1935-02-07 — Page 7

CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935

WHERE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE AHEAD OF BRITISH

John Polando, Jr., of Revere, Man,, is getting a first hand story of the adventures of two American entrants in the London- The. Melbourne air race, now that his daddy Is home again. senior Polando and his flying partner, Jack Wright, were gasled when forced down in Perain.

AVIATION

GASOLINE

[WRIGHT PLANE

IS LIKELY TO

BE RECALLED

Subject To Recall, If Desired

WHY IT LEFT ITS HOME IN AMERICA

While the thiry-first anniver sary of flight was being celebrat- fed all over the United States with special fights by military and el vilion aircraft negotiations were going forward for the return of the origins! Wright plane from

THE NEEDS OF

AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL TARIFFS S THE AMERICAN

The Hague.

Holland le anxious for discus- sions with Great Britain on the subject of air mail tariffs on the Australian routo.

INTRICATE NETWORK

AIR FORCE OF AIR ROUTES

2,300 Planes Enough, UTILITY OF HIGH-SPEED

Says High Officer

FORMER AIR CHIEF THINKS

4,500 NECESSARY

Major General C. E. Kilbourne,

W

TRANSPORT PLANES

(By Pegasus),

This was revealed by the Dutch Postmaster-General' in his annual address to Parliament. He said he expected that Britain and Auz- tralia would fix low air mail rates for all traffic between British ter ritories along the route Holland, he believed, could not follow this

THEN ONE TAKES a glance at the map of the air routes of example because of lack of funder

the world to-day there are two things about it which strike He considered, however, that theselstant Chief of Staff of the war Dutch line to the Far East could plans division," of the War Depart-the eyes and command attention the intricate network of alr compete with the British

ment, recently told the National services which covers Central Europe and the comprehensive sys- Air Frontier Defence Associationtem of the United States. And of the two the United States is at Washington that 2,320 planes the more remarkable development. would provide sufficient air de fence for the nation under pre eat conditions,

the South Kensington Mascum to BEGINNING OF THE

the Smithsonian Institution In Washington.

The Wright plane was taken to

C.N.A.C.

England in 1928, with Orville FIGHT FOR CONTROL

Wright's sanction. Its sudden ré

moval from the United States was

due to Mr. Wright's contention

that the plane would not receive proper credit if placed in the Smithsonian Institution,

"Aerodrome" which had not ac-

MINISTRIES RUN RIVAL" SERVICES

The air routes of Europe are international in character and Britain, Germany, Holland and France all have large Interests there, while those of America are purely domestic; yet of the 200,000-miles of air routes in the world to-day at present no fewer This Wad is contrast to A

than 48,537 miles are in the USA. — that is, nearly 25 per cent, statement by Major General J. E. and well over fifty million miles of flying are carried out yearly Fechet, retired, former army air over those routes, chief, that 4,500 planes were need- From 1926 all attempts at com-ed to carry out plans of the De- It can fairly be said that, Panama, by way of San Juan, Vir America,was the first in the field gin Isles, Guadelope, Martinique, were fence Association for nine major of civil aviation development on St. Vincent and Trinidad. Briefly, the story of the contre-mereial flying in China

April, 1929,

Apart from these there are more versy which caused the original suspended until airplane to desert its native land. when the development of aviation air bases in strategic sections of modern lines, for the building up

entered upon a new phase with the country. General Kilbourne of her internal system was com- than 100 short-distance routes menced", in 1920, and in 1929, operated within the Federation, is as follows: The Langley the signature by Mr. Sun Fo recently was commander at Corre when Europe was beginning to over which the average daily mileage develop, the whole of America of flying la about two and six times tually flown, but had been built, (Minister of Railways and the gidor, Manila,

President of the China National

was already air linked. In daily. The comprehensive charac- prior to the Wrights' plane, was

Needless Expansion.. Aviation Corporation) and the

Europe development was rather ter of this chain of airways la per Itaken ..from the Smithsonian

"The War Department does not later, even in Germany which haps better appreciated when it is. Museum in 1914, fitted with flosts Aviation Exploration Inc. (a

Curtiss Wright subsidiary) of a support General Fechet 's state was and still is the foremost of pointed out that the total mileage and successfully flown by Glen H. contract for the establishment of ment," General Kilbourne sald. European aviation countries in of air routes is as high as 20 per Curtiss from Lake Keuka, at Ham-!

a mail and passenger service in "We do not need such a gigantic the civil field.

cent of the total mileage of rail- mondsport, N. YAN

China.

air force. Under present world There are two reasons to which roads in the United States. Gave. Langley Credit

The Curtiss group undertook to conditions, 2,280 planes will do the growth of civil aviation in the

Air Mail Contracts. The Langley machine, having provide the necessary equipment The War Department is not going United States can in the main be The second and by far the most thus been proved capable of a for the operation of air mail sor to ask the country for planes in attributed. One has been so freely important reason for

of that cumber until it advanced in recent months as to aerial development lies, in the fact man-carrying fight, was returned vices between Shanghai and Han- excess to the Smithsonian building and kow, Nanking and Peking, and changes its estimate of the num amount by now almost to a trulem that in 1920, when the rate of pro- labelled as follows:--

Hankow and Canton."

ber needed for adequate air dethe geographical constitution of grees began to speed up, she was The details of this contract fence."

the country. ⠀ "Langley Aerodrome. The ori

lucky enough to have a post office ginal flying machine of 1903, res need not be referred to at length General Kilbourne said the army. In a land of enormous distances, directorate who were modern in tored. In the opinion of many here, inasmuch as its signature now had only 1,400 serviceable with a widespread culture and so their outlook and the growth of the competent to judge, this was the produced immediate friction be planea. He added that the air cialisation, development of air ser internal air services has really been first heavier-than-air craft in the tween the Ministry of Hallways force was "retrograding instead vices in these days is almost auto-due to the liberal awarding of air The admixture of tetra-ethyl|Auíd and is always · blue; should history of the world capable, of and the Ministry of Communies of going forward" and urged that matic, and we find aviation making mail contracts.

free flight under itations, the latter claiming that the a movement be supported to reach steady progress in Russia, Austra

This provide a very effective the lead concentration be less sustained

the 2,820 goal.

lla, Canada and China, and to some stimulus to development but it has lead to aviation gasoline offers, an

"This aircraft slightly antedat

Senator Stelwer, of Oregon, told extent in Indis, for the same rea- also proved a very costly one. In economical method of raising the than 3.6 ccs. of tetra-ethyl lead own power, carrying a man.

per Imperial gallon (which is the

na other country has public money octane rating; at the same time maximum concentration allowed ed the machine designed and bulit

the association he believed appro by Wilbur and Orville Wright,

Some Of The Rontes

been spent so lavishly, in building priations for air defence would win It does not in any way, affect the for commercial purposes as

Dwelling a moment on this aspect up air, routes: The total spent on: favours among some persons op- posed to military) then additional which on December 17, 1903, was other characteristics of the gas dye is added to bring the colour the first in the history of the

posed to other military expendi- of the subject, it is worth while to civil aviation in 1938 was £6,153," world line. Tetra-ethyl lead, or Ethyl up to the standard tint.

to accomplish sustained

note that there are in America three 179; of this £4,815,659 was paid over- free flight under its own

tures.Associated Press.

air links between, the Pacific Coast directly to air mall contracting and the Atlantic Coast. One crosses companies by the post office and the continent in the north from for this amount nearly 3,500 tons

ETHYLISING METHODS

EXPLAINED

CHEMICAL

ADDED ETHY IS

KNOCK-SUPPRESSOR

OR"

•

as it is commonly termed, is not Tetra-ethyl lead itself is a ca- carrying a man."

a fuel and can properly be term-mulative poison and can be in-

Institution States Stand

power,

(Continued on" Page2:10).

PRIVATE OWNER'S LUXURY PLANE

Room For Pilot And Two Passengers

UNDERGOES TRIAL FLIGHT AT HANWORTH

t.

ed a chemical knock suppressor, troduced into the human aystem

Tetra-ethyl lead as a component by Inhalation, through the skin, The Wright brothers reaented of a mixture known as Ethyl fluid or through the mouth, and strin- the placing of this label on the Ja supplied by the manufacturers gent regulations Bre enforced langley plane and refused to al- in' two or three qualities and Co-which govern the handling of low their plane to be place in the

Smithsonian Institution. lours. For aviation it is known Etly! fluid.

(Continued on Page 10) """I-T Mix," contains 65.6. per

cent by volume of tetra-ethyl lead is added to gasoline, even in the

the balance being Ethyline di- bromide, dye, etc. and is colour-maximum allowable commercial FLYING MOTOR-CAR to Africa, had its first flight recent-

However, when, tetra-cthyl lead

concentration, the proportion is

ed blue. The fluid in completely only one part in 1.260, and the soluble in aviation gasoline and amount of lead is so small that does not separate out under nor ethylized aviation gasoline can be mal conditions.

handled and ured with perfect jconfidence

risk. Tetra-Ethyl Lead

and without The concentration of added lead. Nevertheless, reasonable care should in be taken to avoid frequent contact must always be expressed terms of tetra-ethyl lead and not with the skin.

as Ethyl fluid. Leaded aviation gasoline follows the colour of the

NIGHT-FLYING FOR ́ ́AMATEUR PILOTS

Means Increased Safety And Efficiency

Regular tuition in night flying is now being given to members of the Liverpool and District Aero Club. This is a new idea and is only made possible on aerodromes which have food lighting.

+

ARRIVES

On Sale Very Shortly

BABY WINDMILL PLANE AT CAR PRICE

The beautiful' Hendy Heck which has been finished at Hanworth for Whitney Straight, the young racing motorist who is at present flying

BOBS.

America's

KENNETH WALLER'S New York to San Francisco, by way of mail were carried in the year,

BELGIAN HONOUR

HIGHEST POSSIBLE

ORDER OF LION OF AFRICA CONFERRED

of Chicago, Grand Rapids, Salt Lake which represents about 24 million City and Reno; one centrally, from letters. The total spent on civil- Philadelphia to Los Angeles, by aviation aluce 1929 in the States in Pittsburgh, Indianopolis, St. Louislover 25 million pounds. and Oklahoma; and the third in the Even the American Treasury kick- South from Washington to Los An-fed at last against this prodigality geles, making a wide loop southward of spending and the result was that through Atlanta, Dallas, El Paso early last year there was an official ly. It is the "last word" in the

and Phoenix!

tay inquiry into the system of awarding private owner's speedy luxury ma-

There

are routes aerving the the air contracts and the mail. chine,

Mr. Kenneth Waller, after his Atlantic coast from Boston to Miami carrying subsidies were con A low wing monoplane, fitted successful 8,000-mile flight from and the Pacific coast from Seattle siderably reduced. It : fk | Bigul-- with a De Havilland, Gipsy engine, it can cruise at 190 m.ph. Belgium to the Congo and back, to San Diego. There is also a route fcant of the instability of the which encircles the West Indies system under which that rapid de and has a range of 700 miles. The arrived at Lympne aerodrome from from the Republic of Dominica to velopment took place up to 1929 that landing speed, thanks to "alte" Brussels in the Queen Astrid, the and slow leading "fapa" is less machine in which he and Mr. Cath-LOENING AMPHIBIAN many of the smaller operating.com than 50 m.p.h, making a ratio of

VL

Melbourne air 'racel ®

The finish is in black and gold M. Andre Linieur, who, accom-

PLANES RECORD

China Only

following the taking, of this decision

Double Bungs

The "flying motor-car" which

panies complained that they would are apewas, the next ble development to abuut one in four, which is re-cart Jones finished fourth in the Ethyl fluid containers

be forced into bankruptcy.

At the present time a Federal rial drums of heavy construction come in popular flying, will soon markably good.

be available.· with double bunga, and the actual

Within another month or so and the interior upholstery of the panied him, announced that the One Serious Accident In Commission is examining the whole question of air mail services and blending is carried out in mixing

mail contracts and its report in ex- plants which are constructed for Mesara. G. and J. Weir, the great cabin le in check pattern. There highest honour Belgium could give,

pected early In February. Part of the purpose, and which are, with Clydeside engineers, who have are armchairs- for three, including known as the "Lion of Africa

would be conferred on Mr. Waller been experimenting for more than one for the pilot.

The first Loening amphibian, took its duty was to consider, broadly the the operators, under constant me

Whitney Straight intends to use by the King of the Belgians as soOD க year with "baby" windmill

off from the Langhwa aerodrome at co-ordination of military and civil dical supervision.

planes, will announce the price it for Continental touring..

as formal consent had been received Shanghai on October 20, 1929, for aviation. When at work on the plant the and details of their autogiro mo-

from the British Foreign Offer

Hankow, a distance of approxi-

The British Position operators wear white clothing dels.

through the British Ambassador in mately 567 miles. On April Since the Melbourne Race last Brussels.

1981, the Shanghairankow line October. It has been a popular pas- "The machine behaved, perfectly," was extended to Ichang, and on Mr. Waller, said, "and it is still October 21 of the same year to time of the press in Britain to draw

comparleons between the air, 'devo-......" running splendidly. We flew the Chungking on November 11, 1965opment of Britain and that of shortest possible way from Belgium the Chungking-Chengtu section A America and to criticise Imperial to the Congo, but there is no really maugurated, thus bringing into Airways in particular for the fact dangerous.country to cross,

Is satisfactory-

with white rubber gloves and The price largely depends on boots, and have to take a bath on the number the firm estimates can the completion of their work... be gold, but it may be well under

The plant consists of a suitable £400. gasoline storage tank of sufficient Everything capacity to hold the quantity of about the experimental machine, gasoline to be blended. This vara representative of the firm said The instruction in night-flying [ies from ten to Ave thousand tons recently.

The mixing shed Is erected" in and night landing is invaluable for the amateur pilot, who is not re- an isolated position and as far as "It is a single-seater, with our quired to know it but who makes possible open on all sides to the own 45-h.p. engine.. himself a safer and more efficient air.. the baths and dressing room Control is by the hanging pilot by acquiring it.

being inside or adjacent to the stick

HANWORTH FLYING

SCHOOLS

Blackburn Side-By-Side Instruction Planes,

At Hanworth Capt. Brady "and

Mr. Robert Blackburn, the pioneer

Single-Seater

mixing shed. A gasoline pump is "We are keeping the perfo provided to supply gasoline from ance figures secret until we the blending tank at a sufficient nounce the programme." pressure (about 50 lbs. per square Broadly speaking, the top speed inch), to work an eductor which of an autogiro is slightly less in similar to an ordinary Injector than that of a comparable type of

(Continued on Page 10), fixed-wing plane.

Courses

In Blind Flying

At the Air University at Hamble

aircraft constructor, have joined Capt. Walters, who took Hengist as händs to run the new aerodrome

school, Blackburn "B2" trainers far as India for her

arg used and over 40 pupils are now nection with the bi-y

having their instruction on this sendvice between England and

sible, type of side-by-side seater.zhi has lately taken a special com

"this way, as they are,

mate slact with the

instrument Inti Horsey, and

Most of th

AIR PASSENGERS COME TO BLOWS

Quarrel Over Seats

Her

that the Empire routes have "not" been, organised on the same admil- the tedly highly efficient lines a trans-Continental routes of the Blatos,

A fight between two French pas- sengers occurred at Le Bourget

operation the Aerodrome recently on the arrival

"My co-pilot, Capt. Franchomme, Chengtu ronte cove of an air-liner from London.

and I will report, to the Belgian mately 1,708 miles. During the journey the two men Post Office on the possibilities of The CN.A.C. has maintained had disputed Bercely over the places running regular route for malls. remarkably regular services over allotted to them and when the Personally Ibelleve It to be quite the above-mentioned route since it (Continued on Page 11,) machine landed they attacked each feasible, though several of the exist inception to the present time, and other with such violence that one of ingerodromes will have to be Im-only one serious aoplident can be them had to be taken to hospital prove the towed recorded, namely, that of Desember with a broken leg

Mr. Waller said that nothing de 8. 1980, when a departing machine The airport authorities are draw-finite had yet been settled about his rock the mant of a junk in the ing up a report of the incident. next fight.

river

FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN CHINA

The futurs of commercial avia Potion An China 15 largely dependent taking upon Government subsidy and muni ses; at Hamble to accipal interest "The best "form

by

Chinaso ant

Territorial Air Defenders

great annual

HIGH-SPEED PLANE FOR PASSENGERS

New British Type Now

Being Designed

A

were left entirely squadrons, the regulars would whi their

$470,000

liner

designer who has prepared

a 200-m.p.be in

ayry, a large'num)

Cant

designer Find the

ing board but's

[makes tha which Arm producing high-speed

the u