AERONAUTICS: Hot Flight

Extreme heat is no easier than cold to fly in. The wood, fabric and glue which constitute the structure of an ordinary seaplane may yield to continuously high temperatures.

Australians are now making a flight of 9,000 miles around their island continent They will record data concerning hot flying and will also determine the practicability of unifying the sparse populations of Australia by air.

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