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BRITISH GAINS IN CROSS-CHANNEL riding a machius capable of flying long

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Specifications of aeroplanes have been drafted to meet the probable requirements of civil air transport in the near future, particular attention being given to pro

distances, as for instance, over desert regions, without intermediate loading. The Annual Report of the "progress of is to be developed to reduce to a minimum The three-engined type of civil ŝireraît Civil Aviation for the year April 1st. 10 the risk of forced landings for ordinary to March 31st, 1923, issued on July 19th civil air transport. The three principa! hy the Air Ministry is a record of steady routes for which machines are being built development.

are: England-France route, Baghdad. Although, the report states, the increase | Ladia'ronte, and the Imperial rante. in traffic on the Londen-Paris air route in the summer of 1929 failed to attain to prove that if pilots maintain reason- Statistics have been collected which go. the dimensions expected, there was, never able habits and regular exercise, and ore theless, # considerable increase in the reasonable in their indulgence in a'cohol total air traffic during the year under and tobacco, a long and useful fying life review, as compared with, the previous can be confidently looked forward to for Air transport Rights (internal and Con- this work as a profession. It is a matter the great majority of those who take up tinental numbered 4,000, in the course of interest to would-be passengers to re of which 11,400 passengers and 16.4 tons ord that the great majority of present of goods were carried, whiks in the precivilian pilots hape a physical standard vious year the corresponding figures were higher than the normal. 1,136 fights, 5,609 passengers, and 20.0 tons of goods. A large proportion of the total flying consisted of air transport, as distinct from Joy rilling," than in the previous year.

year.

The Australian Commonwealth. Goryen- ment has decided upon the immediate establishment of six trunk air lines, two of which, Geraldton-Derby (1,183 miles) It is equally satisfactory to note that and Charleville-Cloncurry (360 miles), ara British aircraft gained a larger share of already being operated with success. In the cross-Channel air traffe than in the the Middle East traffic on the Cairo- previous year Out of a total of 3,137 Baghdad air mail service increased three- fights and 13,172 passengers, 2,905 flights fold during the course of 1922. made, and 10,060 passengers were carried} by British aircraft, representing percent-[ ages of 87,7 and 76.4 respectively, whereas, for the year ending March, 1922, the cor responding vercentaxes were 31 and

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1823 AND 1923.

Commencing on the natural inpati- ence at the slownese with which the in dustrial depression is passing away The British Trade, Iteric, in its July that on a calm historial comparison of the Special Number, just, published, remarks

sent spech with that of a entury age just after the Napoleonic Wars, it is the fact of recovery which is to be wondered

The efficiency of the British services has steadily increased. In the case of the London-Paris service the efficiency ro from 85 per cent. in the year, ending! September, 1990, to 80 per cent. in the following year, and to 92 per cent, in the year ending September, 1922. During the rather than the slowness of it. "Ire six months following the reorganisation every from the wastage of the war was a of the services in October last year, the low and dificult task after 1315, when the average efficiency was maintained at economie tide ran strongly in our favour, per cent., although two of these serfices is is bound to be even harder today." It were operating over new round is affirmed, however, that the long-looked- winter conditions had set in. | for improvement is now slowly coming to For the second consecutive your no pass. A second article, which may usefully passenger was killed in the course of be rend in conjunction with that just mon. fights on gular air services. One pas tioned, deals at some lengh with the pre- senger was, however, slightly injured int trade and currency situation in dier- a collision on the ground. Valuable data was obtained from the series of experimental fights by night which was carried out in February on the London-Paris route. In spite of the un- favourable conditions, it was possible to confirm that night flying on the route in the absence of fog and low cloud is us commercially practicable As daylight fying. Further experiments will be car ried out to ascertain how the special dif Realties of night flying in adverse weather conditions may by overcome, “

TAINING OF RESERVE OFFICERS Referene is made to the scheme for the ying training of the Royal Air Force Reserve of Officers at civil tratning schools. In general terms, the objects of this scheme are, as well as providing an ficient flying training, to stimulate-avia tion, to provide employment for firms reunested ́ ́ with civil aviation, and to secure training centres that will be so sitanted-as to suit the convenience of the Reserve officers. With a view to distribut ing the schools over the United Kingdom As far as possible, the following centres have been selected, and approximately 70 pupil will be trained at each school:

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The estimates for Civil Aviation in 1023-24 cover a net sum of £287,000, with nn additional £20,691 as the cost of the Headquarters Staff The estimates for meteorological services are not included in the estimates for Civil Aviation, as was the case in previous years.

TRAFFIC CONTROL.

In order to minimise the risk of culli- sions occurring between aircraft flying on regular air routes the Belgian, French, and British Governments have supple mented the rules of the air contained in the International Air Convention by new Tule designed to keep nigraft at a safe distance from one another when following an officially defined route.

An improved system of traffic control has been introduced at the Croydon Acro- drome by which a traffic officer who is in wireless touch with the aircraft is able to keep a check on the position of machines at every stage of their journey. The constant practice, obtained by this officer in plotting positions is of great! value during conditions of low clouds,; mist, or darkness in enabling pilot to ob tain information regarding their position when they are prevented from observing the ground. Other information is also passed to aircraft. in fight, as, for example, warnings regarding weather.com. ditions or the close proximity of other machines when the visibility is bad.

To facilitate accurate navigation by night second route-murking light of 230.000 camile power (nominal), has been installed on the continental fir routo, at Cranbrook, Kent, and an illuminated wind indicator has beed erected at the landing ground at Penshurat. Further, an experimental strontium-coloured acety lene beacon exhibiting an intense red fame has been installed at the Croydon Aerodrome with the object of testing the power of this flame to penetrate mist during day and night.

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The factor of safely of civil flying has been rained as the result of investigations into various methods of fire prevention and through the elimination of a majority of the causes of engine failure, and a con- siderable amount of work has been done in defining the minimum flying require. ments of civil aircraft, more especially in. regard to taking off, landing, balance, stability, and controllability.

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