News of the Anglo-American agre ment whereby mutual arrangements have been made for the landing each other's. machines brings the Tong-cherished scheme for a regular trans-Atlantic air service much nearer realization, The agreement represents So. great_an advance that the year 1097 has been set as the date for the inauguration. Plans are in a very premature state but both countries, Felying on their experience of ocean services, are in a position to embark on the project on practical lines with Special craft which will make the service a distinctly commercial anc Fegular proposition. As far as Im perial Airways is concerned, the preli-minery work has long been completed. "In anticipation two ferent types of machine are under construction, One is the Mayo composite machine, which is a combination of two machines, one a large alr raft ascending with a smaller machine mounted on the upper wing for Taunching in mid-air. This adoption of narial launching enables the machine thus launched to carry a for larger pay-load with less power ani fat a lower cost than would be possible with any craft making its ance the normal way. In odditier, Imperial Airways have under construction a large tying boat of norm. design but of sufficient range the Atlantic, and this machine is ex-peeled to be ready for experimental operation next year, With terminals at both. sides of the Atlantic, the British Empire is fortunately situates far as an ocean service is concerned, but it is British policy to ce: operate with the United States in the development of such a project.
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