The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-07-30
R-l0O PASSES
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within sight OF her goal before
sunset tomorrow.
) An unexpected storm cutting
!. into his path Of the north Irish
coast decided Squadron Leader
n. S. Booth, in consultation with
2 the rest Of his staff, to abandon
I the far northern route and push
7. straight across the Atlantic by
the shortest east-to-west line
hugging closely the Great Circle
course Of steamships.
Ii Slight headwindS replaced the
sstcrnny weather as the nose Of
! the Rrl00 pointed along its new
course. Taking bearings from
ySlyne Head, ireland, westerly
point Of Erin's Isle. the dirigible
.cOlirSed fairly steadily along the
3itty.third parallel slightly north
.ck the Great Circle route. follow
ing this general direction until a
POINT well below Greenland is
reached. There the ship will
swing south once more, invade
the "roaring forties" and shove
un to Montreal.
AT / o. m. this morning % p.
m. Eastern Standard Tirne) Com
sJnan6er Booth notified the Air
Ministry Radio Station that his
position was approximately $50
miles due west Of Cardington
Air Field. from which the ship
ptock off at 11:45 p. m. Monday
! Eastern standard time.
q Keep Communication
& Wireless and radio communica-
tion with the huge squat shape
lover the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean and ships at sea and land
stations has continued uninter.
s,rupted. keeping fairly accurate
picture. before the world Of life
trb6ard b transatlantic dirigible.
TIE a members Of crew and
technical observers on the flight,
intent on establishing q new
link between Canada and Eng
land. quickly Settled down to
normal routine"
L shattered and enjoying meals
that compare with those in the
sbegt notels, the crew and passen-
gers we're mixing pleasure with
duty and enjoying the novel
mode of travel. A luxurious
-i0Iinee. spacious cabins and prom
tenade decks were at their dis
pogal, and under certain restric-
! tons even smoking was allowed.
See Ships Pass
Z The six powerful motors
( hunamed monoto nouSly over the
,tvast expanse Of the ocean, and
!; nccasionalIy q clear patch OF
Tered & view Of a steamer courS-
ling along far below. The R-100
9fIew at a height Of approximately
$500.
Dismayed by recurrent warn
sinRs and criticisms flung out
freely BY politicians and others
an the impracticability Of the
shin. the British public exper'
fenced an added thrill when late
reports indicated that the R-1OC
would successfully achieve Its
destination. Completion Of the
cruise win also signify Britain'S
challenge to Germany in the
1rnatter Of supremacy In airliners
, Although the present flight was
frankly heralded as nothing more
or less than an experimental one.
indications are that regular pas.
.sSenger and mail service between
! England and Canada win be an.
!, nounced shortly. No paying pas.
SengerE, no mails and no freight
9Were accepted this trip, but a
fun commercial cargo probably
will be accepted next time. The
sR.iOO has accommodations for 100
spassengers, In addition to q crew
sot So men.
{ Average speed s1.o5 miles can
be maintained. This is an advan-
-tage Of nearly five miles per hour
over that Of the Graf Zeppelin.
AIN addition, the comforts offered
nv TIE RICO far exceed those q
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