1934-11-01 — Page 7

· THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1; 1934

BRITAIN LAGS BEHIND ALL COMPETITORS IN FAST AIR LINERS

Believe it or sol, but it was three days after John Grierson, the British flier, landed in New York from a tedns-Atlantic Sight, before newspapers learned of it. That's how important such flights are now!

LACK OF OPPORTUNITY

FOR CIVIL FLYING

FAR TOOMUCH MONOPOLY

IN RESEARCH C

"CAUTIOUSNESS WILL EVENTUALLY

WIN," SAYS EXPERT

(By Major C. C. Turner)

London.

BRITAIN has long and properly had the convic-

tion that her Air Force is the best equipped in the world. This title she will retain only by wisely directed and strenuous efforts. On the civil side, British air lines are the slowest when flying among those of our competitors.

The comparison in terms of approximate cruising speeds shows fin miles per hour):

7

British

Dutch

French

98-100

165 German .125 American

152

... 180-190

· BRIEFLY, THE REASON FOR THE COMPARATIVELY LOW SPEED ON OUR AIR LINES HAS BEEN THE LIMITED | FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE, AND THE POLICY

BRITISH AIR MAIL TO IMPOSED UPON IMPERIAL AIRWAYS OF AIMING TO MAKE

CHINA PROSPECTS

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CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT SELF-SUPPORTING.

Considerable success in this sidered. In this country, research direction has been attained, and is far too much monopolised by the Imperial Airways no doubt has aAir Ministry. The men who carry - SINGAPORE-INDIA SECTION During his long tour there were mass of valuable data relating to it on are highly qualified, and some nu forced landings and all the maintenance costs and to the pro- of them, although their names are fights were made strictly to sche-longation of the life of the en-unknown to the lay public, have

He was particularly inter-gine.

world reputations. Unfortunately. dule. ested in the development in pro-

Specil costs money, and as other the Civil Service atmosphere in grins in the aerodromes and land-countries are willing to pay for which these scientists labour does ing grounds on the India-Singapore speed, and their rivalry and example not encourage the early publication section of the route, which, he cannot safely be ignored, it follows of results, nor is any penalty im- satisfied, is proceeding on the right that the time has come for a full review, to be undertaken of our own

lines.

Not only on the commercial side is there grave cause for disquiet.

The chief difficulty over this position. part of the route is the dampness į of the aerodromes during the mon soon period, but this matter is receiving the attention

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posed on excessive dellberatenesa.

Ideally, speed ought not to matter in research, but in an Imperfect world, and under conditions of rivalry in which other countries are hustling research and then hustling operational experience, we

cannot afford, to loiter.

The Importance of building up

On the military side also there is of aerextreme experts. Fortunately reason for suspecting the soundness prevailing winds do not vary aub of British methods. Why, for in- stantially in direction, and it is,tance, does it take six years for a operational experience and amassing therefore, possible to overcome the new type to be developed from data is better appreciated in the difficulty by putting down landing specification to the stage of being United States and Germany,

atrips on the nerodromes. method has already been adopted, at Bangkok with marked success.

MALAYA AIR-MINDED

Sir Philip Sassoon said that the

route, he added. ·

In

IN

Graced by the smiles of Mary Pickford, who flew from Los Angeles to Cleveland in a plane piloted by Jimmy Doolittle, the National Air Races played to milff-necked, open-mouthed crowds at Cleveland airport as stunt planes, racing streaks and other new model ships cavorted in the skies. Flying above is shown a squadron of United States Marine flyers from Quarties. Below left, in Lee Miles, winner of several racing events, in one of which he travelled, at an average rate of 200.8 miles an hour. In the group are, left to right, Cliff Henderson, race manager; Doolittle, and Miss Pickford.

3,000-FT. PARACHUTE JUMP IN FLAMES

Thrill For Thousands. When Planes Collide In Italy

While crowds were waiting to see 'Signor Mussolini pasa on his way to Monza, recently,

two military aeroplanes which were performing evolutiona about 3,000ft, above Milan

collided.

The two pilots jumped with parachutes. One of them was in flames, but tore of his clothing as he fell, landing in the heart the city burned, hit otherwise uninjured."

Chemist As Key Man In Next War

GERMANY TO HAVE STILL

BIGGER AIRSHIPS

LEADERSHIP

LACKING ON

WALL STREET

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Daily average production of crude oil totalled 2,986,000 bar. rels, against 2,380,000 barrels the provious week,

The Iron. Age" reports steal production at 26.0 per cent of sa-, pacity. The Increase is chiefly due to the larger release from the automobile industry, while heav- for pig-iron shipments and fur- ther strengthening of scrap prices have given the iron and steel market added buoyancy.

The International Rubber Re- gulation Committoo meeting in London yesterday disagreed and was adjourned without fixing the export quotas for 1985.

Wall Street is dull, but steady, with minor fractional, galna predo- minating. A slight improvement seems to be indicated, but, with leadership lacking ... a dull and narrow market is expected.

E. A. Pierce Co.'s Report In their market report, the American · Oriental Finance Cor- poration, correspondent for Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Company New York state:

"Stocks: There was no particular change in the market and there is nothing to say one way or the other. "Wheat: The weakness of the foreign markets influenced selling

CONFIDENCE BUILT UP BY THE here. There was some support on

GRAF ZEPPELIN

dips and a rally occurred Inte in the Bession.

"Cotton: Bearish Interpretation

A new German airship, the L Z,not solely on recent British experi- of the weakness of October cotton ence, so evidently obtained under induced liquidation by London In- 129, will soon he launched.

handicaps due to extraneous interests and some stop-loss selling She will be bigger than the fluences and policies.

was in evidence: Buying was of a Graf Zeppelin, and indeed a gen- The new airship will have a Trade character, but it was not capacity of 7,070,000 cubic feet, aggressive. The cotton-goods mar- eral improvement upon her. Yet nearly half as big again as the de kets were quiet.

it is the success of the Graf, funct British R. 100 and R 101. "Rubber: The sharp drop in launched in 1928, that has given Her range will be 8,000 miles, at a prices was caused by apprehension German, designers the confidence speed of 80 m.ph, and she will over the disagreement among the

carry 50 beds,

delegates of the Restriction Com- to go on with airships.

Dr. Eckener claims that a big mittce. The London market was Its remarkable career is more profit.cbuld be made with four ships weak, while general selling here, than keeping alive the faith in air-jof this size on the following routes: together with stop-loss orders, un- ships held by many people in other Germany to Rio Janeiro, North covered forced liquidation, countries than Germany it gives America to the Dutch Europe with "Flash: The Timken Roller Bear-

both Americas.

Ing Company has declared an extra This does not appear to be mere-dividend of 25 cents per share."— ly enthusiastic speculation. Dr. Reuter.

hls estimations.

pause to many in Great Britain and the United States who have been convinced by disasters that the air. ship has no future,

Even those aeronautical authori-

By all aircraft standards she is

Latest Quotations

The following quotations have been received through Messrs. 8. E.

CATHCART JONES Lavy and Company and the ima

AT ATHENS Record Attempt To Be Continued To-day

can Oriental Finatee Corpora tlant

New York, Yesterday.

Last To-day's Close Close

This adopted by the Service, with the re- both countries aero engines, based on sult that it is obsolescent by the Diesel principles have been accepted, time machines are supplied to the and although not yet perfect, ́they | Air Force?

are good enough to put into regu- GAS BOMBS FROM Since re-equipment cannot be far service.

AEROPLANES civil aerodrome at Singapore was a frequent, it is essential that the in- It may be said that British cau- very fine one, and that the buildings cubation period should be halved, tiousness will eventually win its re- had been extremely well designed and it easily could be.

ward! Nevertheless, while British

Eckener has ever been cautious in Long periods of incubation and laid out. The people of Malaya

are heavy-oll engines may be superior, were enthusiastic over lying and by no means necessary to British to those of other countries, opera- realised their responsibilities, and designers, as the firm which

pro- tional experience cannot be bought, the fact that the peninsula must be duced the "Dragon" airliner and, and it has still to be sought. Other "The chemist will be the key ties who have always been ranged the anti-airship side are im- the link of an ever increasing immore recently, the "Comei" high-countries are locating the snags be man in the scheme of defence for on portance in the Empire air mall speed mail plane, which won the fore we begin.

the next war," said Mr. J. David pressed by the consistency of the England-Melbourne race, has shown.

Improvement In The Propeller so Pratt, a former member of the Graf Zeppelin's success. over each case only atx or eight He expressed satisfaction

Still more remarkable is Britain's Technical Committee of the Dia-

Conference, in an now an old ship, having crossed the the speed race in the great Austra-months were needed.

slowness in developing the variable-armament

[Atlantic sixty-two times, apart from} la contest, which was won by A British Design As Good As Any pitch propeller. In aeroplane pro-address at Glasgow.

N. Y./London 1 British machine and a British en-

Speaking of aerial bombing, Mr.jspecial voyages, but she still does

Cross-Rate British design is as good as that pulsion this may be compared to

N.Y. Cotton Dec.. gine, and paid tribute to the excel of any other country, and better the gearing of a motor-ear. In Pratt said: "Pilots may liberate a her work. Although during thei

N.Y. Rubber-Dec. lent performance of the Douglas

than most. Let us take, for exam- practical aeronautics the Import- variety of toxic agents, which may war British airships and

The British airmen, Cathcart Chic Wheat-Dec. able machine flown by the Dutch pilots. But he did not think ple, the varied class of light aero-ance of the variable-pitch propeller act on the human body in various crews proved that the flair for air-

ship operation need not be a Ger-Jones and K. F. H. Waller, who are Chic Corn Dec. that they would claim that the time planes and high-performance pri-has always been recognised. I have ways.

"Thus protection for the whole man monopoly. It must be admitted attempting to establish a new Eng. Montreal Silver-Dec. 52.40 52.17

Silver-Offcial had yet arrived when it was possi-vate machines. The United States, never met an aeronautical scientist ble to contemplate a speed of 200 with infinitely greater opportunity, who doubted Its value. Yet there body is a desideration for polson that at the present time Germany land-Australia-England flight record gases of the mustard gas and has a lead which it would take long in the Comet plane which they pilot- m.p.h, on a regular schedule flown has so failed to produce anything are sceptics at the Air Ministry.

It is only fair to say that the Lewisite type, whereas for the to overtake. In the United States ed into fourth place in the Cen-

20 Industrials: 93.05 93.80, 31 up in all weathers and at all times of superior; though it may be there is

Ministry has been experimenting other types a gas-mask protecting the huge airship, the Macon, which tenary Air Race, arrived at Athens 20 Indust jan extravagant American super-

carries several fighting aeroplanes, yesterday afternoon, from Baghdad. 20 Utilities 19.15 19.17 the year. The lessons of the race

for a considerable time with a the lungs and eyes is adequate. were apparent, but he did not wish sports class, with very powerful en British-designed variable-pitch pro-

"Substances such as mustard gas is the only other representative of They will take off for England 40 Bonds 93.47 93.29 gines, for which there is no British it to be thought" that any

11 Commodity special

peller. But in the United States and Lewisite, which are, in fact, the big rigid class.

to-day.

Index 67.17 $6.82 {counterpart.

The pilots made the outward action on the part of the Air Minis-

Castly Abandonment A glance at the speeds attained and in other countries variable-liquids with high boiling points,

17 Leading Stocks try was attendant on the result of

journey in '1181⁄2 hours, and left lover the difficult course of this pitch propellers have long since can be sprayed from aircraft, from

Russia, the United States and Melbourne for England last Satur- Amer Can such an event.

year's King's Cup air race will ahow emerged from the experimental practically any height to fall like Japan have a few smaller airships. day--British Wireless Service.

atage. Most of the American ma-rain on the ground below."

Great Britain has none, and the big sheds at Cardington, and the move- ing towers there and in Egypt and Canada, are costly, colossal remind-

ing

very

Thus

AIR MAIL TIME SAVING the that for comparatively low power chines taking part in the England- Referring to the work on plans for the ordered develop-British machines are fast. ment which had been proceed-the Miles "Hawk" averaged 147.78 Melbourne air race will have them. Air Ministry, m.p.h.. a Leopard Moth 141.46, and The British "Comets," designed for at the

the contest, are also fitted with in conjunction with the Post Office the Menoapar 134.16. and Imperial Airways, for many No doubt the cause why Britain them, although the builders had to months past, he said that they had lags behind in air developments has obtain them from America. reached the conclusion that the been lack of means, both for the present flying times between Lon-Service and for elvil flying. don and the other Empire capi-marked time in air armaments expanded tals must be progressively and while other countries drastically curtailed, and that steadily. On the elvil side Britain measures must be taken for the has spent only a tenth of the money

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PARACHUTE DESCENT FROM AUTOGYRO

1

The first in the world parachute

their

AMERICAN FLYERS'ers of an abandoned enterprise.

RACE MASCOT

Turner And Pangborn Carry "Tiger"

The Graf Zeppelin marks an at- tempt to demonstrate the commer-

London, To-day.

500,000. FLOCK TO MILAN":

AIR EXHIBITION

4.08% 4.97%. 12.22 12.15

· 13.82. 12.01

96, 954 75%.....70/

53.00 52 (Dow Jones.ÁVK.)

To-day's Oct 30 Close Change

34.79 31.76

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:04 up

21 aff.

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Close

Amer Smelt & Ref Amer Tel & Tel

Auburn ...

J. I. Case Da Pont

Elec Bond & Share

General Motors

Int Tel & Tel McIntyre The air exhibition in Milan, Nat Distillers

Montgomery Ward. cial value of airships; and although which opened on June 16 and is to NY. Central no single ship could possibly be profitable concern, enough has been last till December 31, has up to Socony-Vacuum

600,000 Union Pacific accomplished to prove that. a fleet now attracted

U.S. Steel...

Business dones-120,000 shares,

nearly

of such ships, the production of visitors, including many thousands West E&M Colonel Roscoe Turner and Mr. which would be so much cheaper, of foreigners. further development of air mail which has bren directly and indescent from an autogyro was made Clyde E. Pangborn, two United might reasonably be expected to be traffic in particular. Obviously a directly lavished on aviation by the in Moscow by Soviet filler. Volkov, States entrants for the London-sound commercially. Certainly this

great deal of preparatory work Government of the United States. who left, the autogyro at the Melbourne air race who finished must be accepted if the Graf Zep Biggest British Plane Order

must be done and the closest and There is another factor to be con- altitude of 1,000, metres.

fullest consultation with the Do- minions and Colonies was neces- sary as a preliminary to the final formulation of a definitive scheme. They had no intention of making their plans publle pre maturely, he concluded. Wireless Service.

RUSSIAN CLAIMS WORLD'S

32-Passenger Machine Placed

dam-Batayla air route at the be- The plane will also be equipped ginning of next year.

with two bathrooms and an electric)

third arrived at Havre before the pelin's record is not a mere fluke, race in the liner Washington with That it can hardly be, for in ilxļ. their aeroplane, a twin-motored years this veteran has travelled in Boeing.

a

Ismall stuffed tiger.

BOA CONSTRICTOR FLYS

OVER ATLANTICA

vessel.

27

21.

Placed-55 Machines-£70,000

race. Another is the S.T.11.

all climates, weathered many A contract for 55 Monospar aero-cluded, one being the S.T.10, which Colonel Turner, in his uniform, storms, and proved that lightning, planes believed to be the largest won this year's King's Cup air On The Amsterdam-Batavia Line appeared like a handsome Hon although best avoided, in no more What Netherlands newspapers, night can be turned into a sleeping tomer. The airmen's mascot, was dangerous then it is to a marine number of civil aircraft ever in-similar to the speelal machine British aptly term "first flying hotel" will compartment enclosed by heavy

cluded in one order in Great Bri-fitted with a retractable under- be put into service on the Amster curtains.

Dr. Eckener's Claims tain was concluded, recently. carriage now on its way to Aus- Dr. Eckener and his colleagues The total value of the order, tralia for use on official communi-

cation claim with obvious reason that, which has been placed by the Air- duty by the Australian Air The flying hotel will take the kitchen in which breakfast and

manned by crews of experience, alid craft Exchange and Mart. Ltd.; Ministry shape of a giant four-engined luncheon will be prepared, while

directed in the light of the know with General Aircraft, Ltd., is in Under the Monospar principle of A new world's record fight for Fokker plane with seating capacity dinner will be taken every evening. A hoa, constrictor has just made ledge accumulated in imcrable the neighbourhood of £70,000, wing construction a saving of 80 a two-seater glider is claimed in for 32 passengers, To ensure at Intermediary landing stations. a flight across the Atlantic. It voyages, the airship affords a re Koktebel, Crimea, by a Soviet glider greatest possible comfort only 16 According to schedule the plane formed part of the cargo of the liable means of travel. Obviously pilot who with a passenger, re-passengers will be booked for each will cover the distance In six daya. Croix du Sud, the famous French the airship case ought to be judged "mained in the "air for seventeen trip, so that each traveller has two The fare has been fixed at 5,000 plane, on the France-Brazil' service, in the light of that claim, and the

hours and nine minu

Isents at his disposal, which at shillings without meals.

on. Its last trip from Brazil. facts upon which it is based, and

GLIDING RECORD

It is a significant tribute to per cent, in weight, without sacri- British machines that about half ficing strength, is clai

claimed,

of the total number has been The machines are all fitted with. ordered for export.

twin engines but can climb fully. Three – different types are in loaded on one engine.