1927-11-26 — Page 11

ASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1927.

FLYING DAY BY DAY

FRENCH FLIGHT,

Non-Stop From Bangkok To

The

Calcutta.

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Calcutta, Nov. 3. French airman Captain Challe and his companion arrived at Calcutta at-4. p.m. to-day on their return journey to Puria from Sai- goy.

The airmen made a non-stop Aight from Bangkok to Calcutta in aine hours, practically the same time as was taken by the Dutch airman, Lieut. Koppen. '

LINDBERGH'S OIL

Strenuous Test of Efficiency.

One of the most strenuous tests of the efficiency and reliability of lubricating oil in modern times was Colonel Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic. The total distance covered was 3,600 miles and the engine was actually running with- out a stop for 334 hours at 1,800

R.P.M.

At no time during the entire flight was there any overheating ox- The flight affords further viperienced and on dismantling the depce of the big advance in avia-engine on its return to the manu- tion. The journey to Saigon and facturers, the wear that had taken back to Calcutta was accomplished place was imperceptible. The oil without mishap, and the airmen used for the flight was Gargoyle Capt. Challe is well satisfied with Mobilo! "B," the game product that he result of the flight, which is o examine flying conditions be

have adhered to their time table.

is so popular in Hong Kong.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SKY TRAINS.

FLYING CLUBS,

£2,000 A YEAR FOR YOUR TOWNS.

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES IN ~'

UNITED STATES.

BRITISH PIONEER WORK.

THE FIRST STUNT,

AGAINST AIRSHIPS.

WEAKNESSES IN DESIGNS OF VESSELS.

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CIVIL AVIATION. CALCUTTA-RANGOON AIR MAIL

SERVICE

GROUND PREPARATIONS.

this material, which was very un- reliable and lacking in durability. Any inishap occurring to the gas bags of the vessel when in flight, however,, would cause the airship to descend and probably result in ita OPTIMISM NOT WARRANTED. total destruction. Again, in caso of emergency, but a small fraction A new decision of the Air "Air trains," with, powerful When the accident happened to of the total lift of an airship was

The progress made towards the Ministry to grant subsidies of aeroplanes for "locomotives" and the great airship at Hull, evidence available to preserve the required development of civil aviation in £2,000 a year for three years to motorless gliders as "cars," rushing was available of the cause of the

buoyancy.

India is described by the Simla cor- four additional light aeroplane passengers and freight across the collapse, and the designers were

In spite of the great amount of respondent of the "Times of India.” clubs was announced by Sir Samuel sky, ase pictured

The whole of India has already as fascinating able to profit considerably by the money that had been-spent on. officially opening the Bristol and mer N. Blossom, editor of "Popular il-fated craft before its destruc- not the slightest hope that it would view of aerial services and marked Hoare, Secretary of State for Air possibilities of the future by Sum work that had been done with that meteorological research, there was been surveyed from the point of Wessex Aeroplane Club at Filton Science Monthly (New York), in tion. While such may be the case prove of practical value in framing out in circles of 120 miles radius, Aerodrome, near Bristol.

"During the last few months," he steps in the progress

discussing the significarice of recent it seems from the contentions of advice on the position or direction he states. said, "we have been considering Said Mr. Blossom, as reported in airships there is yet too litte a view to avoiding it. What this aerodrome near the centre of each

of aviation. | some authorities that even

of movement of a storm centre with with

The ultimate plan is to have an very carefully the future of the the "Monthly's Scientific New known of various factors entering may mean to the airship might be of these circles and already every light aeroplane clubs, and the kind Service":

into the design to warrant the con- judged from a quotation, taken by part of the country, except certain of way in which the Air Ministry Aside from the astounding Bus-struction of the huge vessels which Mr. Spanner, from the Log of limited areas, has now at least one can assist them in their official cess of the trans-Atlantic flights, a are at present under construction.

H.M.A. R.34"Caught in violent landing ground within organisation.

number of remarkable inventiona The position, from this stand-squalle on extremo outskirts of circle. "Up to the present we have been and experiments in recent weeks point, was well stated by Mr. Ed- storm. Ship very badly thrown Important through routes are able to give a subsidy from public have added new impetus to the de- ward F. Spanner, a former mem- about, rising 700 ft. In one bump.. complete, or almost complete. Thus, funds to six light aeroplane clubs. velopment of air travel. Among ber of the Royal Corps of Naval is difficult to estimate the size the Karachi-Calcutta line is in I am glad to be able to tell you that these was the recent actual demon- Constructors, in a we are now in a position to increase stration at Karlsruhe flying har sented to a meeting of the Institute wore about 50 miles from the storm paration of an additional landing of these storms, but, as the squalls working order, except for the pre- papar he pre- the number of clubs to which we bour near Berlin, Germany, that of Marine Engineers at Olympia, been many thousands of square

itself, the are covered must have ground at Gaya. can give a subsidy, and among the "flying trains" can be made to work. London. first of the

Taking as his subject miles." selected for subsidy is the Bristol and Wessex Club. (Cheers.)

new clubs we have

ween France and Indo-China.dication of the value of the lubricatment by results. And with that

Straits Times."

FLYING BOATS:

Britain's Remarkable

Lead.

This, if anything, is a better in-

ing oil than Automobile races, for in such events the lubricating is only working at high pressure for a short space of time, whereas in the case of a non-stop flight, as the nature of that achieved.by Colonel Lindbergh, the fest was one of endurance at high pressure and is

In giving prominence to the nearer approximation to what can L.A.F. flying beat tour to Australia be expected in a motor car engine rom Plymouth, the "Daily Expread' refers to Britain's re- under ordinary operating conditions. harkable lead in flying ships in. hich regard the Schneider Cup ace is merely a phase.

The latest air battleship, an all- etal machine of 13 tons, has just ompleted a cruise of 5,600 miles in he North Sea and the Baltic.

The flying-boat hulle are con- tructed of a combination of stain- steel and alumínium allbys, and re protected from the ravages of serwater by a secret process, hey are actually lighter to the stent of the weight of six passen- ers than similar hull constructed wood. One was recently in the r for 11 hours without refuelling. Throughout the 25,000 miles ght to Australia they will be paolutely self-contained. The crew each bont will sleep in hammocks ung across the spacious hulls, and

RECENT RECORD FLIGHTS. ·

While many schools of aviation are reporting a large influx of students since, the triumph of the trans-oceanic fliers, Mr. F. B. Walker, General Sales Manager of the Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, N. Y., U. S. A reporta a similar impetus in sales of the

"I shall not attempt to go Into details of the conditions, but the basis of the subsidy is to be pay-

principle as the basis we are pre- pared to pay £50 to the club for certificate. We every pilot who has got his A or B are prepared. In addition to pay £1 108. for every flying hour up to a maximum of twenty hours flown by an A or B certificated pilot. In addition to

prepared that we are

to make a grant of £10 In respect of each member holding an A or B certi-

on the previous |

ficate in force January 1.

"We are prepared to make these grants up to a maximum of £2,000

NOVEL PLANE FOR ATLANTIC FLIGHT Copenhagen.Doctor Rohrbach, aviator and designer, has con. structed a plane in which an attempt will be made to cross the Atlantic. In case of necessity the wings and pontoons can be detached from the fuselage, which is constructed as a non-sinkable boat..

a year. That is the maximum that any light aeroplane club can re- In this test a biplane took the air"The Case Against Airships," the ceive. We are prepared to continue towing a full-sized glider-probably author referred to the various these grants for a period of three the first stunt of its kind in history. weaknesses in the designs of such years upon the definite understand- While in full flight at an vessels, and seriously contended ing that at the end of the three years the club will be able to stand upon its own foundations without the need of a subsidy from the Government.

Self-Reliance Rest.

altitude of 100 feet, according to that the optimistic views of the reports, the pilot of the glider cut Air Ministries of the various coun- his machine loose and swooped down tries "were not further supported 30 a safe landing, the towing plane even by their own experts." landing near by. The German In presenting the contentious of pilot, Espenlaub, who built and Mr. Spanner, we propose to refer manoeuvred the glider, expressed to them in three classifications; Franklin air-cooled motor car afece "I hope that at the end of that the belief that long distances can be firstly, those relating to the provi- the first epoch making lights be-time there will be no need for covered without difficulty by asion of buoyancy; secondly, those came history. Mr. Walker points Government subsidy. It is much plane and a glider in this fashion. concerned with the uncertain know to the recent records in aviation as better for your club and for every- Other aeronautical experts are even ledge of atmospheric conditions; final proof of air-cooled engine effi- body, concerned to be able to depend more optimistic. They foresee an and thirdly, those matters relating ciency,

upon yourselves, and not to be tied "air train" of a number of gliders to the maintenance of the structure Telegrams from all Franklin down by the conditions that are carrying passengers and freight of the hull. The lift was, he said, dealers show a strong tide setting inevitable in the case of any bound for several points along the entirely dependent on the intact-

Many sales have been traced direct-crnment money.

every

regards

Chief Engineer Appointed. With the funds available, the au- thorities are proceeding mont keenly with important ground prepara tions.

The Bombay-Delhi line has land- ing grounds throughout Its length, Duralumin, the material of which though not all these grounds are the hull structure of an airship was available for civil flying. built, was not of as reliable pro-

The Bombay-Bangalore-Madras perties as it should be for the con-line is ready, except as struction of the framing of such & Madras. vessel. However, that was of less significance than the effects of cor; rosion, especially the inter-crystal- line type, which resulted in very dangerous brittleness of the metal. Coatings might prevent the actions of surface corrosion, which usually accompanied the inter-crystalline variety but there was yet no ter tain evidence that the latter could not exist alone. Movements took place in

the structure, and thus coatings would soon be worn off. The loads, to which airships were subjected, other than those due to the static loading, were only par- tially known even under steady at- mospheric conditions.

For the purpose of general co- ordination, Lieut.-Colonel A. G. Turner, commanding, the Royal Engineers attached to Air Force, has

the Royal also been made Chief Engineer of Civil Aviation, in regard to which Lieut-Col. Shel- merdinc, Director of Civil Aviation, la Government's chief adviser.

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Both officers have arranged Important joint tour with the object of drawing up programmes for the hastening of preparatory ground work during the enating Winter.

In Décember they wil make a

final inspection of the Calcutta- Rangoon coast route, with a view to the early invitation of terders for the institution of on serial postal service flight, taking eight hours, instead of a few days, as at present, by steamer.

After concluding his critical sur vey of the construction of airships and their defects, Mr. Spanner dealt with certain points which had to do with the possible operation of airships in commercial service He regarded the mooring maat of very problematical value, and con- tended that experience had shown that it was not possible to be cer- The next route market for tain that airships could be held similar final survey with a view to safely at a mooring mast. It was the establishment of a commercial not known what forces were exert service is the Karachi-Bombay ed upon a huge airship by sudden line. gusta. An airship could not put into an alternative harbour as a

FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. ship could; it had to hang about

When changeable weather or ex- until weather conditiona permitted posure to cold and wet results in it to make its moorings. The aero- bronchitis, start at once taking. Cham-

mplete arrangements have been in for the air-cooled. principle. organisation that is receiving Gov-line of flight. At each of these ness of the gas containers, compos plane offered infinitely more pro.berlain's Cough Remedy, Standard for

points one of the gliders would be ed of cotton fabric lined with gold mise as a means of rapid transport.over: Efty years, and strongly recom

beater's skin. No substitute had

ade for the preparation of hot cals while flying. They are equip-ly to the record flights, customers "I am very glad to be able to "uncoupled" from the train and ed with benthooks, anchors, and stating that they had been influ- make the announcement to-day that would descend with its freight and ision mats, identical to those enced to a large extent by the avia- Bristol is one of the selected clubs passengers, much as railway cars ed on steamers, and are capable tors' choice of air-cooled engines into be added to the list as the capital are switched to a siding. The rest

riding at anchor in all but the their planes, aviest sens.

SETS SPEED RECORD.

The article then proceeds to de- ribe two all-metal 1,500 horse-

Bristol-Jupiter wer

passenger achines which are nearing com- etion, and which have been de- ghed to connect Britain with

Mitchell. Field, N.Y., Nov. 6. dia and Australia. These ma-

Naval Lieutenant Alford J. W fnes have accommodation for 16 liams to-day broke all world speed assengers in addition to a steward, records by flying an aeroplane at a d are fitted with plate-glass speed of 322.16 miles an hour here. ortholes which provide extensive Williams flew a seaplane which ews of the acecon beneath. had been reconstructed to make it a Experts realise that the next great land plane. It was to have been

velopment must be the overseas

entered in the Schneider Cup races utes and operations in connection some time ago but the British and Ith the existing överland service." Italians declined to postpone the A year or two ago this was only races in order to allow an American

dram. Now it is a reality. The entrant to arrive. y la amazingly near when every rt of the Empire will be served, ducing to days journeys which w occupy weeks."

of the West of England. Norwich of the train would continue its will be another, as the capital of the flight.

East of England. The third new The wonderful possibilities of, the club will be Nottingham, in the glider were shown not long ago Midlands, and the fourth club will when

Schultz,

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Go the Scottish Flying Club, in Passiten, Germany, set a Scotland. It may be possible after world's record for motorless gliding we go into the finances in greater by soaring for fourteen hours and detail to include one or two other sight minutes! His success for clubs as well."

eclipses the previous record of ten He wished the Bristol Club sue- hours and twenty minutes held by cess, and hoped that Bristol would the Frenchman, Massaux. not only deserve the Government Another new development, which subsidy, but would prove itself to seems to promise much in the way be one of the great civil flying of safety, is an "automatic pilot" centres of the country. He con- for aeroplanes, invented by Robert gratulated the officials who had Mitton of Los Angeles, California. started it without the prospect of It is said to keep the plans on any Government ald, and declared given course and on an even keel. the club open

A whirling gyroscope steers, the Major Mario de Bernardi, Italian The light aeroplane club move plane, through a mechanism operat- ace, had set a new mark yeaterdayment (he said) was one of the ed, by compressed air and when he flew a seaplane over the most interesting in the world of pendulum. - Lido course, Venice, at

a speed Rying anywhere. Two years ago it Increasing available power in which final calculations showed to was started #8

British the air, also, la indicated in recent have been 315 miles an hour ap- movement, and since that advances in motor design. The proximately. United Press,

time a number of clubs had latest is a new barrel-shaped rotary sprang up, and they have been very motor devoid of gears, crankshaft successful in training pilots and and timer, devined. by Elbridge popularising flying generally. To-Gerry Smith, aeroplane motor en- day, although the six clubs had only gineer, and now under construction been in existence for a short time, at Garden City, Long Island. Smith there were TO fewer than 1,500 is convinced that the new motor Five British aircraft manufac

New York, Nov. 11. members of them. Of these 750 will produce two horse-power for ring firms have entered for the

In a copyrighted statement to the were flying members, and. 157 had every pound of its weight, making 0,000 Daniel Guggenheim com "Associated Press," Charles A. already taken their A and B certit several times as powerful as the tition, which is designed to pro- Lindbergh to-day stressed

the ficates. That was a very antisfac- best engines now available." ote safe flying.

menace to aviation caused by im-tory result. Mr. Guggenheim, an American illionaire, founded the fund. The proper training schools and their output of inexperienced fliers. He mpetition will remain

open till

urged the regulation of all flying tober, 1929, and the tests will be activities by the department of merican firms have already enter to promote safety in the future

commerce and further regulations

Associated Press,

£30,000 COMPETITION.

Ive British Firms to Challenge

the World.

rried out at Long Island. Two

Machines must have a maximum ced of 110 miles per hour, a mini- im speed of thirty-five miles par ur, they must be able to land in 100-feet enclosure, and in taking must clear a thirty-five feet-high etruction within 500 feet.

Completion of the survey of the Angeles-San Francisco section theana. Angeles-Scattle airway d the beginning of the survey of San Francisco-Seattle portion announced in a statement by Aeronautics Branch of the De- fiment of Commerce rec

the same time was, stated by the Depar anh thất the

Janta New York

rapidly and that the. Salt Balt

CONTROL OF FLYING ACTIVITIES.

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Greater power at all altitudes, Woman Plot's Adventure In Fog. heavier loads likewise are promised higher speed and capacity for Many well-known aviators, both through the use of a new built-in. men and women, took part in supercharger developed at the re- demonstration flights, which were search laboratories of the General Continued at foot of next column chusetts. Heretofore the super

Electric Company at Lynn, Massa-

charger used with engines or Army and Navy aeroplanes have been separate attachments. Now they can be made an integral part of commercial aeroplane motors, mere- ly by the addition of two gears and a mechanism known as an "Impeller "

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