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THE CHINA@MAILU FRIDAY, DECEMBER
SECRET BEHIND CONFIDENCE OF TEST PILOTS
(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT)
London,
Have you ever wondered how a test pilot feels when he climbs into the cockpit of a now jot-engined plane. for the first timo? Why is he so confident that the ongino wil] do all that it is supposed to do onco it is in the air? › Might not such a powerful ongino rip the plane apart, or rofusa. to function altogether whom it is in the alı?
The accret is that
the engine history-a 1,000 hours of
engine has already been simulated 'combat' running made tested under actual flight up of a series of cycles oach re- presenting in detail a sortie by conditions, and as much is a fighter aircraft. The Goblin, known about it as if it had which has since been approved
for already flown for
world's longest jet overhaul, Beveral
is the power plant of the de hundred hours. In fact, it Havilland Vampire fighter. has flown before, but not made its first fight in a Motcor in the plane it is designed air frame. to power. It has spent its first few airborne hours in fa "flying test-bed."
T
It
The first British jet engine to gly was airborne in a specially designed Gloster airframe which was later developed into the "Flying test-beds" are usually Meteor, But in the summer of 1042, Rolls-Royce Installed conventional piston-engined Whittle engine in the tail of bombers or transports into which Vickers Wellington bomber. one or more gas-iurbine engines Technicians watched the instru- are fitted so that they can be ment panel in the nose of the had remote tested in flight. The object, of ] Wi
Wellington which these aircraft is to gain flight controls running to the engine ot the rear of the fuselage. experience on the jet engine Since then, almost every type of before it goes into production for turbo-jet and turbo-prop engine the bomber or fighter for which has gone through a rigorous series of tools in a flying test- It is designed.
bed.
of
the
REGULAR SERVICE
or
GURKHAS
THEIR
S
¡MILING, stocky
"Infidel!"
London murus Bervicn
ARE SHARPENING
KUKRIS
AGAIN
By RUSSELL SPURK
of
"British Mongolian troops themselves out of the hurled ricefields at dawn and engaged our forward positions in hand- to-hand fighting. There was no
stopping them. Their leading
The jet engines are not always Atted to the wings of the test- bed. They have been installed in both the nose and the tail of
"Johnny" Gurkhas British bombers, and recently.
The flying test-beds have not an Avro Lincoln had its tomb-
are sharpening their solely from the
kukris curve-bladed
and and mendicants have spread bay specially adapted to carry a operated
airfield reheat Derwent jet engine slung constructor's home beneath its fuselage. An en Government research centres, trekking across the Himala- word that the world's forces are gineer's cabin was fitted in the Two Lincoln test-beds, fitted van foothills to offer their once more on the march. fuselage with
automatic with Bristol Theseus turbo-services to Britain. observers to take a continuous
Lown props, have
a regular photographic record
For word has gone round transport service from this Instruments in flight.
The among the little mountain country to the Middle East. Theseus-Lincolns have been men that the great white of RAF rain over the seas is again crewed by members Transport Command and the ex-facing fierce enemies. These serial test flights will perience on the turbo-props has supplement the many hours of enabled the makers to produce
British officers at the re- test-bench running which all new gas-turbine engines under-considerable refinements in the cruiting centre at Ghoom, fuel consumption of their on the North Indian fron- tier are surprised at the The bench-tests provide the
rush of volunteers. They preliminary facts about fuel!
There are rare cases when the certainly need them-re consumption, performance and routine work of the dying test-cruits are badly wanted to the other details which are later bed produces some outstanding expand the Gurkha Brigade checked and confirmed in the air. But the tests on the beach example of the progress. are often carefully prepared to more often, the results of thes in Malaya, and fill gaps left are too old to serve bring son of danger. The little men put
go.
BENCH TESTS
simulate airborne performance.
engines.
BUL
tests only show their significance by the dispatch of forces when the engines are installed to Korea. For example, a production de
machines and in the Service Havilland Goblin engine recently
actually passed what has been described civil airliners as the most severe test in aero-go into operation.
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which
A British Crossword Puzzle
3 Playful,
ACROSS
2 Stub.
3 Law,
4 Saucy.
6 Incursion.
0 Shrewd,
9 Trick
11 Acknowledged.
12 Mass of ice.
13 Indifferent to pain.
18 Duck.
18 Public.
22 Reproved. 24 Bullfighter.
25 Bravery.
20 Fish.
1 Waterway.
DOWN
6 Flags,
10
7 warm.
14 Lubricated,
10 In the middle.
20 Earlier.
18 Drum.
17. Measuring system.
21 Bedeck.
22 Burden.
23 Small bay.
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWU ED—ACTORS: -3 Ravenous, Opine, 8 Irritate, 10 Emerge, 18 Melange, 15 Role, 17 Altered, 18 Compile, 20 Onuz, 21 Evicted, 26 Entree, 27 Eathrone, 20 Ruins, 29 Surmount. Down: 1 Totem, 2 Libel, 3 Reign, Evil, 5 Ora- tor, Seemed, 9 Regale, 11. Melon, 12 Ramps, 14 Eleven, 15 React, 18 Levee, 18 Cawers, 10 Muster, 22 Inert, 23 Trait, 24 Dense, 25 Trio.
FERDINAND
But
од
+
over a century Nepal has allowed Its men to serve the British Crown, and their loyalty, and support helped to crush the In dlan Mutiny.
old
up,
New problems Still cheerful
INDIAN independence raised
problems the new officer was shot down, but the URKHA veterans
throw away the Mongolians
their Gurkha units
were split
the new Burma campaign, quietly rifles and butchered our forces some opting to serve tilling the hillside-farms, re-with their knives. Part of my India, some staying with the tired N. C. Os with many years staff was killed in the with British forces. The re-formed. service, and raw youths who drawal.”
British Gurkha Brigade abati- doned its magnificent bases In have only heard tales of brave
India and moved on bloc to deeds overseas, have picked up their cars, said farewell to their
Malaya. wamen, and set of for Ghoom.
They stagger into the recruit- ing office, Wired. dusty, but herful as ever, their tow tree sured belongings and the pre- clous ever-present kukri strap ped to their backs, ring song
and grandsons.
This report was found near
bushed the remains of his unit three weeks later. the colonel when Gurkhas am
An agreement with the In- dian Republic still permitted Hand-picked British omcers British recruiting on the north- command Gurkha units. They ern frontier, and allowed Gurkha their must match them in stamina troops to pass between East must be no flagging on a long Indian embarkation point for and fighting qualities. There home and nanrch or flinching in the face Malaya.
Calcutta, the
tremendous trust in 'officers who Gurkhas have been in'against Federation'a Communist One wizened old sergeant- win their conndence, and will the
bandits for the past two years. follow them everywhere.
major, retired after 40 years with the colours, brought three
So the men chosen often come regular recruiting youths. They had been walking
of old Indian Army families campaign has yet been started, with only short night stops for
But he walch have commanded Gurkha apart from overtures by the the past three weeks. British brigadier at Kotmandu, ranged them before the recruit- units since the days of the East
stood India Company. capital of Nopal, the indepen- Ing board, saluted, and dent Gurkha State on the Indian stily to attention, medals jang-
ling on his tattered shirt.
border.
The hill-folk's age-old "tele- graph" seems to have been at work. Wandering traders, lea- ders of yak caravans, minstrels
"I have fought well for you, sabiba," he said. "These Jad will fight well for you now. They are all I can offer, I'm afraid, as four of my sons have already died in your service."
He got a job THE officers thanked him, but
Began with war
Others have been stationed in Hongkong, serving on the same terms as British troops.
They get six months' home their leave every three years; wives and families come over- seas to join them. Gurkhas are popular guests in British Army messes though their passion for gambling sometimes lends them into trouble.
STRANGELY enough,
war launched the long friend-
Omcers and N. C. O.'s have to ship between Britain and Nepal. keep a sharp watch out for In 1814 the British East India "card-schools" after pay parade, men lose Company'a-domains had lapped in case the younger
up to the Himalayas, where the their money, and more, before warlike Gurkhas had recently the day is out. carved out Д huge kingdom.
Clashes occurred, thes open
struck into Nepal.
the old man still hesitated. hostilities, and British columns "Would there be a chance of taking me on, too?" he asked at last. "I can still behead a man at one blow of my kukri."
At one blow
TAVERY autumn the Gurkhas
But the British troops, who hold their festival or "puja". had lately won some easy vic- It goes on for three days. There tories were abaken by the is a great deal of drinking, He was gravely thanked and Gurkhas flerce kukri attacks, sword dancing and singing, offered a job around the office. and suffered several costly re- which officers in the Gurkha for And he's still there, straight as verses. A general and many units attend. At the height of
a ramrod, swift as an eagle to men were killed. spot the slightest speck of dust
the
700 'EYES' WATCH A SHIP For the first time more than 50 years Navy have gone out of their way to break a ship in half.
A modern destroyer, "Battle" class Albuera, chosen for the test which may save other ships la future.
The uncompleted Albuera was put in dry dock at the Naval Construction Research Establish- with supports ment, Rosyth, only amidships.
Then 700 electric "eyes" were placed in various parts of the ship. Through these gauges, all the stresses in the Albuera could be seen in a hut on the dock- sido,
the
was
the rovelry a brawny chosen man strikes of the head of a
or dirt, a kindly guardian of Superior strength and tactics young bull with one blow of his the bewildered young recruits beat the Gurkhas in the end, kuleri. If he fails at the first coming into Ghoom.
result-..
but not before the British had stroke, bad luck will gained a profound respect for but he never 'does. The Gurkha youths need his their fighting qualities. help and advice. Fow have ever
The celebrations then go on, been beyond their simple The peace treaty of 1816 has the Gurkhas confident that, for homes, and they start at the never been broken. Britain and another year at least, they will sight. of a car or aeroplane, let Nepal have lived ever since on succeed alone a rifle. Yet with careful the friendliest terms. For well raja's coemies.
training, they become among the finest soldiers in the world.
Their physical endurance is prodigious. Living in the world's wildest mountain country, they to tremendous exer- are used tion, can run with heavy equip ment up a steep hill slope, and carry on for miles down the other side. They can march and Aght and march for days with- out a sign of strain. And they fight with a ferocity that scar- Both ends of the vessel, were ed the Afrika Korps and even slowly filled with water until the Japanese to flight. she broke her back. About 700 tons of steel fell into a specially constructed cradle.
Won't forget
TO one who has faced a Kukri
"It was not safe for anybody No. charge-and lived-is ever
to remain on board during the likely to forget it. Said rueful experiment," a Naval offeer Liot-Col. Omaku, commender auid. "We did not know Just of the 44th Japanese Recey where the ship would break and that our Maungdaw position (on Corps in 1944: "It is regretted there was the danger from fly- the Arakan Coast of Burma) ing rivets and
of was overwhelmed this morning metal,"
Driven to It
splinters
by madmen.
By Mik
SIDE GLANCES
against the
English
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