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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1938.
BRITAIN'S CIVIL AVIATION Drastic Change In Lagging Policy Needed
Foreign Firms Lead
American air lines, and also won great successes in foreign markets.
This type was succeeded by an improved one, the D. C. 3, already used on many European and extra- European air routes.
The Douglas 4, a four-engined air liner with a speed of 240 m.p.h. and a range of 2,200 miles, embody- ing all the latest developments, in- ONE OF THE MAJOR QUES- cluding the tricycle type of under- TIONS EXAMINED BY THE carriage, is now on point of deliv- CADMAN COMMITTEE ON CIVIL ery It has already won its mar AVIATION, WHOSE REPORT kets, but recent British types,
·WAS ISSUED RECENTLY, WAS which are still undergoing tests THE BIG LEAD GAINED BY will have few opportunities outside FOREIGN FIRMS IN CIVIL AIR-British air-line operating com- CRAFT DESIGN, WHICH THREA~panies.
TENS TO RELEGATE GREAT Besides the British Empire flying BRITAIN TO A POSITION OF boats, which have been an out DEFINITE INFERIORITY.
standing success, there are two There are two reasons for Bri-land air liner types ordered în tain's slow progress in this direc-small numbers for British air lines. tion:
These are the D. H. "Albatross” The fact that nearly all British and the Armstrong Whitworth "En aircraft designers and producers sign.
have been fully occupied for some time on Air Force work;
AMERICA'S LEAD
A huge silver aeroplane which may make history was given tests by Air Ministry test-pilots recently. It is the G-AEVYV, the first production model of the de-Havilland Albatross, a different machine from that shown at the last RAF display. A fashion- able double set of-fins and rudders has been substituted for the sin- gle fins and rudder. Able to cruise at more than 200 mph this machine is of long-distance type meant for carrying mails across the North Atlantic. Four-engined, it can carry half-a-ton of pay load 2,500 miles non-stop. (Copyright)."
TELEVISION IN BOMBING PLANES
There is no reason to believe The restricted market for Bri-these will not be highly successful, tish air liners.
but their greatest admirers would In neither case is there any sign not claim they will have much of a rémedy unless the Government chance in foreign markets agains! makes a drastic change in its po- the Douglas. 4, which will enjoy the licy.
fadvantage of being first in the field. ONLY ONE MARKET
Still more advanced American In the past there has been only types are in preparation, and, in
Mr. John L. Baird, the television "The invention can be used for one market for the class of British the circumstances, it seems almost air liner designed for the special impossible for Great Britain to pioneer has left London for Aus-reconnaissance work, and will be invaluable to scouting 'planes, en- needs of Imperial Airways. Until make up the ground she has lost. tralia, where he is to continue ex-abling them to ascertain the posi- the order for 28 Empire flying- The Cadman Committee has periments with a television set for tion of troops who are deployed. boats was given air liners were or-examined many factors in the dered by the half-dozen or so, and situation. One of these is the fact use in bombing aeroplanes. the types were suitable only to spe- that the Air Ministry demands cial British needs...
seven years' service from types]
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"The magic eye' will enable a ship's pilot to see through fog for a distance of 30 miles. The voyage will give me the opportunity of making practical demonstrations.
He is travelling overland to Mar- A striking instance of the super-adopted by Imperial Airways be-seilles to join the P. and O. liner for advantages enjoyed by the Unit-fore they become obsolescent. Most Strathaird. On the voyage Mr. ed States was afforded four year foreign air lines replaces types magic eye" designed to enable a
Baird will carry out tests with ago, when an American firm, the every three or four years. Douglas, knowing that markets The policy which has governed ship's pilot to see through fog, awaited it, developed at great cost the development of British air lines Mr. Baird, who is president of particularly for the large screens a medium air liner, which was for many years is now to be sub-the Baird Television Company of cinemas. Television has not yet promptly adopted by the leading mitted to searching criticism.
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Limited, of Crystal Palace is to ad- dress the International Radio Con- gress in Sydney.
“In Australia I shall go into the question of perfecting television,
"I have already carried out ex- "The first station will probably- periments in an aeroplane at Cry-be at Sydney. It will be a small one stal Palace with my television set costing about £10,000. I am taking for use in bombing aircraft." he with me two and a half tons of said while waiting for his train at equipment worth nearly £20,000. It Victoria.
includes my inventions for aircraft and the magic eye' for ships.”
The set, which can be comfort- ably carried in the cockpit of a Mr. Noel Ashbridge, chief en- 'plane, enables the crew of a bomb-gineer of the B.B.C., is also attend- er to see on a ground-glass screening the International Radio Con- a town from 50 to 100 miles away.
gress.
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