1941-07-10 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

ICELAND

American occupation of Iceland and the Presiden- tial declaration removing, in effect, any hemispheric| boundary of United States defence operations, ad- vances the United States a further bold step, with obvious implications. The President has merely im- plemented the theme of his recent speech in which he declared the folly of waiting until an enemy has begun offensive oper- ations before taking de- fensive measures.

Whether they realise it or not, the dwindling! number of Americans who have been contending that the United States should fight "only if invaded": are supporting a particu- lar theory of military and diplomatic strategy, and a discredited one. They are saying, in effect, not that they will fight only if their own national inter ests are vitally affected, which is a much different contention, but that they will fight only on their own soil. This is another

Vaunted Nazi Strength

DOWN ON IT!

COMMON CAUSE

Transatlantic

way of saying that if Crediting the war with having there is a war the enemy made both necessary and possible the "forced-draft technical ad- will have the advance

vancement of trans-oceanic air assurance that it will be service," Mr. J. T. Trippe, Pre-;

U.S. territory that will be sident of the Pan American Air- ways System, told British avia-

Air Service

the

the battlefield and not tion experts in London on June type of Clipper has been in oper- the design and development of a

to ation on both the Atlantic and new type of Clipper which his; that it will be U.817 that he confidently expects

see multiple daily schedules, re- the Pacific, we have had 431 cases company's experience to date in- civilians who will suffer quiring but twelve hours for the of repairs made in flight. In each dicated as required for the next

continent-to-continent of these, affected the incidental and

power plants step in trans-oceanic air service.j per. non-stop

flight, in regular operation over were kept going or else quickly Mr. Trippe disclosed that con- haps decisive costs and this "aerial life-line" between returned to operation. In 04 of struction contracts for a fleet of

States and not his; and that the the United

Europe these cases, had the engines not such advanced aircraft were ac within the next two years. been accessible, the causes of the tually let in June, 1940, with the

corded to him.

and

American

ocean

through

these new

ocean

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cerning America's

international been forced to return to its near- Concerning And it is air transport system with British est base with only three of its transports, Mr. Trippe said: "T at least partly because, and other officials, presented the engines in operation.

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regret that I am not yet at lib-t they followed such a pol-Memorial Lecture on the subject "Third, development of a sys-erty to disclose the technical de icy-and prepared only of "Ocean Air Transport," before tem of Scientific Flight Control, tails of these aircraft. I can, how- in long-ever, cite certain of the imme- the annual meeting of the Royal a unique advancement for such a policy that Aeronautical Society, the world's range air transport-essentially a diate and specific problems en- third-dimensional flight path, countered in our transatlantic Poland, Norway, Holland, oldest organised aviation group.

plotted with scientific exactitude operations, the presence of which all known conditions we had in mind in their procure- Belgium, France, Yugo- The Operating Record

affecting each individual flight." | ment. slavia and Greece met

To date, the Pan

1. "During the

be- months their present fate.

Effects Of The War Clippers have completed 352 sche-

tween October 1 and April 1,} sea-swells in the harbour of Hor Any country that shows dule transatlantic crossings. On

This pioneer transatlantic serta exceeded three feet on 35 days in advance that it will these flights they have transport-

ed the record totals of 4,885 pas-vice instituted by Pan American out of each hundred, and exceed- was inaugurated oned two and one-half feet on 67 fight only on its own ter-sengers, 445,390 pounds of Unit- Airways

1939. 20, ed States

Within three days out of each hundred. The mail,

365,350 May

of the establishment ritory must lose the diplo-

of foreign mails. The' months pounds

effective solution of this cause of :the service, the imatic battle that precedes transatlantic Clippers have flown of

war delayed schedules is an increase in Europe 'seriously curtailed

of 1200 miles in the practical war. It must lose the 1,500,000 miles across the

normal surface transport and im- commercial range of trans-oceanic and have flown more than 25,- preceding and continuing 500,000 Lassenger miles "without posed increasingly heavy burdens aircraft so as to permit contin

on the air service which auto-ent-to-continent non-stop opera- "war of nerves.' Hitler incident."

"It is particularly gratifying,"matically became the most effec- tion. has made his bloodless as Mr. Trippe said that the trans- tive, as well as the swiftest means 2. "Wind aloft records main- tained through the past two years well as bloody conquests atlantic air mail service is cur- of transport between the United re- rently operating at a profit to the States and "Europe. As one

that higher cruising by terror and blackmail United States Government. The sult, the airline was required to indicate

the carry passenger and mail loads as speeds of at least 75 to 100 miles THESE FACTS MAKE. and threats. Because postage revenue accruing to

United States Treasury is well in great as ten times the originally an hour greater than those now nations threatened were excess of the cost to the govern- estimated volume of this traffic, available, are desirable. This in high-altitude, al super either weak or only dement of the service operated by At the same time, unforeseeable volves

American JR Pan

Airways. The wind, weather and sea conditions, charged operations. fensively armed, they company, however, has not fared particularly during the

3. Finally the recurring ice could not threaten Hitler so well. A large proportion of months, imposed new problems problem on the North Atlantic coast points to the advantages of in turn

By threats he its revenue is dependent upon for the air service.

mall payments from European "A few months after the open- landplane operations. Ocean stood to lose nothing, governments. In view of the ing of operations in 1939, and transports of a landplane type conditions existing, many of shortly after the outbreak of war, could also permit direct service therefore, and gain a these accounts remain unpaid, we released an order for six ad- between metropolitan airports on great deal. All the psycho- and several of them are many ditional Boeing B-314-A trans- both sides of the Atlantic."

ports for delivery early in 1941.] logical strain of vigilance, The methods developed to Four of these have now been de Future Advance. Swift tenseness and fear fell achieve this record represent livered, three of which have been

Looking confidently toward the upon those whom he America's principal contribution transferred to the British Gov

to ocoan air transport. This operernment. The remaining aircraft future, Mr. Trippe outlined cer- chose or might choose for ating technique, which Pan on this order should enable us tain specific technical advances his victims. He has even American has been engaged in soon to increase the frequency of which were now within reach. He developing for more than ten service from the present three to envisioned increased wing-load- been able to secure an in-years, has contributed first, the six scheduled round trips eachings up to 80 pounds per square foot, 'high aspect ratios of 11; use-] creasing number of Multiple Fight Crew Through weeks on the Atlantic.

the highly organised training and

ful to-gross weight ratios of 50%, "allies" because, though operation of his 11-man flight Super-Clippers Coming while efficient 3,000 horsepower engines are already in prospect. they hate him, they fear unit, it is now possible to con

duct transport lights as long as Describing the steps already for the octovo Car I believe we can, him more, America is a 24 hours in duration.

taken by Pan American Airways have passed, different case. She can Second, the development of towards the future advancement with confidence, looks forward to power plants accessible for re of this transatlantic service, Mr. frequent daily flights, operating answer back and Prest pair of adjustment in flight has Trippe revealed that shortly after on twelve hour schedules to dent Roosevelt has done demonstrated an Important new the service was instituted in 1980, bridge what was once a great bar- safety factor. During the past specifications... were released to rior-ocean-between the now-world

on and the old. so.

Itwo years, in which this Boeing manufacturers inviting" "bids

months in arrears."

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