THE CHINA MAIL" THURSDAY,
UARY 28, 1935
FLYING INSTRUCTION CAN BE HAD ON THE INSTALMENT PLAN
ROYAL AIR FORCE
KEEPS THE PEACE
ON THE FRONTIER
Warnings First, Then Bombs If Must Be
FEUDS, RAIDS AND MURDERS KEPT IN CHECK
Murder and looting, still only too common or some of the fron tiers of the British Empire, pre- venting commercial intercourse and keeping slavery and the drug traf- fic alive, are being more and more effectively checked by the Air Force, at small cost of life and comparatively insignificant
Peuse.
ex-
recent Particulars of a few cases, now available, include that of the Qteibi tribal brigands. who held up caravno on the Dhula main route, north of Aden. The tribe were ordered to give up the criminals or provide host- ages and to pay compensation, and were warned, that if they failed aeroplanes would be sent to bomb them.
Warning Messages
They held but for a long time, and accordingly messages were dropped from a R. A. F. aeroplane their warning them to evacuate
villages. This action was taken by No. 8 Squadron, and took the . form of a blockade preventing the tribesmen from going back to their huts and hindering their work in the fields. A few houses only were destroyed.
The Qtejbis, for whom the Bri- tish huve a liking as an intelligent and brave people, eventually agreed to a meeting with the Po-
litical Officer- They quite cheer
fully consented to the terms im-
posed and were ready to be good
friends.
No casualties had been caused by direct air action, but six Jor seven tribesmen were killed after handling an unexploded bomb.
Sheikh Changes His Mind Caravans between the Yemen and Aden were being looted in the Subelhi territory, and the sheikhs
Mayor Ellenstein, of Newark (left), greeting Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Doolittle at the Newark airport as they completed their 11 hour, 59 minute record light from Glendale, California, "airport,
AUTOGIROS FOR NAVY
AUTOGIRO LANDS IN CITY SQUARE
Crashes When Taking Off
One of the two British autogiros. flown from England so Spain Inst month crashed at Barcelona while taking off from Cataluna Square, in the centre of the city.
The accident occurred during an exhibition of the machine's cap. abilities. It had just succeeded in landing in the square
There was large crowd of specs · tators, but only a policeman was injured.
U.S. 18,000-MILE AIR RACE PLAN
TO BUENOS AIRES
AND BACK
PROBABLY IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER
PROBLEM OF
REFUELLING
SEAPLANES
Varied Conditions Of Landing Places
| MOTOR · · LAUNCHES, TANKS
AND NATIVE BOATS
The delivery of gasoline to seaplanes and flying-boats has the presented a number of pro- afblems. Except on the rare oc
casions when refuelling can be carried out from a slipway, a 310 7 boat, barge or raft is neces-"
ated
sary.
In the Mediterranean, for in- stance, the centre of seaplane and flying-boat traffic, the Shell Com- pany has found it necessary to provide tank boats, and if some cases motor launches, capable of riding a fairly heavy sea, carrying up to 1,000 gallons of gasoline.
On the Nile and can lakes, used as alighting points for Im
POSSIBILITY
IS ALREADY
RECOGNISED perial Airways Oying-bouts when
Even The Destroyer May Carry Them
TENTATIVE DESIGNS FOR ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS
31.
the aerodromes are unfit for use by land machines, tanks and pumps are fitted to native boats, which have been found from experience to be those best suited to local con- ditions.
Where the landing stages lie in entirely protected waters, such as at Stockholm, large seaplanes-
the Junkera of the
Recent Italian navy experiments like.. with aircraft of the autogiro type, A. B. Aerotransport are ro. one of which successfully alighted fuelled at the head of wooden slip- on a cruiser steaming at 24 knots, ways from. an outfit fitted with have created no surprise in British meter, air and water separator, naval circles, et seem t
rotary pump and hose.
The possibilities of the autogiro
have been recognised in the Bri-
tish Navy for some time past. It
is understood, indeed, that certain
Itests have been made, and it is not Junlikely that autogiron may in the near futura be added to the Fleet Air Armi.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE
Straits Contribution Praised
The case with which the United States Navy can hurl air forces from the Norfolk, Va., air base to the defence of Panama was shown by the non-stop fight of Lieut. John Thatch," who is seen with his companion (left), Lieut. Carl E. Glene, Admiral E. 1.. King (in civica) ang Capt. A.W, Fitch at the takeoff."
AMERICAN RECORD
SHATTERED
FORMER
CHEAPENED
INSTRUCTION
IN AVIATION
"Young Pilots' Fund"
Inaugurated
FINE WORK OF AIR LEAGUE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Flying is to be brought within the reach of all in England,
A scheme for increasing the number of air pilots in Great Britain and for bringing the best A flying instruction within reach of
less wealthy sections of the com munity has been introduced by the Air League of the British Empire.
A fund, known as "The Young Pilota Fund, has been establish éd with the object of paying half the flying training fees for muit- able applicants. Thus if a pupil subscribed, 58. per week to the fund, the fund would double it, and the pupil would be entitled to 10s. worth of flying- training.
Opportunity For All
The instruction will given by the recognised flying clubs and schools.
1
At a meeting at the Royal Aero Club Lord Mattistone, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Air League, explained the scheme. He said that up to the present only young men of ono class had
ARMY OFFICER been able to learn to fly. With the SETS NEW MARK
DOOLITTLE'S TIME BEATEN
BY 25 MINUTES
assistance of the fund all classes would have the opportunity to da 80. The fund would help those who are ready to help themselves. It would double every amount` which the pupil chose to pay to wards his course of Instruction,
In 1933 there were: 035 "A" I NOTHER American air record was broken on Thursday last, subscribed to the extent of £10,- censes granted. If the fund were when Mr. Leland S. Andrews, a former army officer, span 000.and the pupils themselves sub- ned the continent in a big transport plane in 11 hours, 34 minutes.
A
*** scribed £10,000, 800 young men
The former transport record between Los Angeles and New would be able to train for this Il- York, held by Major “Jimmy” Do clittle, was 11 hours and 59 min-sense. utes, 25 minutes more than the time made by Mr. Andrews.
Air Ministry Approves It was hoped that employers Carrying a
co-pilot and a radio would assist the scheme by giving Joperator, Mr. Andrews Bew at anime off to their employees who
SEAPLANES FOR average speed of more than 260 were learning to fly in the name
BATTLESHIPS
REFITTING H.M.S. NELSON
miles an hour, reaching, & maximum way that they gave time off to speed of 320 miles an hour, he said, those who were in such bodies ar Most of the journey was made, at the Territorials, altitudes of between 12,000 and
Tentative designs have been pre- pared for all classes of ships, even SPIRIT OF RESPONSIBILITY down to: destroyers, specially equipped for carrying aircraft, in
London, To-day. Washington, cluding autogiros. In the des of the district were called to at An International air race of troyer one of these machines would The Secretary of State for the tend a conference. This the Man-18,000 miles from Washington. to be housed in a hanger just forward Colonies, Sir Philip Cuncliffe Lis-
Lord Mottistone, read a message- Guri Sheikh ignored, but he chang-Buenos Aires and back, on the lines of the bridge, in the space usually ter, referring in the House of Com
from Lord Londonderry in which ed his mind when a R. A. F. bom-of the London-Melbourne race, is occupied by the bow gun. The mons to the recent gift of $500,000
15,000 ft - ber dropped a peremptory message under discussion here.' Gen. John- forecastle deck of the destroyer by the Straits Settlements towards
the Secretary for Air stated that The low. wing monoplane in which he was delighted to hear of the at his headquarters. Measures Ron, former N.R.A. Administrator, would, it is considered, provide the cost of Imperial Defence, re
the record was set landed for twelve scheme. "I am, glad,” he were agreed upon, and pence now is proposed as director of the race ample landing space, as the latest minded the House that this was the TURRET CATAPULT EQUIPMENT minutes in Washington before pro-to have the assurance that this wrote, reigną.
committee, and one of the Presi-type of autogiro needs a runway of second free contribution made by
ceeding on to its record-breaking fund will operate through the ex- On the North-West Frontier a dent's sons;
Mr. Elliott Roosevelt, only three to four feet before com-the Colony recently, in addition to During her next refit the bat-landing at Floyd Bennett Field-isting dying, clubs, and is, there- band of irregulars led by the Fa- as his chief assistant.
fing to rest.
the annual payment of $4,000,000 tleship, Nelson will be equipped United Press. kir of Alingar raided the Mala- It will take place in October or
for this purpose.
fore, calculated also to afford for the first time with a seaplane. kand Protected Area north of Pe-November if the necessary support
Not Efficient Substitute
them assistance and The thanks of His Majesty's Goy This will be carried on a catapult
escourage- shawar, and was repulsed by le-is forthcoming.
ment. I commend the fund to thể- While naval airmen belleve that ernment had already been express of the latest type, mounted on one vies officered by British. A recon-
attention of all who are anxious. The prize money, which, it is sug- the autogiro has a great future, ed by the Governor to the Legis of the huge 16in-gun triple tur- BRAZILIAN AIRWAY noitring seroplane was shot at by gested, might be between £20,000 they do not consider that in its lative Council of the Straits rets the raiders, but it promptly drop and £30,000, would be the highest present stage of development it Settlements, and he added that this ped bomba and fired ita machine-ever offered. It is recalled that would be an efficient substitute for generous gifts is warmly wel- sent fitted with a turret catapult The only capital ship at pre-: guns with some little effect. The Mr. MacPherson Robertson gave the normal, type of machine. For comed, not only for its own sake, is H. M. S. Ramillies, but, all the raidera retired, and the fakir or- £15.000 as prizes for the Melbourno the present, therefore, big air but as a striking Indication of the remaining vessels of this type are dered his and to disperse.
event, and it is believed that an craft-carriers are indispensable.goodwill and of the spirit of re-to receive similar equipment in Soon Settled
even greater number of pilots of all The Navy itself would welcome a sponability and co-operation in due course and be provided with he recovered from his nations would be attracted. perfected autogiro, or, alternative-which the Colony approaches the two seaplanes each. fright, and two months later at a race for American commercial and ly, a machine of very low landing problems of common interest to the 1acked again, this time striking at
By mounting the catapult on a whole-British Wireturret instead of on deck the ship's Empire-as Realising the importance of such speed, either of which would rea- the forces of the Nawab-of Dir, a race for American commercial and der the big carrier superfluous, for
decks are kept clear of abatruction. who was engaged in protecting the diplomatic relations with South these vessels are notoriously ex- route over which the biennial ser-America, the Department of Compensive to operate, besides being
Moreover, the ship's guns are left více relief column for the garri-merce, the State Department and highly vulnerable.
with an unrestricted are of fire, which is not the case when, as in way opening rich agricultural and ditions. A candidate must, of Renown, the catapault is placed on vealed. The route would bisect upwards to a maximum not yet the Vallant, Royal Sovereign, and mineral resources has just been re
recourse, be medically fit, but he may be of any age from 17 years
But
son
at Chitral passes. Prompt the White House officials are..taking
air action was taken, and the raid-a close interest in the preliminary
ers were dispersed, and thereafter discussions... gave_no_more_trouble.
Provisional Route-
In the Persian Gulf zone there
The necessary financial support is were serious disturbances in the being sought from leaders of Amer- Dibai region. A naval sloop was ican industry. Mr. Edsel Ford, son at Sharjah, the nearest anchor of the motor-car manufacturer," and age and three bombers were sent Mr. Philip Wrigley, the Chicago up from Bahrein as reinforcement. chewing-gum manufacturer, as well They made several flights over as the heads of several oil com
no bombs. The mere sight of the ed.
less Service,
COUNTERING AIR ATTACKS Ministry: Committee
At Work
-
DUTCH DESIGNER IN BRITISH FIRM
Air
Mr. Antony Fokker Joins Airspeed
teen hurt
London, to-day,
the quarterdeck,
Mounted on a turret, both cat
protected
pult and aircraft from the blast of gunfire.
R.A.F. EXPANSION PROVIDES WORK
1,500 Boys Receive Employment
PLANNED
or country fully, conscious"
of all that flying means to it. I congratulate the Air League on its venture, and wish it the full-
By Not For The Wealthy
To Open Interior Ofeat measure of success."
Country
NEW ROUTE LIES, ENTIRELY INLAND
Air Commodore Chamier, Secre tary-General to the Air League, “ said that when, in his official posi tion, he had toured the country ha had found great enthusiasm for flying in every class.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, January (By U.P.) Survey of a new air administered without onerous con The Young Pilots' Fund will be
Brazil and provide a cut-off between
He
the United States. Rio de Janeiro suficiently well off to be able to fixed. He must not, of course, be and trade centers of southern Brazil the full flying fees himself. The projected route laid out by must join the Air League Pan American Airways lies entirely inland, and would bring the northern provinces now: 19 days distant by surface transport within one day of the capital,
WILEY POST TESTS
PLANE
It will give access to new trade areas on a main international trunk Five Miles A Minute Five air line from the United States, and
provide a faster route direct to Miles Above Ground southern Brazil, Uruguay and Ar- A-Fan American, amphi-
Los Angeles, Keb. 18.
It was stated in reply to the House of Commons question that the | Air Minister, Lord Londonderry, the affected district, but dropped panles, have already been approach Mr. Anthony Fokker, the Dutch had decided some months ago to
appoint a special committee to In acroplanes proved effective, Sand The route provisionally suggested aircraft manufacturer, plans to vestigate, as a matter of urgency, is from Washington, down the build Fokker and Douglas aero- the possibility of countering six at- Continued from Previous Column Atlantic coast, and across the planes in England in association across the United States to Wash-Caribbean Sea to Panama, down the with Afrspeed Ltd, the British tacks by utilising the recent pro-
gress of scientific invention.. Aeronautical manufacturers. The The Committee is already at work The Royal Air Force has vacau-gentina west coast of South America and scheme provides for the opening and in due course its report will cles for 1,500 boys who will be re blan plans is now at Pare after the Captain Wiley Post to-day sped The race would be open to non-over the Andes to Buenos Aires of a big aeroplane works in Eng be brought before the committee quired during the next 12 months fret inland passage by air between five miles a minute through the air military aeroplanes of any nations. The return journey proposed is Mr. Elliott Roosevelt stated yeater- along the east coast of South Amerland, which is expected to be of Imperial Defence British Wire-to-man; the $1 squadrons under the Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon some five miles above the ground in day that flying organisations in Ica via, Rio de Janeiro to Mexico,
located at Newcastle-on-Tyne.leas Service
expansion scheme recently
an-Reports of the expedition explode a final test of his aeroplano Winnie several countries had been asked if and thence to Los Angeles and Mr. Fokker stated that the new
nounced in Parliament. Examina the belief that interior Brazil is im- Mae, before attempting the propos- they would give their support. Continued at Foot of Preceding Col. factory would be entitled to c
/con-
tions are to be held at local centrés, penetrable jungle.
(Continued at Foot of Column 4) during the year
ington.
KING'S CUP AIR RACE
2
struct Fokker, aeroplanes and Dou-ASEA glas machines (of the type which (Continued Anished; second in the Melbourne Air Race) under .
CAD the start the cory will concentrate
This year's air race round: Bri-f. There will be two classes in this on the manufacture, of tain for the cup presented by the contest, one for machines fitted with machines. Military acro King will take place on September engines of more than 150 hp, the
6 and 7. The course will embrace
England, Scotland, Northern Island and Wales, Un
Viscount Wakefeld has made gift of 41,000 to the Royal Aero Club for prizes for the
other for those of lower power, On
of the
the second day of the contest the would supervise th semi-final and final will be flown
the 10 or 12 machines of each
leading on the first day
Most of those boys the age limit
fs 15 to 17 years will be entered
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be trained
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