1934-10-18 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1934

FAMOUS US, SPEED ACE FOR ENGLAND - MELBOURNE AIR

MASTER AIR PILOTS

OF BRITAIN

DISTINCTION FOR FOUR

FAMED AIRMEN

FOUR

EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE-

- Capts. Walters, Travers,

of the pilots of Imperial Airways Spafford, and Alcock have now succeeded in gaining certi- ficates as Master Pilots.

Some time ago the first two awards of the Master Pilot's Cer- tificate were made to Capts. A. L. Walters and F. Dudley Travers. Then, more recently, an award of the Certificate was made to Capt. J. Spafford. And now a fourth award has just been made to Capt. E. S. Alcock.

The master Pilot's Certificate., a new category for British commercial airmen, was instituted in 1929, but it was not until early this year that the first Certificates were issued. The re quirements are such that only pilots of exceptional flying experi- ence, both by night and day, can hope to obtain one of these Cer- tificates.

The qualifications necessary in- clude the holding of h current licence issued to pilots, entitled to fly, for hire or reward; also

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The Brazilian Clipper, the largest passenger airliner in the world, built by Pan-American Airways for the United States-South American service, la completing a goodwill tour of Latin America with - a distinguished group of newspapermen assigned to the role of unofficial ambassadors of Friendship.

The liner in shown loading and in fight,

IRELAND'S AIR RACE HOPE HUNTING DOWN

licence authorising the pilot to act" IRISH SWOOP”

as an aircraft mavigator.

Both

these licences must have been in force for at least five years. The applicant must also have flown at a pilot of Feast 1,000 hours as civil aircraft during the five years prior to his application; and, in ad- of dition, a considerable amount night-lying experience is called: fur, including a minimum of 20 night light above land or yea.

TESTS PROVE

SUCCESSFUL FITZMAURICE SEES TAKE-OFF

BELLANCA SMILES AGAIN

YELLOW AEROPLANES FOR LEARNERS

RA.F. Innovation To Prevent Air Accidents

R.A.F. aeroplanes for training pari poses are to be made conspicuous in a brilliant the air hy being painted yellow. The new coloar is the same asj used on the pylons marking, the course

It was near sunset on Septem-of the lust Schneider Trophy contest,

and has been, chosch because it is, onej

E AIR RACE

CAPT. FRANK HAWKS

TO COMPETE

HOW THE HANDICAP IS ARRANGED

THEORETICAL EXPLANATION

MRS. Louise Thaden, who has entered a Beech A 17F aeroplane in the speed section of the England Melbourne air race, has nominated Captain Frank Hawks as pilot.

Capt. Hawks, who was recently in Shang- hai, is one of the most famous of America's high- speed aviators. He visited Europe two years ago and set up several capital-to-capital records.

FLIGHT PATRONS

SMUGGLERS OF

HASHISH DRUG LUFT HANSA SERVICE CARRIES

1,000,000. PASSENGER ;

FLYING PREVENTIVE CUTTERS

NEW EGYPT AIR.

SQUADRON

Cinema Proprietor Enjoys Unique Distinction

The German Luft Hanka which on April 1, 1926 took up the function of providing Germany with a civil air service, carried its 1,000,000th, passen- ger recently. Herr Wilhelm Sensborg: cinema proprietor of Munich, enjoy- Strange duties await the squaded this distinction when making the to Ber-

Lympne (Kent).

each to begin und und during the her 21, when the aeroplane on that will most quickly catch the eye ron of the Egyptian Army Air journey from his home town hours of darkness, and to last at which depends Ireland's hopes of of pilots.. least an hour?

Latest Recipient.

Of the 64 machines entered for the England-Melbourne Air

LAUDED Ruce ten are entered in the Speed

PIONEERS WHO

CONFOUNDED

Division (in which the lion's share of the prize money is at

twenty-seven stake),

in the

Handicap, and twenty-seven in (both divisions.

J

Not more than 23 plánes are

THE CRITICS Expected to start in Cae race.

-NORTHCLIFFE'S

FORESIGHT

MIRACLE OF AVIATION

however, according to latest Indications.

All the machines will be staṛt- jed from Mildenhall on the morn-.

fing of Oct. 20, but whereas in the speed section the first to cross the finishing line at Melbourne will win the first speed prize If anything further be required (£10,000), the awards in the

winning the London to Melbourne Airmen who are "up" will immediate:Force which was inspected herein. Before entering the plane at to stimulate British interest in handicap section (first prize

the occasion,, while on alighting in Ber- [Air Race, was wheeled out of they recognise these planes, and will last month by Hakki Bey, the Munich he was handed a memento affair power it is provided by the £2,000) will depend upon per Wronsky, book "On the Wing" (Eyre and formance on handicap allowance. Time allowances will be grant Bellanca engineering works near Kive the movice pilot plenty of room Egyptian Charge d'Affaires in lin he was met by Herr

London, prior to its departure in director-general of the Luft Hansa,

who handed him a document certify Spottiswoode, s. 6d.). published et according to a formula drawn The latest recipient of the Ger- New York. Those who were privi-

flying formation for Cairo,

ing the fact.

recently, tificate (Captain Alcock) is a leged to be present asked each younger brother of the late Sirother: "How will she behave?”. travelled, still holding the ground.

Its peace-time occupations will

in which to manoeuvre,

+

:

include:

Anti-contraband measures especially directed against the smuggling into Egypt of the drug hashish;

Aerial survey of the south- western desert regions, and, the establishment there of land- ing-grounds.

SURGEON MASTERS

Jup by a member of the sub-com- In it Mr. David Masters tells mittee in Melbourne, and ap

proved by the Royal Aero Club. the story of how man achieved the This formula is a' mathemati- miracle of travelling in the air, seal equation which takes into ac- from the time. when the Wright count pay load, weight, horse- brothers first flew their biplane power, and wing area, on the over the sands at Kitty Hawk, is calculated for each entrant, basis of which a theoretical speed

U.S.A,.on December 17, 1903. whose actual performance in the Mr. Masters anhesitatingly at-race will be judged according to Following a flight from London tributes to Viscount Northcliffelit. In this section the total time

AIR FRIGHT

Now "Delighted With ExperienceTM"

Julin Alcock, who made the first

The discovery that several im-When it seemed as if Arnold, could n-stop Atlantie aeroplane flight portant cotter pins had been re-no longer hold it down it rose like in 1910. After a period of service moved from the controls aroused a thing alive, leaping gracefully

·Bellanca's face lost In the Royal Air Force, Capt. Al-sinister, suspicions of

sabotage. into the air. cock joined Imperial Airways After a hurried conference between Ita serious lines. He almost smiled, 1929, and is now alloting 4-engin-Mr. Bellanca and his chief engineers Higher and higher went the "Irish ed aircraft of the "Hannibal" type some changes were made on

the Swoop" until it disappeared in the on the Empire route between Egypt cowling and a new alignment of the direction of Baltimore.

Returns At Dusk apd. Indin. Since he first learned exterior battle plates on the motor topilot an aeroplane, Capt. Alcock was arranged. This, 'in turn, necus- For fifteen minutes an anxious!

to Leeds last month,-his first, the high credit for the exercise of spent at the authorised checking has flown a total distance of more sitated other compensatory changes, group looked towards the setting

In dealing with the traffickers in undertaken to overcome his fear remarkable foresight and patrio- and control points will be deduct- hecause the principles of anre-dyna-sun until, out of the darkening sky,

Moynihan, the tiam in developing aviation. ed from the time occupied in the Capt. Spafford, the other recent mica are so co-ordinated in this a spot could be discerned. The hashish the Air Force co-operates of flying-Lord

How events and the pluck and complete journey to Melbourne, recipient of a Master Pilot's Cer machine that the slightest adjust-moving shadow grew larger and with the, Camel Corps and with Leeds surgeon, said that he pro-

armoured car parties. They posos to use air travel in future determination of the gallant and it will then be seen whether tificate, joined the Boyal Air Forcement in one part necessitates ad-clearer, and soon the plane was after the war, and had done over justments in others.

seen, travelling at 130 miles an hour patrol the Sinal desert daily, and to attend urgent cases out of pioneers of aviation confounded the competitor is "up" or "down" 1,10 hours of Service flying when

Lord Northcliffe's critics is told in on his handicap --less than half its speed. It look for feluccas creeping into the Leeds,

"I was delighted with the ex-detail by Mr. Masters, whose de-

Some Planes In Both Sections he joined Imperial Airways in 1928.

It was feared that the trial flight swooped lower, finally coming gent coast,

perience," he added: "There may scriptions of the winning of the Capt. Spafford flew on the contin

would have to be postponed because ty to rest.

come & time when I shall find it Daily Mail "air" prizes, from the Even some of the fastest ma- ental routes until the end of 1981, when he was posted to the Neur

than 760,000 miles.

at Cairo. His hours spent, in the nir now total more than 6,000.

Air Ace At Controls

wild goes good."

variable immunity,

F

Old Roman Port Found Arnold climbed out, his.. face of the lateness of the hour, but Billy

The hills of the western desert necessary to use an aeroplane of flight across the Channel by chines, including the three Bri- Arnold, former Air Service Ace of wreathed in smiles. He disappear-

my own for professional pur Bleriot in 1909, to the successful tish "Comets," are entered in East Division of Imperial Airways American Aviation in Nicaragua, ed into the executive offices with afford cover which, until, the aero-

poses,"

crossing of the Atlantic from both divisions, thus qualifying plane arrived on the вселе hopped into the seat and the specta- Bellanca and his chief engineer,,

Newfoundland to Ireland by Allfor the smaller series of prizes it tors were hastily moved aside. Mooney. The conference was brief secured the smugglers almost in-

ABERDEEN-GLASGOW cock and Brown ten years later, they fail on absolute speed: Far Capt. Travers Record Arnold turned over the motor and and satisfactory, lasting only a

make exciting, and thrilling read-from being mere racers, these in AIR LINE

ing.

Jclude types which, on the handi- Capt. Travers, one of the two immediately the whole, of its 750 quarter of an hour. From the door

cap formula, will be granted time earlier recipients of the Certif-horse-power sprang into life with away Bellanca spoke: "It's all right, During these patrols recently

allowances possibly enabling them cate, learned to fly in 1917, and saw deafening roar. He throttled it Fitz You have a nice plane. She the airmen discovered by accident Which may be taken an old Roman port on the Mediter-

High-Wing Monoplane

to win prizes. war service in Macedonia, Egypt, down until it purred like a and South Russia. After the war cat. Then again the engine roared as meaning, "She is everything Iranean coast, about 15 miles west

of Port Sald.

On Initial Trip

Some of the competitors who KWANSAI AVIATION DAMAGE

have entered in both sections are Guards were immediately placed

AT HIGH MARK he became a pilot on the Salonika-its loudest, throbbing and breathing have promised, and more."

with auch terrific gusts that the

atill undecided whether they will In their photographic survey Constantinople air-mail. Subse

A new ale line between Aber-

go all out for speed, or fly by According to Information reach shorter stages, carrying less fuel quently he operated his own private grass and trees behind the plane over the aeroplane which will un-

dreds of mosaic maps. In this ed last month by Aberdeen Airing the Osaka Branch of the Air but more pay load, in order to ob tornado.. Settling himself into his being shipped to London.

task they have discovered a large ways.

Bureau, the damage done to aero-tain a more favourable handicap. Imperial Airways in 1926,

Capt. Walters, who has the dis-seat with parachute well draped!

number of ancient works, the exis- The machine used was a Short dromes, hangars, and seroplanes in tence, of which had not been sus-Scion twin-engine high-wing Kwansai civilian air circles is tinction of holding Master Pilot's over his shoulders in readiness for a leap for life in case of fire or Certificate No. 1. began flying in other accident, Arnold sent the

pected..

monoplane. with seats for six per-about 70 per cent. of the whole. 1918 and, prior to becoming an Irish; Swoop" taxi-ing over the London, To-day-Brief speeches

Bons, and the trip from Aberdeen The aeroplanes demolished number The desert is slowly covering up was flown in 95 minutes.

181 Imperial Airways pilot in 1924, had

ground.

by two pilots in the Melbourne Air their traces, but the photographic 1,000 hours in the air to his ere

Bellanca watched with anxious Race and an eye witness account of record will now be available dit. At the present time 'Capt.)

Fitzmaurace, who will pilot the start from Mildenhall Aero-whenever it is desired to dig for Walter's log-books' show that he the machine for the owners, the drome, Suffolk, will be broadcast by evidence throwing light on an bas spent nearly 8,000 hours in the Irish Sweepstake authorities, bit his the British Broadcasting Corporaclent history.

lip with Impatience.

tion on Saturday.-British Wireless Faster and faster the plane Service.

air-taxi service, and then joined bent as if beneath the force of a dergo other and severer tests before operations they are making hun deen and Glasgow was inaugurat- |

air.

eyes.

AIR RACE START WILL BE BROADCASTED

COMMERCIAL FLYING Civil Aviation In India Shows

INCREASE

More Private Owners In Britain

Smart Colour Of Planes

The squadron inspected was the Second Egyptian Army Air Force

Steadily Gathering Volume Squadron, paraded with its

twelve general purpose" aero planes, and carried out some ex-

The annual report on the pro- tservice are projected to link Rom-cellent formation flying.. gress of civil aviation In-India pubay with Calcutta, Calcutta with

The Colonel of the Egyptian air bished recently declares that the Madras and Karachi with Lahore..

Perhaps he outstanding develop-force la Kaimakam V. H. Tait Bey An increase last year in the expansion movement is steadily sales of commercial aeroplanes gathering force and volume. During ment of the Immediate future will (Colonel), who will be the senior seating from three to ten persons the year, Imperial Airways extend-be the provision for night flying officer on the flight out to Egypt, has been more than maintained ined their transcontinents! service over the whole distance from Kar and with him is Bimbashi. (Major) 1934. - Messrs. Brian Lewis, and from Karachi to Rangoon and Sing-ach to Calcutta. There will be S. N. Webster, A.FC, who won beacons at intervals of 109 miles the Schneider Trophy for Great Co. state that. In their present spore, year's sales is the excess of new The exlating air-mail lines are throughout the route, and most of Britain in the contest at Venice in machines over second-hand ones the weekly services in each directhe landing grounde will have boun- 1927. The machines looked parti- disposed of S

tion between Karachi and Victoria dary lights and illuminated wind cularly smart, their colours white This indicates an increase in Point, Karachi and Madras and Cal Indicators. All these Ughts will be and green, and displaying the the number of private ownere, alcutta and Rangoon, and the daily of the type that is automatically national green and white rings though many new recruits to fly services between Calcutta and Dec-operated by daylight and darkness. and spirals, with Ing buy second-hand machines, a ca in Bengal.

That is to say, the mere approach the middle. perfectly satisfactory course In The belated extension of the Kar- nightfall or the gloom caused by an exceptionally severe thunder- view of the Air Ministry cartlachi-Madras route to Colombo K

Marseilles, Naples, Bleily, Tunis, ficate, which is a guarantee of still under discussion with the Cey storm will turn them on and the ren will By to Egypt will be Paris,

lon Government, and three other coming of drawn will spontaneously ripolle Renghast quality.

switch them off again.

three" stars In

The route by which the squad-

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endurance, recordi the plane, Lonestar, being Jean La Rene and-Ming - Mary Elizabeth Owens," is confact with the refueling” plans above during its

Examples Of Handicapping Without going into small de tails, and with the reservation [that none of the figures here given can be obsolutely accurate since 'complete・・ performance data are not yet obtainable, and changes are still being made-the following examples (largely theoretical), may help to explain the situation,

First: A single-seater of 100 h.p. and a wing area of 120- square feet, carrying scarcely any. pay load might for handicapping purposes be assumed to fly at. 130 miles per hour. If it did much better it would perhaps be in some measure because of meri- torious features in its design conducive to speed.

Second: A four-engined air liner, weighing all-on 53,722 lb.. carrying about. 8,200 lb of pay load, with engines of a total of 3.600 hp, and with a wing area of 1,850 square feet, might be assumed to fly at about 147 miles per hour. If it were given two more fons of fuel and two tons less pay load it would be handi rapped at about 153 miles per bour Yet it might pay to adopt. this course for, the advantage of longer non-stop stages and fewer risks of delay at stooping places. (Continued on Page 3)