To be Lengthened for Greater Lifting Power London, Dee. 28, A great change is to be made in the structure-of the Airship R-101. This involves cutting the airship in two and inserting another complete bay with gas-bag of about 500,000] cubic feet, The effect of this change will be to increase the lift of the airship by probably six tons or more and it will also bring the total; Tength to about 800 ft, making the airship easily the biggest yet built, with a total gas capacity of five and a half million cubic feot. It is emphasized that the operation will be comparatively simple one. Each. main france and the longitudinal girders of the ship are held together by pin points, and to put in an extra bay all that will be necessary, broadly speaking will be to uncouple the girders at the point of division, hoist up into position the new ring} with its gas-bag and set up the girders, and then recouple the girders' upon each side of the new! section, lon the flight.
He will carry a colour camera for recording the trip in the most up-to-date manner. A crew of eight! wil go with the plane, Harry Davis is to be chief of the expedition and it is reported that David Irwin wil be radio engineer.
~United Press.
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