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One of Britain's most urgent needs today is for new, modern, efficiently de- signed factories Indepen dence and a better standard of living both call for more production and, to achieve | aut this end, we must have more and better factories, power stations, and engineering

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From one standpoint, at least -that of toelinology-Britain emerged from World War II stronger than before. New plante built for armaments could in part be turned over to the production of useful things.

Civilian industries, under the exigencies of war, had become stream-lined and rationalised. The productivity of labour had been Increased training schemes.

But by

against all this, there were many harsh facts to be set which more

than out-weighed any im- provements. During the war the maintenance of our Industries-- apart from munitions-WOE, of necessity, neglected and hundreds of factories were taken over for storage and war-time production.j Industrialisation

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The world's largest civil Chief Executive of BEA, in a to give an accurate estimate of ar landplane can operate from lecture to the Royal Aeronautical operating coals of the three Bra- standard taxi-tracks

and Society.

He added that "with a four But it seems certain that the runways on a first class in- wheel undercarriage. On each comfort and speed of the turbo-| ternational airport. This was side, the Brabazon's demands on prop version will be a great at-

are traction to passengers. the strength of a runway Bristol proved when the

likely to be within present stan-

Sir Miles Thomas recently said: By the end of the war the res- Brabazon made its first land- dards of first-class airports with "If we of BOAC can operato the toration and replacement of i ing at London Airport and out needing added

surface-Brabazon on

was a vital the direct route dustrial buildings its first at

pro- an aerodrome strengthening.".

from New York to London and pre-requisite of the high away from its home base at

desperately needed give the standard of comfort and duction luxury that the Brabazon

pro-

in the

new conditions. The inter- Filton.

mises, I think that we shall have] national economic position of the "We now treat the Brab just month were able to form an idea not and we shall scoop the pool of revolutionary cha

Visitors to London Airport last something the Americans havej United Kingdom was in the throes

change. like any other airliner" said of what it will be like ta cross of trans-Atlantic traffic very A major part of British foreign | Mr. A. J. Pegg, the Brabazon's the Atlantic in the Brabazon. A much as the two "Queens" have assets had been sold or pledged

pilot. "In fact it is even more section of the interior had been done at sea."'

during the war. The countries of versatile than some of the fitted up as a 20-seater passenger Preliminary assessments indi- the Commonwealth were called smaller four-engined airliners cabin. It was tastefully decorated cate that the Brabazon 2 will be In actual operation today. and more spacious than that of an economic aircraft to operate, upon to furnish manufactures, as ony existing airliner. The pro- In his lecture to the Royal Acro-well as foodstuffs and raw mater- "For example, we started up the duction version of the Brabazon) nautical Society, during

which This resulted in the overnight, eight engines, taxied out to the 2 will be a 100-seater designed he considered the economies of

non-stop and took off all in a for

trans-Atlantic several different types of aircraft, industrialisation of outlying parts of the Commonwealth which much shorter time than that flights with a maximum of pos- Peter Makefield said:

"The estimated figures for the jeopardised the ability of the taken by the average four-engin- senger comfort. The door opens ed airliner.

far the most United Kingdom to hold her own I was

Brabazon are by into a lounge and cocktail bar. especially pleased with the way the Braba- Passengers will then turn right, Impressive. With its capacity in those arena zon taxled and manoeuvred round up a sweeping staircase, into the payload of 27.200 lb. and

reserves of 21,000 lb. at London main lounge which accommod Airport.

utes 38 passengers. To the left. the entry lounge is a saloon with "As you know we have nothing rear-facing scats. This will ar small as a 50-yard track at probably be used

cinema. perfectly. There is about the Walking through the main lounge

competition she will manoeuvre round an or.) passengers come down stairs to al York to London with almost 100)

The result has been that coun- uumber of first-class cabins each seating six."

per cent regularity a perfor- tries obliged for a long time to Mr. Pegg described the take- These convert at night into mance far in excess of any con- get along without British manu-

temporary landplane.

factures get into the habit off and landing as most satisfac-sleeping accommodation for four,

On the Westbound sarvice it, doing so. Britain can no longer tory. A special runway was con- and the remaining two passen would have an 85 per cent regu- afford to sit back and rely on in- structed at Filton for the early gers literally go upstairs to bed. larity throughout the year, or, if come from overseas investments experimental fights of the Bra- Passengers will be able to board fight refuelling were used, an to provide her with vital imports. bazon. But at London Airport, the Brabazon 2 at midnight in even belter gure. Masefield She has to increase exports In the Brabazon took off on about

stated that even against a 90 the fece of new and severe com- 1.400 yards of runway and used

mile-an-hour wind it would be petition, and success depends on 1,200 yards for touch down on

capable of a prost for durations the production of more and better each of her three fights over

between 7 and 12 hours flying. things at lower London.

costs. two extending to 3% and 13 hours in one in reserve. sull air.

Textiles are urgently needed to services n

increase, clothing

steel As ched down, the pilot there will be seven

supplies, This economic analysis shows to rebuild damaged cities, and used the contra-rotating propeller week in such direction. So pas- stop. These landings and take (after spending a full day in New off runs are about 20 per cent York) within 36 hours. less than those of a typical pre-

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The Importance of the wool and textile industry to Britain, therefore, speaks for itself and the decision of Patons and Bald- wins, Lid, to build at Darlington great new knitting-wool factory |--the largest in the world--was of great significança in the battle for output.

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