THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 16, 1937
TRAINING EMPIRE PILOTS
Capt. L. J. Brain, Flight-Superin- tically in hand are those for increas tendent of Qantas Empire Airways,ing air-freight facilities between and two other Qantas pilots, Captains rail-heads and distant settlements: W. H. Crowther and C. R. Gurney and stations. Australia is also busy have been in England mastering with schemes for aerodrome develop- flying-boat technique, with a view toment and improvement, and is, in the operation of big aircraft of the addition, preparing for a wide- spread system of night-fiving with "C" Class through to Australia.
These three pilots have now com- pleted their marine air course, and
mails.
arrangements have been made for IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
other “Jantas" pilots to
come to:
England for similar training.
Captain Brain, whose log-books. show that he has now flown
over
1,000,000 miles, speaks with admira-
EXHIBITS
AND
MAIA
MERCURY
CHICKS BY AIR
Reports from Australia indicate that that thousands of day-old- At Rochester the other day a succhicks have now been air-borne cessful trial light-watched by a from Brisbane, to Darwin, Camoo- party invited to see the test-was weal, and other inland centres. The made by Maia', the lower compon-chicks, in batches of 25, are placed ent of the Short-Mayo composite in special boxes to take their place aircraft.
in the freight compartments of air-
Maia', a four-motored flying-boat craft. They are found to be splen- of normal characteristics, generally did air travellers, very few failing similar to the Empire flying-boats to survive their flying joumeys, of the C class, is provided with an
At the Canadian National Exhibi-attachment on its wing to which tion of the new Empire flying-boats, tion at Toronto Imperial Airways will be fixed an upper component in
of a pilot sitting at his
class letter-mails without suT":" not only as regards passenger com-have an exhibit which is based on the shape of the four-engined float A daily air service, carrying first- fort, but also from the view-point the story of the Empire flying seaplane. Mercury
After further trials with Maja' charge, is to be established between controls boats. One of the attractions is a Apart from any question of size model wind-tunnel in which visitors and after Mercury has been tested Tasmania and the Australian main- they are, he says, the most pleasant can test for themselves the reactions individual flight, the seaplane land.
model Empire flying-boat will be attached to the wing of the machines to fly he has ever handled.of.a
Another model is of a testing-tankfying-boat, and the two components
the public will ascend together as a composite the moment, sufficient to ensure its Empire in which members of prior to can test the hull of an Empire flying-aircraft.
immediate vertical separation from Captain boat in water..
the lower component.
When
a
discussing the flying-boats the other day, his return to Australia,
When the 'composite' has climbed Brain added that he felt certain A model of an Empire flying-
to a suitable height, the "locking It is hoped that by this method of that these aircraft when they are boat, to a scale of one inch to in service right through to Austra-foot, is also a feature of the stand; mechanism securing the two com mid-air launching it will be pos to be ponents will be released, and the sible for mail-loads to be carried lia, will prove extremely popular on which, in addition, are
seen a model Empire air-port, and seaplane will rise clear of the fly for longer distances non-stop, and with long-distance air travellers.
special maps of Imperial Airways ing-boat and proceed in separate at higher cruising speeds, tha fight. The fundamental principle of would be possible by any method It is interesting to hear Captain routes:
the mid-air launching is the auto-of surface launching. When carry- Brain speak of the importance of
matic generation of an aerodynamic (ing a load of 1,000 lb. of mars, air transport to Australia. The
force tending to separate the two Mercury will have a range of ap- subject is one he knows intimately.
The authorities at Singapore, it components, and the provision of a proximately 3,500 miles at a cruis- Aerial passenger, mail, and freight! services are, he points out, solving is stated, now have placed orders mechanism which prevents the de-ing speed of 160 to 170 miles an transport problems in Australia in a for illuminated buoys of the latest tachment of the upper component hour. Mercury's total horse-power way that would be impossible by types for the flying-boat channel in unless the aerodynamic force is, at is only 1,280.
SINGAPORE AIRPORT
any other means. Immense time-the harbour. The whole of this savings can be effected, as compared channel is to be marked by buoys with surface travel, when loads are placed approximately 100 yards carmarked in Australia for the fly-apart. ing routes.
According to a message from It is wonderful work that is being Cawnpore, the aerodrome buildings done, on an ever-growing scale, by and control-tower have now been the medical air services of Austra-completed, together with residential lia, while among plans now energe, quarters for the air-port staff.
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