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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1953.
"SUPERSONIC BANG DEMONSTRATIONS ARE COSTING ME
It's only the money that stops us all flying at
SAT'S THE
STLES
SOMETHING IN GLASSES."
London Express Bervice
1,000 m.p.h
By James
Irvine
EFRIGERATED Ķir- liners capable of carrying passengers at speeds of 1,000 miles an hour and more-two hours from London to New York
a practical -are
propo- sition. Only money now stands in the way.
In
office at
quiet a Kingston-on-Thames last week { discussed this not-so-unlikely travel of the not-so-distant future with two men who are making air history.
does not
increase
DESIR
SYDNEY CAMM, designer of the Hawker Hunter,
and
NEVILLE DUKE, ace test pilot,
look forward to
the supersonic
airliner
"Gentle curves and complete smoothness everywhere—that's what we need. Nothing to resist the smooth flow of alv.
"Since the plane would be swept into the air with rocket assistance, undercarriages would become obsolete. and would be replaced by skids. On landing. the plane would use terrester gear, like Alghters on
aircraft-carrier."
KUN
Violent Jolts
AND how would the passengers feel · al ruch Montasile *peeds?
"Pilots would naturally have to make more gentle turns than
Nathaniel Gubbins
OU must imagine that The Critics who give their opinions over tho radio on Sunday mornings on literature, art and the drama have been to see Punch and Judy show.
"Your opinion" first, Mr X," ways the chairman.
"Well, of course, one has to any frat that the simplicity of the plot is something that the dramatists of today might emu-. late with some Zavantage."
"Quite, quite,"
"YOR have the engaging vil laip, MrPunch, so absolutely earthy and authontle, the sim ple and trusting Judy, The Baby representing innocente and the Policeman representing law and order. What puzzleu me was the Crocodile. I mean, it had nothing whatever to do with the plot which otherwise seemed to have the inevitabill- ty of a Greek tragedy."
"Quite, quite. Mr Y?"
"I agree absolutely about the crocodile except that I thought
it was an alligator.”
"Ha, ha, ha. What do you
to that, Mr X?"
distinct impres
say had the
sion that it was a crocodile, though I am
bow, to Mule prepared to
on. maiters zoology even if I do not al- ways sce eye to eye with him on other matters. What I felt so deeply and profoundly was that the Crocodile or Alligator was introduced as comic rellot
rather like those wearisome clowns in Shakespeare."
"Quite, quite. My Y?" "I agree absolutely except to add that comic
WDS
Folier, always unnecessary in my view, particularly ineffective here because the comedy was alrendy provided by Mr Punch as an Integral part of the story." "Quite, quite. Miss 27"
one "Well, 1 think
could describe the play as a compost heap of human emotions. The tempo and variety were kept up so admirably. The suspense. The Baby when Judy leaves. with Mr Punch, and the bub- bling, joyous audience reaction when Mr Punch, after cynical- ly singing Rock-A-Bye-Baby, hits The Baby on the head and'.
it down the
finally throws stairs, was complete enchant-.. ment and so completely warding.
"Quite, quite."
ro
they do now," said Duke, "but Dinner for one
Sumps caused by violent Bir that's th different
currents
problem.
Now
TOW that meat is plentiful Lottie the Devil Cat had her first taste of it (apart from she has hooked off
slices much until speeds of 1,000 you approach the sound barrier, and more.
"It is then that flying becomes
Surrounded by imodels of the Hunter jet lighter in the room where attacks on the air-speed record are planned, suft-spoken Sir Sydney Camm (the man who a really expensive business. designed the Hawker Hunter) and test pilot Neville Duke took up the factors for and against 1,000 miles an hour flying,
"No difficully about designing the plane," said Sir Sydney, "But who would be able to afford the fare?
"Tremendous power is needed to pass through the sound. barrier and still more beyond the speed of Round. This means more fuel 10 be carried and fewer passengers to pay the in- greased costs.
"What We really ved is power greater even thra that of the present Jet engines-bul with less fuel consumption.
At Crossroads
4X/E ore
"W at the crossroads
we were
once again 19 before Whittle gave us the jet. wanting mare Then we were power. Whittle gave it to us.
"What are slight bumps at miles an hour about 40,000 feet, and the tem- 300 m.ph. will become violent
perature in the liner would be jolta at supersonic spiteds. So plates) after a lifelong diot of something around 95 degrees 1,000 m.p.h. will be possiblefish, rabbit and occasional help- without refrigeration."
only in fair weather."
"Fighter pilots could wear refrigerated suits," said Duke, "Jet engines, treble their fuel "but for passengers in long- Sir Sydney, who has designed One question these two men supersmic distance airliners something more aircraft for the B.A.F. could not answer was! What Coumption spresis. It might be possible to more comfortable would have than any other man, then gave type of power unit will "give us Improve performance at present to be designed."
me his ideas on the shape of the speed at economical run- consumption,
only very
The giant to come.
ning cost. slightly."
but
Said Sir Sydney: "The whole aircraft would have to be re- frigorated.
Designer and pilot then talked of the effects of heat that would The 1,000 miles be generated by air friction al traveller would
"First we must cut down air. My guess is the atomic engine. resistance to a minimum. Then AND 1 BELIEVE BRITAIN. hour we must, tackle tho weight HAS THE LEAD IN THAT. flying at problem.
RI
be
Lord Woolton's Chance
TOO.
To Say
'Hey Presto!" About The
London.
IT goes Sir, Arthur Salter. In comes Lord Woolton.
But
the Ministry of Materials.
By Bernard Harris
Baby
decide who can have it and for what purposes.
ings of poultry.
To mark the occasion a three-
by course dinner was served her loving Uncle: Nat_who act- ed as chef and walter,
The menu was soup, braised shin of beef, Jersey milk, cur- rant cake and cream.
A clean sheet of newspaper was laid on the kitchen floor and the
wailer tomer
to her placed the cus
She gave him the usual in- solent stare that spoiled women reserve for waiters and better dressed
women. But when the Arst course (beef gravy and cast crumbs) was served, the walter, who was just recover- ing from an attack of gout, stumbled as he bent toward the
haif the Bear. rolling down her neck.
soup.
The furic customer ran under a ch
chair in the dining muttering
room, growling and
rem
as she washed herself clean Ten minutes later sho turned, found the soup cold and But clocks of softwood in Bri-
walked away in disgust. So tain are extremely heavy,
When the beet heavy that traders believe a
was, served the customer found it too hot. sharp price fall muşt come soon.
So while it was cooling 'the which Salter bossed and a man with the ability to impose 200 baler. Pakistan is reported
And in a trade resert Lord
walter
showed the customer the which Woolton. now takes his will on the bureaucrats. to be clipping this year's crop
Woolton
that bottle of milk. When she was WŁO reminded to prop up prices, over, goes on if not for
"*strict rationing of softwood satisfied it was Jersey milk ho So there is every justification over, at least without any for Woolton taking on Salter's SULPHUR: The Sulphur consumption 13 an anomaly poured a little in a saucer for Would there be any special date fixed for its ultimate job-provided he goes there to Exploration Syndicate estimates ripe for removal.”
her approval. handling of problems in the
that, world production this year
enjoyed kill it off finally, extinction.
Of all the material which the 1.000 m.p.h. plane? What
will rite by 600,000 tons to
contiol con- the new Minister will about the dangers
For there is no reason what- 12,700,000 tons. It puts It should not go
Itsoever to continue this Ministry sumption at 12,500,000 tons, the only one which is should be abolished. For it a moment longer. Commodity leaving a surplus of 200,000 established to be in ample. sup- "NO trouble at all." said Duake, the most careful of allharbours all the evils of State shortages are a thing of the past, tons.
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"A lot of nonsense is talked which handleaps industry in about the sound barrier. There competition with rivals overseas;
The TUNGSTEN:
growing world supplies
metal. of this -vital for the hardening of steel,
reflected in are
a price drop
ply is magnesium.
not
VEN Sir Arthur Salter has from £2,000 to £900 a ton sincs CHOULD the Ministry be re- had to recognise the move- the Korea commodity boom. No tained in being just to con-
are available: trol this one commodity?
is no vibration in the cockpit: the BAD EXAMPLE, which no flutter of wings to mark the often causes foreign suppliers to ment back to abundance, In his figures of stocks barrier.
"If the aircraft is properly
rofallate by setting up their own doanh fethlon he admitted last but traders describe the supply
position as "easy," July:- designed, there is no question State selling organisations to
of I shudders, bumps and loss of plunder the foolish bulk-buying control.
Britons, he did not have the mach
"The development of world supplies of most raw materials
Is at present keeping pace with needle-which. tells him his In July 1051 Sir Arthur the demand. There is no CTOCKS of nowsprint in this spoed relative to the speed of Balter, following the Party line, longer a shortage in most com country total 108,000 tons, Found-the pilot would face unable to recognise his passage voted against the setting up of modities," into the realm of supersonic the Ministry of Materials.
speeds.
to
Safe And Easy
YET as Minister he has since shown himself in favour of "GIVEN the necessary power,
He has shown It is perfectly easy and safe State trading.
sound also that he lacks the adminin ny through the barrior."
trative efficiency to get rid of What would mako 1,000 it. m.p.h. so expensive?, Sir Bydney explained:
"The resistance of the air which puts a besice on spead
is
Lord Woolton But business man, a champion of tree dealing in commerce, and
parent.
000
It costs the taxpayer £1,113- a year to run. In man- power it absorbs the services of 1,018 civil servants who could all be better employed on more useful tasks.
D
And all the time it runs the equal to eight works consump-risk of involving the taxpayer in Sir Arthur returned the on. The stock figure is higher further heavy losses, compar
£32,000,000 it metals and some other materials than it was 20 years ago, before able with tho to free trading. Hemp is going the threat of war become ap- lost last year and the £16,- 000,000 it has already lost this to be freed in a few weeks.
year on its copper stockpite.. MAGNESIUM: Slocks are not But still under control are available, but consumption is a The idea of carrying on
group of a dozen or 80 bare 500 tons & month. There - great organisation costing tho commodities. The stock position, has been a big falling-off in the country more than £1,000,000 in almost every one, is fully demand becauce of increased a year to dent, with: 800 tons of
n: magnesium sufficient
month is just production of other metals.
Intolerabio, JUTE World production ex-. Though not responsible for its
Lord Say "Hey presto!"," ecods world consumption. Both import, Lord Woolton will also Pakistan': 'and Ipāla have be in charge of what is called Woolton, and make Sir Arthur's And I carry-over from laat reason's, "consumption licensing" of soft baby vanish for øver, crop amounting to about 2,500,- wood-that- is to say, he will hope I never see it again.
b
The customer
the beet, but, like many customers. who are ready to grumble, she was reluctant to praise.
She also enjoyed the "sweet, and when the plate was licked clean sho yawned, stretched and walked away, burping a little and leaving no Up.
Many professional
have
probably scrved
tomers like this,
walters
CLE-
-(London Express Service)
ARTIE'S HEADLINE.
And whose bright idea- wan tieto ...same, him
Neville" Duka?)