Zeppelin Services
p. 46 · Read in the full issue
For Pacific?
From Japan To California.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Honolulu, Jan. 10.
THOSE airminded people interested in the expansion of commercial air lines throughout the world should not overlook the announcement of the American Zeppelin Transport company, which has backed the construction of dirigibles in Germany. Commercial zeppelin flights in regular service are to be started in June. Helium gas will be used in inflation.
A subsidiary company has been formed for the exploitation of dirigible services across the Pacific. The first service will be from Japan to California.
A non-stop San Francisco-Sydney ser vice is beyond the discussion stage.
It is on long voyages such as these that the dirigible easily eclipses the heavier-than-air clippers, which have to make so many landings and which are so affected by adverse weather.
Dirigibles revel in storm forecasts.
They detour and hug the edges, and thus make faster time, favoured by tail winds.
The old Graf Zeppelin’s record set many years ago of 3i days non-stop across the Pacific, from Japan to Los Angeles, still stands. It seems likely that it will not be broken until another Zeppelin gets going.