This September 21, 1919 piece in the Nevada State Journal (Reno, NV) was titled “Giant Air Cruisers To Link Cities of World, Predicts British Expert.” The most interesting part of the article is by far the “Aerial Time Table.” Just 7 days from London to Perth? Amazing!
The Daily Chronicle, which indulges in a bit of fanciful prophecy, publishes this airship table:
From London to:
New York: 2 to 2.5 days
San Francisco: 4.5 days
Cairo: 1.5 days
Perth, Australia: 7 days
Cape Town: 5.5 days
Rio de Janeiro: 4 days
“Airships would have saloons rivaling those of great steamships for comfort,” says the Chronicle. “As lightness is essential, practically everything would be made of aluminum alloy, as strong as steel and one-third the weight.”
September 21, 1919 Nevada State Journal
Previously on Paleo-Future:
The Air Ship: A Musical Farce Comedy (1898)
Futuristic Air Travel (circa 1900)
Going to the Opera in the Year 2000 (1882)
Postcards Show the Year 2000 (circa 1900)
The Predictions of a 14-Year-Old (Milwaukee Excelsior, 1901)
What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years (Ladies Home Journal, 1900)
