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CHEAPER FLYING
From London to Rome
GLIDER FUEL.COSTS 20/
Australian Leads in Tests
(REtT 1T.WS.)
L' DON, October 11.
Flight-iieut. I ,gotl.i in a motor
glider test roundEl e diecourse on a pet
rol cunsu.mption ec!ui t'Cnt to S7,' mile.
to the gallcn, ec-ll lin Jimmy James
record.ll l nll llltll ittt t l !lllllllll rz ll
Captain MacMillan Help
Captain MacMillan
Lieut. Hinkler, an' Australian, com
pleted S12 miles, maintaining his lead in'
the reliability test.' It is calculated that
this means that it is possible for a pilot
to fly from London to Rome on an ex
penditure of 20/ in fuel.
Capt. MacMillan oi, a Parnell-Pixie
machine at Lympnp in fairly good wea
thcer broke the spe.ed record of 66½
miles an hour, c,-vering 25 miles at an
average speed of 76.1 miles an hour.
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