Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
LONDON AGENTS PREPARE
FOR OZONE Joy RIDERS
Many OF Them Expect to Do Land
Office Business in the
Air"
FIRST FLIGHT TOUR BOOK OUT
Ain, TO Carry Passengers From
London to Cairo in Quick Time
or Make Overnight Journey to
Norway.
By W. l.. AiALLABAR.


- LONDON. July cG.-"Cppcr or lower
(, berth. sir? oh. yes. YOU will be abb.
ITO get seat in the observation car
There will be no dining-car between
z London and Madrid. as YOU will get
there In plenty OF time for lunch but
You can have tea before YOU get TO
y Constan;inople If YOU wish. Two tick :
=. This is sample OF the conversa-
lions that are expected TO take place
agencies in London in the near future.
The agencies have taken up the ma tier
OF aeroplane travel with great energy.
for taking care OF prospective air tour
-.ists
Cooks is out with the first hookle,
regarding the possibilities OF aerial
travel. in which they announce that
they are the official passenger agents
FOR the principal companies operating
aerial lines" Pictures and photo
graphs are shown of the lates, types
observation cars. An hourly service
between London and Paris is prom
Used, and II Is suggested that IL person
ca go TO the French capital. trans
turn TO London in time 10 attend t.
the correspondent that has accumu-
lated during the few hours OF his alb
~sencc.
y II the London fog is on 1t will he
possible to. take trip to Venice and
feed the pigeons of ST. Marks for an
quick journey to Norway in the even
ing to witness the spectacle OF the
:nooniEht sun. or 10 make a Saturday
TO Monday visit a. cairo.
' Resorta Prepnre for Crowds.
All the seaside resorts in Great
Britain are making preparations for
taking care of those Visitors who may
wish 10 have the experience OF flying
Aerodromes are heins erected all along
the coast and landing places arr be-
ing ia'd out for the use OF visitors
who may arrive in their own planes.
! ne Two machines which at present
51rafic are the amdiey.rase and ii.
Graham White. The former was orig
inaI,y constructed for night bombing
IN us. anG IS tne iarEes' machine now
,tnis machine will be used TO- pesscn-
Eer trahc, Cooks call attention 10 the
!aet ina; II is NOT stunt machine.
mat the p!lo, viii try 20 loop- the loop
OF perform any other spectacular but
us Th Or dangerous feat
only about seventy miles per hour al
oEoinary times, attaining a rnaxg.,u:u
2. leo miles per hour L needed. So
ees s' m,b n1aniae s. VII hays Z, 50 On
tne sensation OF an extra swift rush
Sh!oush ;he air. Having four engines
sne oe.ns so constructed that 4; can
continue its high: on half rs power.
the plane is guaranteed by the tourist
agency to have no necessity 20 MAXI
loseed landings by reason OF failure
Room for Fifteen People.
for the accommodation OF the nirh,.
.pomoing crews. have been ftted out
ms passenger saloons and VIII carry
on the small planes fifteen passengers
sons. Some OF the machines have ON.
large saloon and others have small
private cabins. accomm odatinz two,
TOUT or eight people. 1t is stated that
passengers between England and
france during ,he month OF March.
Inc Grsham- White machine IS con-
sIuc'eo 70 carry twenty-four passen-
Pounos OF baggage. !; has seats for
me passengers on each side o. The
c ea,ta . Sangway and small ohser-
1reshinents will be served on tho ,:in
put II is believed that rules Will have
10 be formulated preventing the pas
sensers from throwing empty bottles
z The machines are so rnp,,-,c,o.
mat there Will be plentiful supply
of heat, so Intending passengers are
cwaEned mat II vii not he necessary
/. 10 wear special clothing. Also. there
VIII be no necessity for goggles or
helmets, as the head viii lie fully
protected by windows and other in
(. During Easter the various a.ro-
nroT"s around the country did good
business by .icarrylng passengers on
snort hips al.Sl pc. read THIS ,ee
4 mas now been reduced and TRIPS can ne
taken for $3.50 for about half an hou.'s
Journey. ,
"a Diacusn Accidents.
= Owing to the number OF crashes"
which have taken place much a,ten-
ION mas been given by the papers 10
the question OF accidents during flights
and the best methods OF n,evsntinc
them. The Air Ministry. which Con-
trols all hying here. has taken IN m.
/. matter and announced the fact Ina,
untitled machines had been taken on, = +,
mat the ones used were military planes
ION test trips
So tar. in spite Of III. fact that sew.
-srai hundred people took '!,ovrides'
curing the Easter holidays. there have
besn no serious accidents il, civiIian
rniShts. 4 special department., OF thn
gA1r Ministry, TO be known AZ ,hn
accident branch Of the royaI air for.c
is now being organized and ;I,is Iii
inNestiGatc all cases o, accidents +,
VII probably havc control Of tn. r..
& censes OF AL pilots and wil1 have
power 70 suspend them should it he
SHOWN mat the operator was nj Fam,
81 Another matter under d:gcussjon 60
regarding the ACCESSIBILITY Of ooii:n.
ping a;rpianes with pnrachntes or SOM
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