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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1961.

CRUISING AT ALMOST THE

Miles per hour and nautical miles convey to the layman some impression of speed-cum- distance, but to the experts there's only one way to determine how fast, in reality, an air- craft will fly.

Swissair's Convair 880-M jetliner cruises at ap- proximately 619mph-or 84 per cent of the speed of sound!

This

The criginal Convair Jetliner was known as the BBQ. new model, the 830-31, designated because the "M3 re- presents "modified."

The 880-M differs from its predecessor, being Bled with extra fuel tanks, thereby la- creasing the range of the air- craft to 3,400 nautical miles, with fuel reserve.

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The sau-M has "Leading Edge Slats," which previde extra lift for speedler take-offs; these plats permil of Jower landing speeds and thus, where required, stuurtor runways be used.

Swissair's Convulr 080-M jet- liner is thoroughbred in every respect. The four, powerful General Electric CJ- 805-38 engines have the advan- lage of a higher thrust rattu than their predecessors, the Type 3 engines, and each has 11.050 pounds of thrust ai seo- level. The improved engines include reverse thrust, whereby thrust can be converted intu braking power for landings.

Brake capacity has been in- creased and the 800-M can land in less distane, than its pre-

decessor.

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Features of the original 880 Include the "fall-safe" method, throughout. With the 800 came the Seatch-weld process sealing the Integral wing fuel tanks, extra to the rivellag- this after some 23 years of research into the prevention of leakage.

The Scotch-weld has the ad- vintage of adding strungik 10 the wing structure.

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un impressive feature of nererart that exemplifies stream- Iining and contour.

From rudar dome to fall, the 800-M extends for 1291⁄2tt; the tall rises, Impressively, for over 37, from the tannAC,

For those who are interested in statistics, the 180-M bus maximum take-off weight of 191,000lbs; it will cruise above the wenthar, mool favourably and smoothly, at ceilings above 35,000It and up to 41,000ft,

It can

medium range runways having a take-off dis- lance of less than 6,000ft, and a landing spon of 4,000ft.

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The 880-M has the advantage of a thicker skin and specialised. sound-proofing, so that the cabin Interior is quiet and soothing.

Temperature

of the many Interesting fea- tures. the sound-suppressor in the exhaust outlet ensures effective and a swift blending of the exhaust gases with the vuler atmosphere and, with

SPEED OF

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Sven at Kai Tak, just before take-off, Swissair's streamlined Convair 880-M Jet- ilner, which from today serves the airline's Far East route out of Hongkong. for oxygen, when higher altitudes.

The Swissair 880-M has an entirely automatic oxygen sup- ply, whereby passenger's masks дл are

within neatly containeil small panels, at the ratio of one mask per passenger. matically when cabin pressure This supply functions auto-

falls below n certain level of this singe. the altitude. At container panel opens and the mosks appear within 41 con- venient distance of the heads of the passengers,

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this method, the noise level is

minimised,

Pressurisation and air-condi- tioning of the 880-M have fea- to ensure lures that combine

rain ur uniform efficiency. In la shine-outalde the aircraft the prevailing temperature does not affect passetiger comfort, which is set to provide a level calculated to salisty Jelliner needs,

This special aff-conditioning equipment will ensure a changa- of-air every two-and-a-half minutes-which means that it is superior to systems previous ly available.

The oxygen mbak is simple to use: al that is required is for the mask to be drawn over the face and a valve opened, there- by permitting oxygen to flow through the mask. When the musk is not required, the valve closes automatically.

Cruising at 010mph or 84 per cent of the speed of sound tho Swissolr Convair 880-M fles above the weather, thereby ensuring maximum flight com- fort, In conjunction with

Before the jet age enme upon us, the use of the oxygen mask by the passenger was en op- tional matter, being governed traditional Swiss service and back wing span of the 800-M is by the need of the passenger cuisine par excellence.

Un the ground, the swept

Miss Nina Smimoff, pictured here, is now a ground hostess

with Swissair at Zurich International Airport.

Formerly DI

where

preter,

Hongkong,

she worked as inter- and correspondent social worker for the World Council of Churches, In con nection with European refugees, her services were highly valued.

She worked with the Council from 1652 until last year, when she left to take up her present duties with Swissdir.

This photo was taken at Kai Tak in June of this year, when Miss Smirnoff was enjoying a two-week holiday in Hongkong.

Her brother, Alex, whom she had visited, while on vaca- tion, is studying business ad- ministration In New York.

Nina's mother is housekeeper of the Peninsula Hotel.

Nina Smirnof

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