Although M. Fokker, the distingu: ished aeroplane designer voiced Gxtreme scepticism at the purpose Gnd value of the Melbourne air race during the preparation stage, there no. doubt. that a valuable lesson has" been learnt by air transport companies. That lesson is the pos: sibility of greater speeds consistent with safety on existing world air Ines. The London Chamber of Com-Ghis point in the memorandum urgmerce has been quick {0, seize on Ing the snooding up of Empire alr services which, it must be admitted,
especially in the Unit are tar slower than other services Lontinentalsoutes sod the Amsterdam-Batavia service. The DH. Comet used by Messrs Scott and Black was a specially designed machine of a light but fast type Which convincingly proved that Gays could be cut off the flying time fo Australia, Emphasis was added by the Netherlands airmen. Messrs Parmentiar and "Moll, who using a more powerful machine, an Amer~ tean Douglas DE 2 of ordinary transport type carrying passengers, provided incontrovertible evidence Of Fapid commercial transport pos-Sibilities of the London-Melbourne service. The Royal Netherlands Air Mail has consistently beaten other services to the Far East and showed what speeding-up can do in. air transport, end the Australian "ight furnishes additional experience.
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