Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-03-16 | Page 1 | Briton and Yank Racing for Honors in Aerial Flights

Briton and Yank Racing for Honors ! m Aeria! Flights i i j iMt York Xwks Oiblo. Op: right.) L OK DON, . March . 1,"). Possibly vath Ins cyo ou souio stato-mcuHi stato-mcuHi attributed to Eocretsry Dao- iols, Gcueral Secl'-y yccterday -was very reserved hi reference to Mhe traijsatlftic flight, but official reti-j reti-j ccncc dooa not alter the fact that j 'he race betwecu Great Britain and ' ' America for the blur, ribbon of the i str is decidedly on the program. J Another great BriUrb. airship j made a. trial flight today. Hbo ia the E-j!, and lu four feet longer than her sister thip, the It 3-'i, her length being 665 feet and the diameter diame-ter 80 feet, rive engines give her a total of 1250 horsepower, arid she iu expert d to make so miles au hour i viH) a load of tTcnty-uine "tous. ! I The K :J1 nan carry enough petrol i In fly t-j America and back without : I landing, and when owe she ia tuned 1 i i'p F.hc i cspert.cd to make the j flight practically regardless of j weather conditions- j