1936-02-08 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1936

1936-A GREAT YEAR PROMISED FOR AVIATION

SINGAPORE TO PENANG “RETURN FARE” TICKETS

Special Rates Now In Force.

APPRECIABLE REDUCTION ON NORMAL COST

Imperial Airways announce the immediate

introduction

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thirty-day return" fare of $180 from Singapore to Penang and vice versa, which will remain in force until further notice. This

The arrangements are now almost complete for the bunching of a North Atlantic air service next year. Our illustration shows the first special fare shows a very apprefloating aerodrome to be stationed in the South Atlantic, the converted ciable reduction on the ordinary German liner Westfalen. return ticket costing $216

By the introduction of this cheap "thirty-day return" fare it is anticipated that

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the

stimulus will be given to Malayan air travel

Imperial" four-engined air liners.:

the particularly

of part business executive whose. many interests may often pre- clude the exchange of visits, hav! ing due regard

the

300 M.P.H. BOMBERS

EXPERIMENTS NOW GOING ON

BY ITALIAN AIR FORCE

Rome.

TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICE

EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT

TO CANADA

WORLD'S ALTITUDE RECORD TO

BE ATTEMPTED

London.

THE year opens full of promise for British aviation. Policies to which the Government committed itself during 1935 will begin to bear fruit this year and among the outstanding events we may expect to witness are the following:

The launch of the pick-a-back" flying boat and seaplane and the first experimental flight to Canada.

The first experimental flight of an Imperial Airways flying boat from England. to New York.

The preparation of the new Empire Air Base at Portsmouth, and its completion by the end of 1936.

In addition there will be the opening of the Bermuda---New] York section of the trans- atlantic air route and the launch

TALY, it is learned, is experimenting with bombing aeroplanes to the important for which a speed of 300 miles an hour is claimed. She has boats and the 12 great air liners

also produced new scout machines with a speed said to exceed 330

factor of time in relation to cost Good Facilities

It will be recalled that for some months now Imperial Airways

miles an hour.

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have been operating twice week-be ly, with departures from Singa-

It is claimed that these machines when put into service will faster than similar machines in any air force in the world.

The developments arose out of the work of Italy's "high

pore at 6 am on Sundays and speed school at Lake Garda, where the machines which won

back for Italy the world's air speed record were developed.

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Thursdays, and in the reverse i direction from · Penang at

1230 p.m., of Wednesdays and days. Exceptionally, good facili- ties are thus available for the ex- change of short visits between the two cities, especially having in mind that the air journey takes an average of three hours only.

The Singapore resident is able to visit Perang. with maximum comfort and with no fatigue, to spend three clear days there, then return to Singapore after a total absence of 3 days only; or to make a short Sunday visit to Penang returning the same after- noon after a stay of a. few hours.

Reverse Direction

In the reverse direction the Penang executive who may wishi to attend a conference in Singa- pore may leave his office so late as noon on Wednesday being back

again in Penang by 9.30 the fol- lowing morning or if a longer visit is desirable, the Sunday ser- vice offers every advantage to this end, permitting a return to Penang as early as the following Thursday if so desired.

STRATOSPHERE BALLOONS

Designed To Rise

To 30 Miles

NEW 'PLANE FACTORY FOR HOLLAND

Mr. Fokker As Adviser

Amsterdam: An official com- mittee of enquiry has reported in favour of the erection of a new aircraft factory Dear Amsterdam. It is proposed, that the Government and Mr..Anthony Fokker shall each contribute $125,000 to cover the cost

Mr. Fokker would not be a director but an adviser at a salary of about £2,000 a year and 2 per cent on the turnover.

ALL TO DELIVER

THE MAILS

Airman Swims Three Rivers

Bombay.

An Indian airman swam three swollen rivers to deliver mails when his plane was forced down in a storm.

Warrant-Officer Agello won the

AIR AND SEA LINK

of most of the 29 giant flying Possibilities Examined in France now being built for Imperial Airways Empire routes.

Other expected items are:- The completion of a new ·ma-

chine by Bristal Aeroplane Com- Pany to recapture for Britain the world's altitude record during 1936.

The completion of three-quar-|

lair speed record for Italy-in Aprilters of the expansion scheme of 1933 with a speed of 423.7 m.ph the Royal Air Force and the com In October 1934 Agello sent the Pletion of all the new aerodromes record up to 440.67 m.p.h.

Speed Doubled

round our coasts.

The development of new inter-

Plans for French North At- lantic aeroplane services developing.

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At a private meeting held in Paris under the chairmanship of General Denain, the French Air Minister, directors of the French Line (owners of Normandie) and of Air France laid their plans before Ministry specialists.

It was afterwards learned that the linking-up of the great mari- time firm with its counterpart în the air way discussed

General Valle, chief of the Airal air lines in Great Britain by FLYING-BOATS IN Force, says that the speed of Ita- British Airways and by Railway lian bombing aeroplanes has been Air Services...

doubled, and their range trebled, The setting up of Air-Trafic during the past few years. The Control at all municipal airports. radius of the latest machines is by the Air Ministry and the open- claimed to be more than 1,000 ing of a national school to train

control tower

officers in their miles.

Iduties.

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According to General Valle also. for every machine in East Africa there are ten in Italy. This would give the Italians a total comple- ment of about 3,800 warplanes.

BRITISH BUILT SIKORSKYS

Work Begun At Hamble

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IMPROVED VERSION OF S-42

BIG AIR PLANS IN INDIA

Aerodromes To Be Modernised

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HEAVY EXPENDITURE PROPOSED

All first-class

ENGLAND

Admiralty Interest In Development

CO-OPERATION WITH NAVY

London.

Great efforts are now being made to recover, the lead Bri- tain possessed in flying boats for many years. The Admiral- ty is taking a keen interest in the development of boats to- wards increased range, accom- Įmodation and seaworthiness, and the steps being taken to- wards a regular North Atlantic service

The design of ocean-going, fiy-! fing bosts is a matter of impor- Bombay: Big plans are being tance, and a situation in which it Work has begun at Hamble, approved to modernise Indian might be necessary to take over The airman, a pilot of the Tata Southampton, on the site ac- aerodromes before next year air liners for co-operation with Air Mail, had to come down in the quired by British Marine Air-Heavy expenditure is proposed the Navy, on a similar basis to the difficult Ghat country, in Wes- craft for the construction of on both land and sea air-ports the employment of ocean liners in

This is in view of next year's time of war, must be considered. tern India, but landed success-Sikorsky flying boats fully in a small open space. He The British technical engineers developments in the London-Aus-

British flying boat production is] then enquired at the nearest vil-who recently visited Bridgeport tralian service

shortly to be augmented by the lage how he could despatch his (Connecticut) to study the S-42 mail to Australia is to be sent building in Great Britain of an mailbags, but discovered that the boat have returned, and will be by air, with a service of 20-ton American type. Meanwhile a big the constraction machines, five times weekly, be fleet of flying boats is being built only route to the railway was concerned with

of the first boats, this year at tween Croydon and India.

for Imperial Airways for the ac across three rivers in food.

Bombay's suburban aerodrome celerated and multiplied services Undaunted, the pilot, with the) radio-balloons, capable help of some villagers, got all the Five are already on order for at Juby is being retained. It was to S. Africa, India, Australia and of reaching a height of between bags across,

found impossible to use newly-the Far East next year. the overseas market.

Neglected Openings The boats are to be an improved reclaimed land without heavy ex- version of the S-42. They will be penditure. of 40,000lb. all-up weight with a

NEW SOVIET TESTS

Leningrad.

and the mails. ar-

25 and 30 miles into the stratos-rived at their destination only 12

phere, are being built here, says hours late. the semi-official, Tass agency.

They are the first to be con- istracted according to a new de-

sign by Professor Molchanov.

During preliminary experimenta 2 Key 2 balloon of this type reached a height of over 15 miles, which was claimed to be a record for such an ascent,

Humidity Tests

Their object is not only to re-

cord conditions of temperature

GLASGOW GIRL'S

EXPERIENCE

Flying 3,000 Miles To Marry

Hamble.

"'boats can carry

Special Runways`

There has been much preoccupa tion with the establigiment of En- top speed of 190 mp.h. with the Special runways, however, will pire air services, "which" in future present 700 h.p. American en make the Juby aerodrome service-are to depend far more upon flying gines.

Jable throughout the monsoon, boats than upon land aeroplanes, With British engines top speed which lasts from June to October. but it is only necessary to glance will reach 200 mph, giving a Hangars will be constructed and at a map of the world to see a cruising speed of 170 mp.h.

the aerodrome will be extended: (number of opportunities which Her Load

A ZEW emergency landing-Britain has neglected. With a range of 1200 miles the ground will be built in the Sind The country has, made no at- up to 7900lb. of section of the Karachi-Ahmeda-tempt to win a footing in South A young Glasgow woman left pay-load, equal to the weight of bad line. Plans are being made Atlantic air transport, nor to zun Croydon in an Imperial Airways $2 passengers with their baggage for the development of a new an air line down the West Coast Gast month to fly 3,000 miles and a mail load of 15001b, as well aerodrome at Ahmedabad of tee the impetus of foreign and pressure in the stratosphere,

of Africa. as in similar previous attempts, school days.

to Pérsia to marry a friend of her as a crew of five.

The Karachi zerodrome will but also to take measurements of

With a reduced load a range of have new buildings. On the Hy-rivalry a link has been establish- She is Miss Muriel Blanche An- 3000 miles can be assured, which] derabad-Madras line humidity.

emer-jed with China by a branch line tol The weight of the new radio derson, until recently, a school would be sufficient for the 2000 gency landing ground will be Hong Kong from the main Aus-

teacher. balloon, or ardioprobe as it is

miles "open ocean crossing of the built at Cuddapah. called, is only about half a pound, married Mr. Thomas Yuille, an winda..

On January-14 at Abadan she Atlantic against 40 m.ph. head It now seems certain that the New Zealand is making arrange- an compared with the five and official of the Anglo-Persian Oll Armchair accommodation for will be extended to Ceylon.

Karachi-Bombay-Madras service ments - with- Pan-American - Air-| half pounds of the type previous

ways for in air service across the Company ly employed

the 92 passengers will be provid-

Pacific ed in the cabins, convertible to

Although Imperial Airways) sleeping quarters for 14 pasen-3 could reach Malta with one runs from England to the Cape Igers=....

fnelling half in little over half a foreign air service, interests have, become-famly planted within thej day and night dying Egypt Union.

US. PASSENGER TRAFFIC

STUDENTS · TESTED

The boats can be landed in a six-foot sea and take off even in tic airlines increased 81⁄2 per cent, school, uses a huge vault to test a dead calm fully loaded in 25 se in 1934 over the previous year, students' reaction to thin air be- conda. while foreign route traffic was upfore taking them on an aca :48 per cent.

Passenger trafic on US. domes-}-An Halian army

AVERAGE LENGTH OF TRIPS

flight.

UP-TO-DATE PLANES

Egypt In 24 Hours

Some 16,000 hours of commer- cial flying on Pan-American air routes have already been carried out by this type of flying bort. More than 60 per cent of the Loaded with 32 kaoLugers and foreign rantes - of United States transport planes now in use in cruising

Average length of tips over

commercist

ent the United States are less than could fy non

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tralian route.

be reached on this range, The work now taken in hand by] but two halts for in 24 Imperial Airways is (vast » 2nd)

tremendously important

they Fused

zangement with Pan-American] Airways - & service

North Atlantic is now rojected.

But although so much is being done it is evident that

BRCUST

Passengers prefer

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Public demand for accommodation by Imperial Airways and its associated companies is so great that their services have been DOUBLED. This ever-increasing patronage by travellers is due to the following facts amongst others

1. All the air liners flying on the Australia, India, England routes have four independent engines for security

2. The air liners are most luxurious

3. The Captains are the most experienced body employed by any air transport company 4. British standards of efficiency and service

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