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THE CHINA MATE D
1937
ROBOT PILOT FOR ATLANTIC
Ministry's Winter Plens
The four-engined land aeroplane, Albatross, built for the Air Minis- try for Trans-Atlantic experiments, is being equipped with 'a de-icer an automatic pilot, and other des vices before being flown to Mar- tlesham aerodrome, Suffolk, for official tests.
The equipment is now being fitted at the de Havilland works. Hatfield. It was not necessary for the manufacturers tests, which have been successfully undertaken.
Much of the test flying on this machine was made- by Mr. R. J. Waight, the company's chief test pilot, who, was killed in a crash in another machine on October 1.
It is characteristic of the avia- tion atmosphere" that, within a that few hours of the accident robbed the country of a valuable pilot the flying of the Albatross was resumed.
ICE PROBLEMS
"
This is the first picture of one of the 12 giant landplanes under construction for Imperial Airways at Hamn- ble. These aircraft, designed to carry up to 42 passengers at a cruising speed of well over 160 m.p.h. are to be used on the Paris route and on the Overland route to India. The new landplanes are known as the Ensign" Class, each powered with four of the radial air-cooled "Tiger" engines and each engine develops 880 h.p. at the take-off. The day and night service will enable over 3,000 miles of the Empire route to be covered in 24 hours. India will be reached in a little over two days. The first of the machines were seen on Nov. 13, at Hamble when it left its shed and was turned round in readiness for trials. (Fox Copyright By Air Mail).
GERMAN PRAISE FOR ROYAL AIR FORCE
was
beautiful The Albatross is a monoplane, built on Comet lines, and is intended by the Air Minis- try for long-range high-speed flight in recognition of the fact that the
equally, “We did not wish to see any." flying boat, no matter how success-
"The wonderful spirit of British air-mindedness
"You have good constructors, ful, does not solve the problem of
the strong characteristic of the German
good factories, good material, and all-the-year-round Atlantic flying. Jairmen, from Marshals to
In winter the flying boat will be youngest apprentices, was, said Air Force. much hampered by ice on the Gen. Erhard Milch, German State, The visit had been enjoyable much experience, continued Gen. waterways of North America, both Secretary for Air, at the end of the because of the interests shared by Milch. "Technically, the British Air feld ice and broken, while even tour of the German Air Force Mis- the men of both air forces. "We Force is in the first rank”
each other, he Gen. Milch said that German pilots when and where this is not the sion, one of his chief impressions. speak the same technical language In a brief reference to the war,
He coupled with it "the great and understand
thought their British opponents obstacle the temperature is often
were on better machines, and he NO WISH TO SEE SECRETS
learned that British so low that spray will freeze in and successful efforts made in added.
Wherever they went they had had since great mass on wings and hull at Great Britain in creating a shadow
industry."
been treated with great kindness. pilots thought the Germans were the take-off.
It is not likely that an Atlantic The members of the mission had Great pains had been taken to make the better equipped. He thought- dlight will be attempted on the visited bomber, fighter and Army their visit instructive as well as the same beliefs were to be found Albatross in the present year, but Co-operation squadrons, factories, agreeable. As to secrets, he said, to-day. during the winter, at favourable the Cadet College, and the School
opportunities, certain
long-range for Aircraft Apprentices.
The training of young pilots and flying tests will be made.
The Albatross type is already on of aircraftsmen ensured a supply of order for operation on other pro-first-class air-minded personnel, Gen. Milch remarked, adding that jected routes..
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