1937-05-08 — Page 8

Britain's

CANADA'S

AVIATION RECORD

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1937.

Flyingboat Fleet

jing of flying sautes from a

To those who have only been five representative type. The pion- familiar, hitherto, with the operat-leer Sea Eagle of 1919 flew at land about 85 m.p.h. Then came the aerodrome, such as Croydon, it is 'Swan' at 90 m.p.h. This was fol- an interesting experience to watch lowed by the 'Calcutta' with .100 marine air operations at the base m.p.h. Then after this came. the on Southampton Water to and from 'Scipio' type with 135 m.p.h. And which, with their new 'C class fly-now to-day-the new Empire flying- ing-boats, Imperial Airways are boats can reach a speed of 200 Canada has established a record now conducting their Empire ser- m.p.h. in the amount of freight and ex- [vices. press carried by air which it would

The other day, when experts were be difficult for any other nation to

visiting this marine air-harbour, surpass. In 1930 this totalled

two of the giant flying-boats had 1,759,259 pounds and by last year it had grown to 27,000,000 pounds while others lay out at their moor- been hauled, up into the sheds, which was also an increase of 50

ings. The aircraft in the sheds per cent over the previous year.

to some extent to the enormous in-

ing fields. Many of the most pro- ductive finds are located far from

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and 'Caledonia.' boats, 'Cambria'

the two units of the new air fleet which have been equipped special-

Everywhere, at the marine - work on hand. port, one sees active, well-ordered Mechanics are busy

Imperial Airways Empire 'Monopoly'

of Electrical Engineera spoke of an Imperial

Empire.

·

with a new engine which has just arrived. Others are engaged оп the two long-range flying-boats, Sir Thomas Royden, former making them ready for further

chairman of the Cunard Steamship trials. Others, again, are just pre- Co. Ltd., at a meeting of the In- This tremendous gain in carriage were quickly recognised as being paring to go out in a motor-launch stitute of Transport at the Institu- of goods by air may be attributed those already well-known flying to the moorings, their task being tion

to make ready for the air the fly-London, crease in activity in Canada's min./These, it may be remembered, are ing-boat which is due to leave on Airways. “monopoly" in the British

the following morning on the next outward-bound Empire service. other means of communication andy for experiments in long-range Eight Empire services a week, four flying communications overseas was So far as the development of the aeroplane has been the connect-commercial flying. Cambria, in ad-outgoing and four incoming,

are concemed, it seemed a not un- tricts which otherwise would have Britain, has been undertaking Preton, and with aircraft arriving and ferent methods of carrying mails now being operated from Southamp-natural development of the dif- ing link to some of these rich dis-dition to her recent flight round been locked up for years by their liminary flights from the Atlantic mooring, and with other machines and passengers overseas that

air-base on the Shannon. As for

fuelling, getting on board their should be made of the established 'Caledonia', she has already made loads, and preparing for commercial air history by her non- there is constant work for technical

flight, passenger lines. stop flights between Southampton and traffic staffs.

"The apparent alliance, however, and Alexandria, during one of

between the Air Ministry and Im- Fast motor-launches are in re-perial Airways,” said Sir Thomas, which she flew 2,300 miles at angular service, plying between the "was strong enough to get Par- average speed of 170 m.p.h. In- moored flying-boats and the shore-liamentary powers for what is, în cidentally, the

growth in speed station. The flying-boats themsel- effect, an Imperial Airways with British commercial flying- boats may be illustrated by taking present à fresh phase in long-range is concerned, and to exclude entirely ves, riding at their moorings, re-opoly so far as the British Empire travel. They are our new liners the established British lines in the of the air-forming a striking con- North Atlantic from the service trast to those liners of the sea that is being developed there." which one sees moving in and out.

inacessibility.

ROUND WORLD AIR

TOURIST IN HONG KONG

Undismayed By Mishap To Hindenburg.

Mr. F. L. Emerson, a Round the World passenger who arrived here. yesterday from San Francisco and left this morning by the RMA. 'Delphinus' for Marseilles, intend- ed to conclude his tour by flying to

burg.

Dramatic Aviation

Rescue

son immediately asked for a pas-Here, however, they soon

use

mon-

of Southampton. Slim and grace are these winged ships as they ful these C class flying-boats look vanished on their flights over as one sees them on the slipway or France and Itay to the Mediter-

Lakehurst, N. J. on the Hinden-!· Details have become available at their moorings. But they look ranean and Egypt. And they are from Canada of a dramatic rescue infinitely more graceful when, after something more than things of However, on hearing of the dis- by aircraft. It appears that a a quick rush forward across the beauty as they ride the sky. They aster shortly before leaving Kai mission schooner was trapped in water, they go climbing upward. are portents of a new era an era Tak yesterday morning, Mr. Emer-winter ice off the Arctic coast. Now it is that one sees them in of super-swift, long-range trans- found their real element, the air. The port which will knit still more sage to be arranged to Rio de themselves threatened with starva-streamlining of their hulls becomes closely together all the far-flung Janeiro on the Graf Zeppelin in- tion. So an aerial rescue expedi-fully apparent. Things of beauty units of the British Empire. stead, and this is being done, pro- tion was organised. A big trans- vided, of course, that the latterport-plane, handled by a pilot with service is not affected by the dis-long experience of the arduous. aster.

conditions to be encountered, left

By this means Mr. Emerson will Edmenton, and after gales and realise his desire to fly completely snow had been battled against, the around the world on scheduled air marooned party were duly picked. lines.

up and flown to safety,

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