THE CHINA_MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1935
GIANT 130-TON AIR LINERS FORECASTED
Prince Louis Ferdinand, former Henry Ford employee in Detroit. drinks to his specess as a mad pilot. He ai just been granted
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German transport pilot's Bence and is preparing to fly mails, over the country his grand- father once ruled.
MANY LINERS HELD UP
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tervené.
THE WORLD'S FIRST
AIR FORCE
ARMY BALLOONS USED
BY FRENCH TROOPS
INTERESTING PAGE IN HISTORY
RECALLED BY OLD RECORDS
I was much surprised recently to encounter, among some old French records, detailed richngs of a properly organised Air Force which was used by the French armies in their operations against the invading Austrians so long ago as 1794! writes "Ajax"
The project began by the urgings of the balloonist Guy- ton-Morvean "that his fellow-members of the Scientific Commis- sion of the National Committee of Public Safety should test out the possibilities of aerial co-operation with troops. This they agreed to, with the stipulation that no sulphur was to be used in the making of the necessary hydrogen gas, as the war with England had put an end to imports of that commodity from Sicily.
France's powder mills already to war. It arrived at the Mau- were running short Lavoisier, benge camp on May 3 without its
a few
This plane in fight at Farnborough, England, is pilot-less,^ being directed, by Tadio from the control station shown at the right. The plane was demonstrated before officials of the Royal Air Force...A robot, does, the work of a trained aviator.
had produced hydrogen by play balloop, which followed AIRCRAFT TRADE
seemed doubtful, however, if sarrasia, jealousy, and jing a steam jet on red-hot iron days later. It was received with contempt. by this means enough could be However, L'Entreprenant was
In the meantime there is great coniusion on the quay among the hundreds of passengers of the
dated. and there were daily as- obtained to inflate a balloon. Champlain who have been strand- ed. The Minister for the Mer-
Captain of Engineers Coutelle cents by Coutelle, accompanied by cantile Marine has refused to in-and Citoyens Conte and Charles a general staff officer, who more were put to work in the old Salle than once was sick The Aus- The departure of 950
Tdes Marechaux of of the Champlain's
the Tuileries. (trians took pot shots at them now passengers Passiek
lets and then. There was one sticky from London for the Southampton through a series of cast-iron pipes moment when an enemy field gun, filled with iron filings, they socz hidden in a ravine, opened up on Imade more than 500 cubic feet them and canntu· balls time of hydrogen, which appeared to whizzing by as they were rapidly Ishow that the Lavoisier discovery hauled down.
was of practical use
port of call has been cancelled. Reuter.
heaps of debris. *
Some of the who have resumed
numerous steam
*An Important Aid”
INDUSTRY
WORKING TO
CAPACITY New Bomber Among Defence Orders
FACTORIES VISITED BY
LORD WEIR
London.
FOR THE FUTURE
BRITAIN'S LARGEST
BOOM
It is realised that our hold on foreign markets must not be
to
guarantee
deliveries
FLYING-BOAT
DISPOSABLE LOAD OF
ELEVEN TONS
HULL MADE ENTIRELY OF LIGHT
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
Dash Air Ministry of the largest flying boat
ETAILS have now been released by the Bri-
yet built in Great Britain.
This is the Sarafand, efficiency of design of which will allow production, according to its builders. of larger craft, more efficient aero-dynamically, up to a gross weight of 130 tons or more than four times the weight of the Sarafand. Such machines would be veritable flying liners capable of oper ating over long ocean routes..
The new flying boat, which weighs 31 tons is a biplane driven by six Rolls-Royce water cooled engines of 930 hp. each. The normal gasoline load of more than 2000 gallons is carried in four tanks in the upper plane. With a full disposable load of 11 tons. the maximum speed is 150 m.ph. and the still-air range is 1.450 miles, or an ample margin for a non-stop jour ney from England to Gibraltar. With no helping wind the
takeoff run lasts 48 seconds.
time. On its present basis the Bri-trouble. Her large size enables
are fitted
TOP OF WORLD" FLIGHT BY POST
IS CONTINUED
ACCOMPANIED BY WILL ROGERS
SAFE LANDING AT ALASKA
Seattle, To-day.
Seaworthiness of the Sara- relaxed for a moment by failure fand has been tested by moor- oning ber for long periods in gales tish aircraft industry can under the craft to take off from, and of 56 miles per hour without
take a much bigger output Mes-descend on to water much too sures now being taken will still rough for smaller craft. ·
The ALL QUIET
further enlarge power of produc-all-metal structure has with- Brest, To-day.
tion. All is quiet after Tuesday's
stood both salt-water corrosion New Heavy Bombers and extreme heat. The hull is rioting. which was finally sup
"Brass Hat" Trouble
At the Battle of Fleurus, fuught
The further orders to be given built entirely of light aluminium pressed at midday yesterday. The Then came trouble with the on June 26, L'Entreprenant pat in soldiers were withdrawn and the brass hats." The cavalry com-the first eight-hour day of aircraft booming. It has not for some negotiations. Lord Weir, who is
The aircraft industry is (this year are now the subject of alloys"
Ecomy accommodation is pro shops re-opened. The appearance mand especially, in the true battle in history, observing at years worked to full capacity advising the Ministry, has al-vided for a crew of 10. The of the town is like one that has cavalry tradition since the days various points. A high wind blew but the new defence programme ready visited certain firms and officers quarters are between the afternoon for Alaska on the se Wiley Post left bere yesterday undergone a siege. littered with of Xenophor, opposed this new They dared not rely on the entire has already brought orders factories to examine present and main wing spars and
development with bitter scor Air Force holding her in Fifteen principally for training ma-Potential production capacity. arsenal workers However,
with four banks and a table. Next cond stage of his fight over the the project went horses their duties through.
were attached to each of chines, from the Air Ministry. The speed-up in type develop on the starboard side is a drying "top of the world" for Moscow. A: the chatear of Meu-the two gus have adopted a “go slow" policy den, Coutelle, now
rupes Divisional Further orders, making a totalment decided upon is taking ef- cupboard, while to port is the He was accompanied by Will made captainMorio was up --Reuter.
two hours with of some 1,500 machines in this fect Contracts for a new type cooking and domestic equipment. Bogers, but his wife, who had commandant of the new force. Coutelle, watching the Austrians. financial year, will shortly be of heavy, high-performance bon-the crew's quarters being aft flown with him from San Fran established a filing station, call- Soon afterwards two accidents given for fighters, general parbers one of which was order- The equipment of a flying boat cisco, decided at the last minute A later message says that more jed L'Institut Aeronautique, of occurred The balloon was punc-pose aeroplanes, diving hombers jed experimentally are already this size includes, beside a not to fly, saying that the trip street fighting took place yester-which the engineer Conte took tured by a splinter of wood in a and heavy night bombers.
placed Transport bombers and heavy armament load, elaborate might be too strenuous day afternoon. The police charged charge. Here a large brick fur-sudden gust of wind, but the hole The Ministry has no inter-long-range bombers are also on havigational apparatus and all the believed that Post's destination workers after the latter had nace was built and the world's was
mended A
·SOOM
tion whatsoever of calling upon more?
paraphernalia of surface ships, is Juneau, in Alaska-Reuter, bombarded them with missiles (first military balloon was made. serious matter was a rip against the industry to sacrifice foreign
such as anchors, riding lights, fog
LANDING AT JUNEAU Many were wounded-Reuter.
L'Entreprenant
the side of a tree in another gust.
connections as a result of the
horns and a dinghy.
Seattle, To-day. L'Entreprenant, 23 she was which deflated it. It was sent
decision to
A later message from Seattle increase our de called, was about 30ft. in diame-back to Maubeuge for repairs.
fence force.
states that Wiley Post, accom ter. She was able to carry two Coutelle went to Paris to or-i mea. Her dead-weight, without wantse an additional company of passengers was 214 ext She Aerostiers.
Presently. mended lifted 5 cw · She was held by and reindated, "the was rafted two zur ropes, each abou: 1,370ft across the ease, to a base near long. attached to her middle.
Aix-la-Chapelle, where a furnace-
FURTHER FIGHTING
RED CROSS FOUNDED IN ABYSSINIA
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The arrival of the first Turkish Charre d'Affaires for Abyssinia was expected there last evening.
the world's first Air Force set out useful work at the battles of Char- Now came the great day when filing station was built. She did
treuse and Aldenhoven and at the stein she was hard pressed by the capture of Bona. At Ehrenbreit-
Hitherto the Turkish Government NAVAL PORT OF BREST UNDER has had no diplomatic representa-}| tive in Abyssinia.
BLACK EAGLE IN FAVOUR
from Rome states
-HEAVY GUARD
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Austrians, but escaped.
The End The United States neste air-|:
The
Aerostiers, Mest
under! man "Black Eagle," who volun-
Courtelle, got their baptism of fre teered to organise an Abyssinian
The Police Prefect of the De-with the army of the Rhine. Their Flying Corps some months ago partment of Finisterre has ban-balloon was named Le Telemaque. and crashed a brand new plane ed all public meetings in Brest Not long afterwards both bal- on his first fight, thus incurring or the neighbourhood. Cafes have loons came to a sad end: Le the severe displeasure of the bees ordered to close at 10 p.m. Telemarque broke loose on the east Negus, has now been restored to Heavily armed guards have tak-bank of the Rhine and was 1ipped grace. A position has now been jen up positions at the railway,to bits. L'Entreprenant, at Frank- assigned to him in the infantry, stations and the main thorough-'fort, was found, a crumpled mass, where he has been entrusted with fares, Mobile Guards and marine full of shot holes. Sabotage by the training of volunteers. troops being conspicuous. The her own when was strongly sits- Marine Prefecture is under po-pected. She was repaired, but was ITALIAN ARMY CHANGES
lice and military protection. -captured by the enemy at Wurtz
POPULACE APPREHENSIVE bury in 1796. The population is gripped by on and affects even the General tense apprehension. Towards 6: Staf which in future will be a P. yesterday the news spread agle General Staff Corps con- that the workers in Le Havre and sisting of 36 Colonels, 99 Lieuten-Lorrient had also joined the de-
the ant-Colonels and a General Staffmonstrators. revolutionary minimum movement having extended to the service formed of 器 number of majority Captains and mercantile marine. Chief Lieutenants.
The great French ocean liner To obtain one of these posts the Champlain, with 800 passengers, completion of studies at the was dre to leave Le Harve at 2} military academy and a thorough Pn. yesterday for New York, but! training as a General Staff Officer was held up because the crew of are essential-Trans-Ocean Ser-400 had left the steamer, follow- -vice.
A message
that the complete reorganisation
-of the Italian army, is now going
ing the example of the staff, who went on strike on Tuesday. The crews of the remaining overseas steamers belonging to the Com-
NEW YORK STOCK pagnie General Transatlantique.
MARKET
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week The Edison Electric In- stitute estimates weekly electricity production at 1,521,000,000 KW,
including the crew of the Blue Riband liner Normandie, are also striking.
The 800 passengers of the Champlain had to leave the ves sel at lunch time yesterday and take their meals ashore.
MASS PROTEST MEETING Amass meeting of shi
an increase of 99 per cent over crews was held yesterday afte
the corresponding period of last moon to protest against
year:
lcuts and to decide
The following cable was received course of action
last nights
Copper Th
In the consuRng
priees
ket looks likely to
dock worked
رم
NEW AERODROME
PLANNED
www.
North Wales Site
Proposed
Pwllheli
Air Ministry officials re- cently visited Forth Nigel otherwise known as Hell's Mouth, in the Lleyn Penin- sula, Caernarvonshire, which
order.
FAMOUS AIR SCHOOL TO BE REMOVED
Returning To Old Home
The famous
London. Central Flying School of the Royal Air Force is to be moved.
Since 1926 in has been station- ed Wittering aerodrome, Northants, but now it is to make way for a new Flying Training School which is to be opened here for new recruits. It will retman to
Upavon. Wiltshire, where it was first opened in 1912.
has been proposed as the PARACHUTIST'S FALL
site for a new RAF. acro drome.
Plans of the projected buildings were explained to farmers, most of whom are prepared to give the neces-
sary land.
TO DEATH
Seen By Crowd Of 5,000
-AIR CIRCUS TRAGEDY
It is
GIANT PLANE FOR panied by Will Engers, has landed
US. NAVY
Machine To Cost £89,000
Washington.
A huge experimental Zaval patrol aeroplane costing £89,000 has been ordered by the "United: States Navy Department- It will be planned by Mr. Igor Sikarsky, the noted aeroplane designer.
at Juneau, Alaska, on the second stage of his fight to Moscow. Reuter.
“SARABAND'S”
OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
Climbs 750 Feet
Minute
MORE POWERFUL THAN GERMAN DOX
The machine will be similar, it is understood, to the "42" now, plying between the Pacific coast Hawaii for Pan-American Airways. Two years will be reof the six-engined "Saraband
Striking performance figures quired to build the aerial giant.
FUEL LEAKAGE PERIL
New Regulations Pending
London. Important new regulations
-02
Britain's biggest flying boat built by Short Brothers for the Air Ministry, are now di-
vulged. This 31 ton machine was built in 1932, when a civil flying boat of the same size, ther under construction, was countermanded for reasons of economy.”
She has an aggre gate of 5.500 hp., and is there- fore more powerful than the German Do-X, now out of com-
Climbing Powers
Ivor Price, aged 27, attached! to Sir Alan Cobham's air dis-1 AIR ROUTE SURPRISE AIR MAIL PLANS
play, was killed while making a Johannesburg-It is doubtful, Aerodrome, Cheshire, recent the tankage of aeroplanes may mission.
parachute jump at Woodford Melbourne-A ink-up of all the Union of South Africa will rely. His parachute did not open shortly Australian capitals by air mail is new its contract with
be expected. Serious Imperial and he fell about 800 feet, be leakage of petrol has occurred on planned by the Australian PostAirways when it expires in Janu- ing killed instantly. ¡master-General, Mr. McLachlan
Jary, 1937.
some occasions, the pilot having no The tragedy was seen by 5,000 means of detecting it. people, including a number who The regulations needed w3 climb of 25021 per minute, had gone up in planes to get a affect the design of the installation
These performance figures are better view of the jumps.
Price's jump was the last event will impose alterations in several
in certain types of aeroplanes, and on the basis of full military load The reported performan- of the evening, in which he and machines already in use.
ces of foreign' aircraft are in
Her speed is 150 mph, and she has a range, with Enll military load, of 1,450 miles and
light-loaded trials.
Miss Naomi Heron Maxwell did In certain types at present the many cases based on special a double jump from two planes theoretical security of three or Miss, Heron-Maxwell landed safe four engines is to a large extent with complete automatic pilot, is sacrificed owing to this petrol leak-armed with machine-guns, and
115.
ABUSKAN'S HOLIDAY”
Price was an experienced parage. Jachute jumper and had perform
ed several hundreds of jumps' in different parts of the country. He was hoping this summer to establish a world's record by BURDPM's Flying Club in England
Since the formation a delayed drop of 28,000
ONE POUND PER I. P.
The
each
power
of the
1931, there are quite a number of these landworked men who fy for recreation. The club owns two aeroplanes, with which 1419 fights were made last year.
BOMEPROOF GELLARS
proof
The "Saraband" is equipped
has provision also for a 13/2 automatic quick-frer. Her mili. tary load is 5,96015. She is 120ft in wing span and 90ft long.
"EVERYBODY'S PLANE”.
Amsterdam
A cheap, light aeroplane to cost only 1500 Borina (£200) is now be ing built in the Netherlands.
AIR CORPS OFFICERS:
The US Wa people the first
as ment to:
from civit