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SAFETY DEVICES

IN THE AIR

A big flying-boat, taxying and. manoeuvring on the

water, becomes to face of the

intents and

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1987.

Importance Of Radio FAST NEW To Modern Commercial R.A.F.

One

Air Routes

BOMBERS

the most interesting trated by the success achieved in A new training aeroplane capa- which aspects modern flying is the short-wave communication between ble of a speed of more than 200 purposes a marine vessel; brings to light an interesting point. growing importance of wireless in the new Imperial. Airways flying- miles an hour was exhibited in the Official regulations, of course, call the operation of commercial air boats of the 'C' class and ground New Type Aircraft Park at the for the carriage

in services. All the remarkable de- stations.

Air Force Display Royal

Laert of life-belts

When Caledonia one of the two month at Hendon. This is believ- ships; but in an aircraft, remem-velopments which have taken place bering that every ounce of weight in the application of wireless to special long-range flying-boats led to be the fastest training- aero-

been accomplished made her first nonstop flight be- plane in the world. tells, it would not be feasible to aviation have

a period of twenty-fivetween Southampton and Alex- It is known as the Miles-R.R. carry any ordinary type of life-belt, within

years. This summer will actually andria, she was in wireless touch trainer, and it is powered with a It would be too bulky and heavy.

After eighteen months' research, see the twenty-fifth anniversary of with London throughout her en Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVL · engine, Her operator, when which delivers 745 h.p. at 14,500ft. the exports of Imperial Airways a first series of tests in England, tire flight.

more than 2,000 miles away, was The machine incorporates all the have evolved a 'seat-cum-life-belt' in which an aeroplane pilot, with device which has been adapted a transmitting key strapped to his able to describe the moment when latest equipment so that pupils specially for use in the Company's knee, flew round and round above Alexandria came into view; and shall be able to fit themselves to go a grand station in an early biplane those sitting in London, listening to immediately to the fastest service Empire flying-boats.

type, tapping out his messages, followed the

move types. The apparatus consists of cush-of a box-kite ions which are constructed internal- Morse messages which were picked ments of the aircraft as she circled It has a three-bladed control- ly of rubber in separate compart-up by the operator below. Further round and then came gliding down, lable-pitch aircrew, a retractable on the float-on-air prin- experiments followed, and then the the operator's final message being under-carriage and trailing edge ciple. These form the seat-cushion Great War brought rapid progress flashed through to London just as wing flaps. In addition, the cabin and back-cushion in each air-liner in wireless, as it did in so many she touched the surface of the is enclosed. chair, and, in addition to providing other technical directions. a high degree of comfort in ordin- ary use, can be converted in ten seconds into a life-belt capable of supporting a couple of people in the water. And yet the complete ap-ments paratus weighs only five pounds.

ments

Early Apparatus

water.

The latest phase in wireless pro- After the War, as soon as com-gress is seen in the preparations mercial air services began between, which are now in hand for pre- London and the Continent, experi-liminary commercial flying on the

were commenced with a North Atlantic. view to evolving a reliable light- weight receiving and transmitting apparatus whch could be installed in civil aircraft. For this purpose,

European Aerial test apparatus was placed in some

Cruises

of the twin-engined aeroplanes operating between London and Paris; and before long sets were

14,500 MILES IN 17 DAYS

Two Superchargers»

al-

It is permissible to-day to disclose another tenchnical advance made by British manufacturers in their work for the Royal Air Force, an advanee which has already had its effect in stepping up still further the ready remarkable performance of certain militarý aeroplanes. · It is the introduction of aero-engines with two speed superchargers.

An engine of this kind fitted to the Vickers Wellesley geodetic bom- bing aeroplane brings the maximum

Aerial cruises above Europe, last-evolved, and fitted in British air- Among the passengers on the speed figure, according to the man- ing for anything from eight to liners, which fulfilled the dual |C.N.A.C. plane which arrived from ufacturers trials, up to 228 miles twenty-two days, are a feature of need of lightness and dependability.bang, the Chairman of the Cape Town an hour at 17,000 feet. The highest

yesterday was Mr. W. L. this summer's flying programmes. From these small beginnings has Wool Exchange. The experts of Imperial Airways grown the wireless network of the

speed attained by this machine Mr. Young has been attending im- during Government trials was have worked out a. number of 1

present day, with stations stretch-portant conferences in Japan and has little over 202 miles an hour. fascinating trips, designed to meet ing not only over Europe but to be in Cape Town for another con- the varying tastes of holiday travel- lacross the Empire,

ference early in August. He therefore Additional figures obtained dur- left Hong Kong by the R.M.A. "Del-ing manufacturers' trials with the lers.

craft signalling their progress,phinus" and will continue by Imperial Vickers Wellesley show that the stage by stagė, as they fly along | Airways to Durban, where he will ar- their scheduled routes.

rive on August 6,

machine has a still-air range of The next day he will embark on the 1,325 miles when laden to 10,900lb., South African Airways plane for Cape and that with augmented all-up Town, reaching that city the same weight the range is increased

An American aeroplane which had been kept in a hangar at Le Bourget aerodrome since November has myster- iously disappeared.

412 DAYS PENANG-LONDON

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On The Atlantic Modern development work, în wireless on the airways, is illus-

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The whole journey of 14,500 miles from Shanghai to Cape Town will have been completed in 17 days by utilising the services of the three air companies -C.N.A.C., I.A.L. and South African Airways.

to

2,270 miles at 186 m.p.h. This is believed to be the greatest range obtained by any new aeroplane ordered for the Royal Air Force up to the present.

Mr. Young reached Japan by way of America, and the whole. round trip il- lustrates the close co-operation between wires were humming and in a very the great air and sea transport com-short time the whole thing was ar- panies of the world.

ranged to New York by the "Queen In the middle of May Mr. Young Mary", across America by United Air- walked into the London Office of Im- ways' Coast to Coast sleeper-service, perial Airways, gave them his require-across the Pacific by President Liner, ments, and left the whole matter in from Japan to Shanghai by N.Y.K. and their hands.

then the immense air trip to Cape Immediately cable and telephone Town, and the whole thing was done.

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