THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931:
It Gives us Pleasure
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[Special Article to the "Hongkong |
Telegraph."]
There are several factors which lead authorities in the aviation field to believe that it is only a comparatively short time until the man who elects to travel on trains, instead of the more rapid aero- plunos, will have to pay more for: his ticket than the man who rides the airlines. la fnet, on few nes now, the aeroplane ticket is less than the combined rail and Pullman fare.
The demand for aeroplane pan. senger service is rapidly increas- ing. More people RTC flying to-day than ever before. Almost every month shows an increase in aeroplane passenger traffle. Alr express and almall are also in- crenging rapidly. With this in- creasing use of acroplanes, it will be possible for the air transport: companies to use large planes, In place of the present amall planes we shall see giant planes, powered 36 by many motors, carrying from to 50 passengers on every trip. Between larger cities these planes will be operated on hourly sche dulce. Small planes operated from smaller elties will het as fceders.
Planes Cheaper to Build. Another factor which will bring down cost of aeropiane tickets is the progress in aeroplane manu- facturing. While the industry is ] not, as yet, on a mass production basts, it has already begun to make so many operating and manufacturing economies that pinue which sold in 1929 for $80,000 may now be purchased for
NEA
Future
Aviation
by JOHN A
MACREADY
Flocks of aeroplanes like these will darken the sky when air travel reaches its own, giving. fast service between big cities and across oceans. This picture shows a number of army planes over Chiengo during the recent air manoeuvres there.
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The ever-expanding network of air passenger lines, operating regular scheduled service between scores of cities from coast to coast, is shown on this map. While names of only the strategically-situated cities are shown, many others are also served. Airmail lines serve practically all these cities, in addition to others that do not have passenger service. less than $55,000.' And to-day's the money tied up in these ter-166 airports in the Los Angeles plane is a better one than last minals cats up a huge share of district. year's.
railroad revenues. Most airports In many localitica where air-
It costs approximately $100,000 are located on comparatively in-ports have been established much to build a modern sleeping car.expensive land, in suburban dis-jet remains to be done. A lot An aeroplane with the same pas-tricts.
more than just a flat, open field is In
Kany senger capacity costs from 320,000 comparing railroad travel required for an airport.
scheduled
to $25,000 less. The aeroplane with air travel we must remember present fields need to be levelled carries its own motive power. that
the railroads have been and drained. Nearly all fields while the railway car must depend developing for many years. They need additional
hangars and on a costly locomotive. Much of have had a long time to bring better runways, as well as im- the cost of railroad transporta their organizations up to a high proved facilities for taking care tion is the result of the necessity stay there was virtually no re
standard of efficiency. Prior of pasacager
traffic, of hauling heavy equipment.
One of the greatest needs in Weight considered,
improved light- aeroplane
passenger many airports is ane gularly engines develop more power than transport air services. In these ing facilities. A large propor- any known motive force. For three years a network of airlines, tion of airports have no lighting example, the engines that pull the manned by efficient and careful facilities at all. This means that 20th Century Limited weigh pilots and ground crews have been as far as night flying is concerned approximately 150 pounds for built up. Millions of dollars have these airports are useless.. overy, horsepower developed; we been invested in planes and land-
Seaplans Bases. now have acroplane engines that ing fields. develop one horsepower for every The very fact that our airlines Now is the time to locate and five-sixtha of a pound of total can continue to operate under build airports. Adequate tračts, weight her factor in the high cost prection of the total travelling often, uitable for airports, ares
present conditions, with only of land, near growing towns and of railroad fares is the millions public now patronizing them in, to scarce, and rapidly increasing in of dollars which must be investert me, positive proof that it is only
value.
Unicsa city authorities in stationa, rights-of-way, bridges, a fow year until the bulk of take steps to obtain what dew Fawitching zaculties, repair shops, first air.
long-distance travel avaliable tracts remain they will
of miles of track,
etc. Thousands will
railroading are absent from the
coqing stations millions of tics. Development of aviation is be forced to pay exhorbitant prices hundreds of bridges, many of being hampared by the need for for landing fields, and airports: which are damaged every your by more landing fields. In the coun- All elties with water fronts foods-all these necessition in try there are about 1,660 airports, should vetablish facilities for
boats Plans for 1,410 additional air flying
seaplanes and operating costs of air transport parts are under way,But even amphibians. Of course, there is for landing. felds companies.
when these are completed there no expense for
“Tunways and dust will remain much to be done to drainage, provide needed facilities for the proofing where water, facilities. Many railroad passenger ter- rapidly growing aeroplane indus- are available, but there should be iminala are located in congested | try.
ample provision for loading, us- districts where land values aro When I visited Los Angeles in loading, facilities for repair and high and where costly track aleva 1925 there was but one field service work, y tions aro necessary, Interest on Clover Field. To-day there, are || 57
High Land Values,
THIS MIGHT HELP.
·LIMIT BUS WEIGHT.
Maryland is contemplating a Forly-seven of the United States: way of tagging novico motorists as have law limiting weight of a warning to other drivers to steer motor vehicles. These limita (olear of the beginners.
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