royce F-12 has now' been exhibited to exports which has. a smaller frontal urea than the:
American and, also, develops 100- lip. more. It is rated asunder 500-h.p. but is capable of developing 1,000-h.p. and is calculated to Urive an aeroplane 360 miles an hour.—Reuter,
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