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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1987,

DEFENCE OF

BRITISH

PLANES

SHIPPING INFLY FOR 30 QUEENS

THE CHANNEL

FOREIGN EXPERTS

A naval exercise which, although Many types of British aeroplanes, limited in scope, was expected to civil and military, were flown at provide valuable lessons bearing Hatfield by master pilots, with the on the protection of seaborne trade object of demonstrating speed, in war, was held recently in the manoeuvrability, and other quali- western approaches to the English ties. Channel.

Thousands of guests, foreign and The outstanding feature of this British, invited by the Society of war game was the employment on British Aircraft Constructors, werè a fairly large scale of aircraft, the spectators. The air, naval, and both ship-borne and shore-based, to military attaches of foreign coun- assist în locating, rounding up, and tries and delegates to the Federa- destroying enemy commerce raid-tion Aeronautique Internationale conference, which has just been. Bounded by the parallels of 47 held in London, were among them. deg. and 51 deg. North and the Thirty types of aeroplanes were meridians of 5 deg. and 15 deg. flown by test pilots, and in some West, the area of operations was a cases by the designers themselves, rectangle, of which the north-east with the object of demonstrating corner was near Lundy Island, special qualities.

ers.

while the sides extended 240 miles The four-engined "Albatross" to the southward and some 400 land air liner, built for the Air miles westward into the Atlantic. Ministry for Atlantic experiments; Great Britain-Red-was at war was demonstrated. It is certainly with a Power-Blue-whose main one of the most beautiful aero- fleet was held in check by the Bri-planes ever designed, despite its tish forces in a distant area. But great size and four engines. Its a Blue cruiser and an armed mer-cruising speed is probably more chant raider were known to have than 200 m.p.h.. slipped through the British cordon with the object of attacking our trade.

RIVAL FORCES

NEW BOMBER'S SPEED One of the new four-engined Em- pire flying boats, the Calpernia, The Red base was at Falmouth. flew over the aerodrome repeatedly The Blue side had a base in the at a low altitudė, revealing the Azores.

great security now afforded by Bri- The rival forces taking part in tish engines. the operation were as follows:

Most of the display flights in- Red.Aircraft carrier Glorious, cluded highest and lowest speeds, flying the flag of Rear-Adml. T. H. and they showed that while there Binney, who directed the operations have been great increases in the of Red side generally; the 9,000-speeds of aeroplanes, low speed fly- ton 32-knot cruiser Newcastle, only ing has been improved chiefly by lately commissioned, and the des- the use of trailing edge flaps, sim- troyer Brazen, representing another ple or split. The new "HarrÓW” cruiser of the Newcastle type. heavy bomber gave a remarkable

The full aircraft outfit of the exhibition" of low-speed flying. Glorious was 48 machines; and that

advanced Hawker "Hart"

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of the Newcastle three. Adml. Bin-bomber, fitted with the Mercury ney, however, also had the support engine and rotol constant speed of Nos. 201 and 208 Flying Boat propeller, showed by its steep, Squadrons, who worked under the rapid climbing the importance of orders of the Air Officer command-propellers of variable pitch. ing the 16th Reconnaissance Group. The day brought a triumph for The destroyers Comet and Beagle the sleeve-valve engines of the accompanied the Glorious for safety Bristol firm which have led purposes, but took no other part in world in this highly important the exercises.

development.

BRITISH RESTRICTIONS'.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

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Blue. The cruiser Southampton, sister to Newcastle, flying the flag of Rear-Adml. T. F. P. Calvert, who A new light bomber shown was commanded the Blue raiding force, the Hawker “Henley," obviously and the Fleet Auxiliary Prestol, one of great speed. which were suitably disguised and New training machines, the D. H. was assumed to mount, four

6in Don, the Phillips and Powis, and guns.

the Airspeed Oxford, were evidence of the need to step-up training in line with the all-round. - improve- ment in aeroplane performance. One machine has a speed of 290 mph. All are cabin types.

CYCLE RACERS STONED AT BORDEAUX

Paris, To-day

The entire Belgian

withdrawn

cle race throu

the Tour de

· Reason for the

stated, is the

gian compet

they passed thrối

Wednesday eveni

amous bicy-

The demonstrations gave a high- |ly favourable impression, and it is to be regretted that restrictions of various kinds prevent British-manu- facturers from taking full advan- tage of openings the world markets.

Known as machine.

Belgian journalists accompany- ing the race in motor cars have also Bel-withdrawi

Expressing regret for the inci- ondent, the organisers of the race stated yesterday evening that Bor- Stones were thrown at Maes, deaux would not be included in who was leading the field and look- the route in future years.

ed an almost certain winner," and With the withdrawal of the Bel- at Diaseaux, the Belgian second glan, Maes, a French entry, Lape string, who, was knocked off his bil, is now leading.—Trans-Ocean.

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