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The voyage of the R100 from Cardington to Montreal and back is a definite popular success. On the technical side, a large amount of invaluable information must have been obtained from both design and operational points of view. The efficacy of the mooring mast in particular is the satisfactory reward of original ideas well worked out. The previous failure of the tail fairing, the stripping of fabric, and the dislodgment of a fuel tank seem trivial in themselves; only those in possession of all the facts can judge whether they are minor mishaps with no serious implication or symptoms of a graver nature. The framework has resisted considerable buffeting, and here again, information should be yielded as to whether the structure has an effective margin of safety or has been stressed to an excessive degree. It is clear that the best meteorological service cannot enable an airship to avoid all stress of weather during the speediest passage across the Atlantic.
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News and Views. Nature 126, 287–292 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126287a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/126287a0