THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936
MAIL A A DAY SERVICE TO EMPIRE ENVISAGED
NEW WORLD AIR
SERVICE
PLAN SPONSORED IN AMERICA
GIANT PLANES TO CARRY 40 PEOPLE CONTEMPLATED
New York.
Plans for a six-day flying service nearly half- way round the world, from Manila to New York, a distance of about 10,000 miles, are now being contemplated. The Douglas Aircraft Corpora- tion has decided to construct a land plane twice the size of the 26-ton China Clipper which, in re- cent months, has been successfully flying the newly established trans-Pacific route.
The new machine is designed to carry 40 passengers. It will weigh 50 tons and has four 1.000 h.p. engines. These are so powerful that, with only 60 per cent. of their power in use the "plane will be able to maintain a speed of 225 miles an hour.
PROGRESS IN INDIA
Improved Ground Facilities
NIGHT-FLYING EQUIPMENT
INCLUDED
LOW
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This scheme, involving 30 initial cost of £100,000, is reported to be subsidised by America's five! leading transport companies. It 13 hoped that the plane will be ready for her trial fight next spring.
60 Machines Coming Each of the five companies in-
If the projected airship ser- vice between Amsterdam and the Netherlands East Indies comes into being, it will have been very largely due to the efforts of Dr. Hugo Eckener, above, the famous Everman sirship designer, who was more responsible individually than anyone else in perfecting the lighter-than-air form of air- craft.
FLIGHT ACROSS 27 COUNTRIES
MACHINES WITH HOTEL COMFORT
NEW EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS
Work is well advanced on the 29 flying-boats, the largest commercial machines ever designed, now being built for Imperial Airways by Short Bros., at Rochester. They are to replace the pre- sent fleet on the Empire routes, at a cost of $2,000,000, writes a special correspondent.
The first will be off the stocks within a few weeks; the others will follow at intervals of three weeks
Number One will be used on the present service across the Mediterranean, and Number Two in experiments for the trans- Atlantic service to Canada, which is part of Imperial Airway's programme for next year.
As a result of the Govern~- ment's policy of ultimately
sending all first-class mail to Empire countries by air at the ordinary postage rates. Imperial Airways have been able to place: the order for new and faster fiying-boats, and also for 12 new land 'planes.
terested will then have an oppor- 1,000 PLANES IN to reach South Africa in
tunity to place its own pilots in charge of the machine, and after three months of experimental fiy- ing the plane may be redesigned and rebuilt
DISPLAYS
45 R.A.F. Stations Thrown Open
EMPIRE DAY FLIGHTS FOR THE PUBLIC
With this great fleet in opera- tion next year it will be possible four a half, days, India in two and Malaya in four, and Australia in iseven days. There will be services each week to India and Africa, 10 to Egypt.
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S. W. MONSOON ARRIVES
Schedule Delays Possible
LATER ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE
Imperial sirways advise that
the early a rival and activity of the south-west monsoon in the
No More "Mail Days" Information just to hand shows
It is further reported that if the
It will mean the end of "mail Bay of Bengal have produced very "that the work of providing im-
(days," and it will no longer be severe storms from Calcutta to' proved ground facilities-including tests prove successful, 60 of these machines may be built, at a total;
necessary to post letters on cer-Bangkok along the air route; and night-flying equipment is
tain days of the week for different that as on in cost of £2,500,000.
certain stages the well in hand at air-stations
Certain European air lines have
A thousand RAF. and civil parts of the Empire. A letter meteorological reporting and fore- India and Burma. The improve- meats which are being provided already shown keen interest in include larger sheds and meteoro-the design and may order 25 of aeroplanes took part in the na-posted in the crdinary box will be casting arrangement are not yet tion-wide air display held at near-automatically sent by the next fully developed, attempts to ad- bere strictly to the published run-the type. According to the ply 100 aerodromes in Britain re-day's 'plane. logical buildings, macadam
all conditions Ways, new direction-finding wire-gramme planned by the American
the works of Short Bros, where could not be justified, in view of less stations, and amplified aero-air lines a passenger would be ablecently in honour of Empire Day, Recently I was conducted over timetable under
to fly the 7,000 miles from Manila which this year fell on Sunday. drome lighting.
Forty-five EAF. stations were 3,000 men are working on the giant the Company's policy and practice to Alameda, California, in Pan-
of taking no avoidable risk. "at home" to the public. Aircraft-machines. At Karachi many improvements
American clippers. On arrival
In a full scale model I was able! men acted as "hosts," and showed
As in previous years therefore are being carried out in anticipa- tion of big increases in air-borne there he would step into one of the visitors the hangars and ground to see how everything has been de-
equipment, and the workshops signed for the comfort of the pas-it has been decided that the Im- perial eastbound aircraft shall, traffic. At Delhi improved sheds new monster planes and continue and buildings have already been his journey for another 2,500 miles where the engines are tuned and sengers.
big east to New York, where a con- repaired
For the first time on any Im-for the next few months, make a provided. At Allahabad new hangar is in construction and nection would be made with an-
At each station RAF pülbis perial Airway's machine there is night-stop at Rangoon instead of gave displays of diving and bomb-ja smoking room. There meals are at Bangkok, unless the weather there are to be improved meteoro-other clipper machine for a flight
this mountainous sector :· is to Europe.
ing from a height of 10,000 feet, served, drinks from champagne logical facilities.
while high-speed fighting machines to mineral water-are obtainable, known to be favourable for Bying engaged in mock air battles. and the passengers can sit on com-during the late afternoon.
No alteration is being made in fortable settees and view the There were parachate descents, world below through low windows, the published timetable as the Promenade Cabin and flying boats were seen
phase is only a temporary one, and operation at Felixtowe and Cal- Next is a promenade cabin, with strenuous efforts will be made to allow maintain schedule in Malaya andi shot.
seats on only one side to Six R.A.F. stations were opened passengers space for walking. Be-beyond; the public must, however, an adjustable expect occasional late arrivals in to the public for the first time-side each seat is
seat is ad Singapore under the difficult flying Sutton Bridge, near King's Lynn, ventilator, and every
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Rangoon Development Rangoon is to be developed into
an important air centre, plans NEW AIRCRAFT
being in hand for a big air-station
on modern lines. At Akyab there
are to be new buildings and im
FACTORY
proved runways. At Lahore work To Produce In Year's
is to begin on the construction of
a big hangar, offices, and other ae-
commodation. At Bombay a new
Time
Parachute Descents
in
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Over.
hangar is nearly complete. Special 300 M.P.H. BOMBING PLANES North Cotes, near Grimsby, Peter-justable for height and angle. conditions now prevailing.
drainage work is also in progress
here, and new runways are being constructed.
and is:
now
Birmingham.
as
borough, Ternhill, near Shrews-There is seating accommodation bury Mildenhall and Montrose. for 24 passengers and sleeping aċ-
Eight stations open last year commodation for 16, as well The new aircraft factory refer-
were closed this year--Andover, room for a large quantity of mail At Madras plans have been pre-red to by Sir Thomas Inskip,
The machines are all-metal, 26 Minister for the Co-ordination of Boscombe Down, Larkhill, North-
h.p. mono- pared for improved air-port commodation.
ed af འ suit Defence, in the House of Commons Weald, Pembroke Dock, Upavon, four-engined, 4,000
planes, with a maximum s able site
being recently, to be built by the Austin Wittering and Bicester.
Civil flying schools were open at nearly 200 m.p.h. selected; while at Calcutta steps Motor Co. at-Cotton Hackett, will
·Ham- the following aerodromes:
It is intended to speed up the ere being taken to provide facil- be used primarily for the manu-ble, Hatfield, Brough, Hanworth, whole service by tying night and ties for a considerably greater facture of military machines, volume of air traffic, these im- The building is to be completed Reading, Desford, Prestwick and day and negotiations have been
drome staff.
Perth.
JURISDICTION OF THE AIR
Where Board Of Trade Rules
entered into with the 27 countries provements to include quarters o in six months beside the flying
Over 10,000 B.A.F. pilots under-over which the company's ma-
Who has jurisdiction of the air a comprehensive scale for the aeroground and track of the Austin
in that part of it in which colli- Motor Co's works at Longbridge, went preliminary training at the chines fly, for the reorganisation
When completed it will be operat-Various schools, and the methods of the flying fields.
They are
to be equipped with sion may occur between a flying- ed by the company for the Govern-of teaching were demonstrated
Flights of Air Force machines better meteorogical facilities, land-boat and a ship? ment. When not in actual produc-
visited some of the civil aero-ling lights, beacons, and wireless
equipment for direction-finding. dromes and gave displays.
TUNNEL TEST OF
FLYING FLEAS French Decision
Paris.
tion it will be kept by the company on a maintenance basis, to be ready for production at any time accord- ing to Government requirements Employment For 5,000
At both civil and Air Force!
aerodromes there were facilities for “joy ride" flights.
U.S. PRODUCTION INCREASE
The American aircraft industry
t is estimated that the cost of The French Air Ministry has building, and machinery will be agreed to have the "Flying Flea nearly £1,000,000. The works will ultra-light type of aeroplane test-be capable of employing between ed in its full-sized wind tunnel at 5,000 and 6,000 people. Meudon, near Paris. There have been several fatal crashes cently in this type of machine.
lay-out of the factory has been in 1934. · The Ministry's decision comes prepared by the company. General six days after the refusal of the
approval, subject to certain condi- British Air Ministry to test Flying tions, has been given to the plans Fleas in the wind tunnel by the Bromsgrove Rural Council.
It is understood that the new produced 349 aeroplanes in the factory will be used for making first three months of 1935, 'an in-
at Farnborough.
re-
FASHIONS GO BY AIR
Dispatch Of Models Accelerated
Air transport is proving
The question has arisen in the United States with the appreach of the inaugural flight of the China Shipping Clipper flying boats.
the companies operating near China Clippers' alighting areas declare that the situation is not met by any existing rules or sta- itutes.
With the approaching completion of the first of the 29 flying boats of the British Empire air feet, of which will have Portsmouth as its
high-speed all-metal bombers. The crease of 90 over the same period greater value every day to the base, the question will begin to
world of fashion. Not only does it
assutne urgency in England. The accelerate the dispatch of the Air Navigation Bill now before latest models from Paris to Lon-Parliament is designed to clear up don, but it also quickens the transeveral doubtful points. Despite the mountainous topog-sit of new models to destinations
FINE SWISS RECORD
The site is in a zone scheduled for
An Air Ministry official stated A campaign has been conducted residential purposes, and lies in a raphy of the country, not one fatal along the Empire air-lines.
Fashion experts fly regularly to recently that. as soon as a fiying here by many air experts to force sheltered position in a valley. accident has occurred en Swiss air- the French Air Ministry to con-
When completed the factory will lines engaged in the transportation Paris to inspect, the latest models, boat becomes air-borne it comes duct these tests. The setion of be visible from only one high point of passengers, mail or freight, in while specimens of new creations within the control of the Air are, within a few hours of their Ministry. When skimming along the Air League in Britain. in.in the residential part of the sur-12 years of operation.
production, air-borne from Paris the surface of the water is questing the Air Ministry to ban rounding countryside. It will be
to London to be shown in the governed by the collision regala-
tions of the Board of Trade. the Flying Fies until full texts in full production in 12 months had been carried out was wel- time.
West-End shops.
Statistics, show that more and No instance is recalled in Brit- comed by French experta:::
Since the Air League appeal are to be turned out with a speed The US. Bureau of Air Cam- more women now. Ay to Paris inain of an occasion when a collision, was made on May 6 the number of of over 300 miles per hour, Buildmarce now requires static test-re the morning, do a round of shop between a flying boat and a ship. deaths in Flying Flex accidents ing operations will start very soon ports on new types of aircraft ping in the French capital, and has been followed by a dispute as then fly back to London the same to the authority possessing juris- in this country has risen from five The output of the factory is being before inspectations and
evening.
diction tests can be undertakä kept a closely guarded secret.
*to eight.
STATIC TEST REPORTS
Complete" air-bombing" "planes
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