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Army's Flying Laborato

CHINA MATE SEL

Short Mayo Composite Trials

Interest is being added to pre- liminary commercial flying on the North Atlantic by the trials which to be made with the com-

in which a long-

s to be launched in

flying boat.

paratus,

designed and

ant

Mercury

In the trials now

taken these two componen

first of all be

Ther the

This U. S. Ama

stratosphere plane, shown in. among them a sealed cabin and two

ship will not be used to attain aviation records but as a

ENGLAND AUSTRALIA SURVEYS PLANE

Satyrus, Imperial Airways fly- marine air perts ing-host of the Seipio class, is is

directed

rise-from

composite

suitable operating height

INVENTION- Combater craft, proceeding in

not engaged on survey flight over to survey work in the cal PETITION

sections of the England Australia pentaria. route between Alexandria and

Karachi. This is in preparation for These the operation of a marine air ser vice between England, India. and Austraña.

Justice Chancery Division,

active work in connection with costs, a petition for a five-year other aspects of the ground or tension of letters, patent gran ganisation. A chaim of light-bea-1921 for an invention cons has, for example, been erect flaps" for aeroplane wings, At the same time, at the Austra-ed on the main route across India, to reduce landing speed. Han end of the route, surveys are land rapid development work is be being made by aircraft and suring accomplished in connecti face craft with a view to the loca-amplified wireless and tion and establishment of new services.

difficulty

long-rang

relieved the necess

The petition was brought by the into the air from surfa Fairey Aviation Co., of Hayes, and der its power, bei Mr. Charles Richard Fairey, aeron into the air by the power! autical engineer, on the ground that boat to so far no remuneration had been the being obtained from the patent

It was said that the invention was specially valuable for monoplanes, and that the opportunity for its development had come with the ad- vent during recent years of the thick-winged monoplane.

General of

operating fight

and in-

launched in the forthcoming, "Mercury seaplane from its mother when carrying -

range miles at a

be

Ib. of mails proximately 3,500 of from 160 to 170

414 DAYS PENANG LONDON

5%% DAYS SINGAPORE LONDON

TWICE WEEKLY

Special Through Farm on Applicatio

tation.

was lack

and that here had bee

disclosure in bringing the pe

Mr. Basil Drewe, for the peti

ers, said yesterday.

the high-speed the Fairy Co

is another method for the economic range of and this takes the form nelling machines winte

have great promise

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