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AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.

BRITISH FLYING

¿NEWS.

PRINCE OF WALES AS AVIATOR.

And as I watched them I found myself regarding, with rapt pleasure all their lego-fine, brown, sturdy, well-shaped lega, disciplined to me, curate movement, doubling up at the right moment to clear the tape, cutting the air like scissors as they ran, poised for the exact balance of the javelin thrower. And I thought that these legs were as good to look on as any that Miss Hamilton could find in Germany.

But I knew them to be rather ex-a great personal triumph at Dic ceptional. At one period of my life during the war I worked as & domestic Wang in an officers' club in Hill Street, Mayfair, and from one window we could look up out of the basement where much of our

LONDON, March 17, 1931. During four days of this week the Prince of Wales, who gained

| 717,040' letters and covered a total distance of 574,150 miles. Thore was no accident during the year.

The average speeds achieved on the Borvces

are high, Betweed Sydney and Brisbane the aeroplanes averaged 304 m.p.h. between' Sydney and Melbourne the average rose to -107.8 m.p.h.. These speeds, being those actually achieved over twelve months of operation, demon-

pening on Saturday in Buenos Aires of the British Empire Tradin strate in uncertain fashion the Exhibition, accompanied by his efficiency of the aeroplanes used.

Australian National Airways brother Prince George, la touring the Argentine provinces of Cordoba operato a fleet of Avro "Tea "

GLIDING CLUBS IN ENGLAND.

FAMOUS V.C.'S ENTHUSIASM,

AUTOMATIC 'PLANE FLYING.

DESCRIBED IN RADIÒ INTERVIEW.

A radio interview with the pilot of an airplane belag navigated automatically, took place in

Two items of particular interest America, at Schenectady, with with regard to flight development Lieutenant Albert F. Hegenberger appeared recently in the London piloting an array airplane, After Preas. The first was in connection taking off from the airport it was meraly necessary for Lieutenant with gliding," which has now bo-

Hegenberger to set his instrumente como a popular sport among many to their proper courto and the men and women of ordinary means. plane was then atcered entirely Though it is only nine months since automatically. sorious efforts to start gliding eluba The equipment which made the automatis flight possible was, deve- were begun, there are now over

I work was done to watch legs pass and Rosario by air. Thus the three-engined monoplanes, equipped / one hundred in existence in Great Joped by the General Electric Com-

ing along the pavement above uB.

Saw Enough.

several thousand ment.

pany for the US. War Depart- Britain, with

The interview was broad> Princes, already with many hun-with Armstrong Siddeley "Lynx." dreds of miles of air travel behind air-cooled radial motors cach of members, most of whom are in-cast. Two newspapermen were in The famous the cabin with Hegenberger and, Of course, during the war legs them since they landed in South which develops about 240 horse-tensely enthusiastle.

"air-ace," Colonel Bishop, V.C., after the course of the 'plane had were not what they afterwards be

America, 'set an example which power: Each machine has saloauwrote after his first gliding experi- been set, the interview took place. came; skirts thought audneious then grew frumpish later. But we could many people will surely follow accommodation for eight passengence, "Now I am really beginning The questions and answers wers

ers, v with a separate compartment to fly!" The sport is not expen-audible to a large radio audience. see enough; we used to quote at soon..

A magneto compass was respon- them the words from a musical show

The public in Argentina har for baggage and a lavatory. Thesive.. A training-glider costs about very popular in those days, "Theo-

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up, or calres all the way down." And so they were.

concern shown by the Princes in makers is 100 miles an hour, but their use of the aeroplane, which the data just cited show that this A year ago, in any tube one could they treat exactly as the motorist figure in exceeded in practice see the curves and rounds or knobs does his car.

There is no doubt Runge with normal tanks is 400 and spindle shanks of the legs of suburban ladies travelling from the that this everyday use of the flying shops, or typists strap-hanging machine, demonstrating beyond dia- wearily from their offices. And ifpute the comfort, speed and safety the exhibition was often delightful, or air travel, is doing much to open the eyes of the Latin American.

It was equally often horrid,

Now the remedy here is elenr.

miles. Fully loaded the aeroplane weighs 43 tons.

..

THE RECTOR LEARNS TO FLY.

penses are nil, and the averagotic steering demonstration. Here subscription for a gliding club is a tofore, the pilot has had to steer guinea a year. Arrangements are his ship himself, relying on now in hand for holding a great visual observations of conditions international gliding meeting in about him, or on indications from

England this summer.

Autogiros.

The second item was the public tion by the Daily Mail of plans for linking up railway and air travel by

type of aeroplane with horizontal

his

his instruments. Now, by allowing the instruments themselves to y the plane, the pilot may forget his directional controls after the ship is set on its course.

A further development is the con-

That the pilotage of the modern means of autogiros- helicopter trol of the steering equipment, by. We do not want longer skirts, we peoples. Several people have flown light aeropinne is not an occupa rotating vanes which can take off means of radio heams. Such beams

want better legs. I believe that for, the first time with the Prince: it can be done. Germany is doing they now share his enthusiasm, it. With her welfare centres for Ahost overnight, flying has become

fashionable Argentina. SALES AT THE EXHIBITION.

children, her youth movement-gym classes, her clinics and remedial exercises, she is making her nution beautiful enough to dispense with superfluous garments.

same,

First reports of aeroplanes soid

are already in use on airways throughout the country. In com-

bination with gyroscopie devices such as that developed by the Sperry Gyroscope Company, the course of flight and the attitude of

tion suited only to the young may and land in a small space such as and woman has been amply demona garden. The plans now in being strated lately by an English clergy foreshadow the building of claber minn, the Reverend John Pyddoks, ate roof-top landing-stages at big railway stations in London and in rector of the parish of Pleasley, in

many parts of the provinces; the Nottinghamshire, and his wife use of 2-, 4, and 6-senter autogiro the plane around all three-axes Mr. Pyddoke, who is 61, and Mrs, taxis," to carry passengers direct may be controlled without the from the stations to any part of

Lieutenant Hegenberger, with the country or the Continent; and

{'pilot's assistance.

I believe that wo could do the at Buenos Aires since the opening Pyddoke, aged 52, qualified for

of the Exhibition come, appro their pilot's "A" certificate' on the the provision of concealed hangars, Captain Joseph L. Stromine of the

Men Like Gods.

I happened to attend the annual meeting of that pioneer centre for middle-cines mothers, the Chelsen

priately enough, from the ฝูง Ifavilland. Aircraft Company. uilders of the Prince's aeroplane

same day, which happened also t from which the autogiros will be

be their silver wedding anniversary, The new pilots passed their tests

Babies' Club. And there I heard A few hours after the Exhibition with case, ascending one after the roofs; and comfortable roof-top

the medical officer of the club tell ing of what was being done to raise the standard of physique and beauty among childre....

raised by patent lifts into position for taking-off from the station

was declared open, three sales were

waiting-rooms and refreshment bars other in a Moth" light biplane for travellers. effected to a total val of nearly and executing the necessary evolu 23,000. The Fuss Moth," similar tions. Particularly good was the I saw in the report that one

in every respect to the Prince's lecture at the club had been on reachine, and the "Gipsy Moth" "Legs," and I met some of the laplane shown on the company's children who had benefited already stand were sold, delivery being de by the club's existence; I saw their

Jayed by arrangement with the lovely little backs, their 5rm graze-

ful limbe, their straight, splendid buyers till the Exhibition ends next The third sale was A Jegs, I heard.one speaker declare month. that what the mothers of that club"Gipsy Moth" to a lending firm

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rector's achievement in landing exactly on the spot after shut- ting off the engine at the required height of 2,000 feet.

Air Corps Procurement Division at Buffalo, arrived at Schenectady on the day of the tost. On his way he had used the new steering device during part of his flight, with as much success as at the public de- monstration.

Wight Flying.

of two months, having flown twice

The demonstration took place at along the entire length of Africa night. Five persons were aboard from north to south, a distance of the plane,, including Lieutenant 11,240 miles.

Hegenberger, Captain Stromme, This is the first year. "heavy two reporters and the radio opera- Mr. and Mrs. Pyddoko have been aircraft" have made the journey; {tor, W. G. Entón of Wright Field. which has thus provided muct After taking off, and at an altitude in training at Tollerton aerodrome, valuable information about the of about a mile, the plane was near Nottingham, off and on for the operation over the route of large turned east and the automatic con-

wanted was to make possible the of brewers in Buenos Aires what last eighteen months. 3rs. Pyd-neroplanes similar in size and per- tro! set. Radio contact was made rearing of a of "Men like aiready own two similar machines.

BRITISH AIR LINERS IN AUSTRALIA.

And it seems to me that what they were doing, what everyone with, small children could do if they would, was to make a land fit for! skirts to grow short in, a land full of legs in which the Lord could delight.

SWALLOWED AND ATE A BIBLE.

BIRTHDAY EXPLOIT OF A ̈

YOUNG TORONTO BOY.

formance to the air-lines which should be, carrying mails and passengers regularly between Caira and the Cape before the end of the

doke first flew nearly two years

with the ground station and ago, and shio persuaded her husband

three-cornered conversation then to take up flying. Now Mr. Pyd-

took place, with the occupants. of the plane talking among them- doke is considering the purchase of summer. Further, much was learn. Statistics which have just reached an acroplane for his own and his ed which should throw light on the selves and with General Electria (this country of the operation of wife's use.

military use of the heavy transport engineers on the ground. Later British air-liners during 1930 on

service aeroplane, a type that, is the plane was turned back toward Homely feats such as these em expected to play an imortant part Schenectady again merely by re the rentes of Australian Nationalphasise as certainly as

the most in the strategy of Empire air de-setting the compass device. At all Airways provide most impressive spectacular flights that aviation to- fence.

times the two pilots, Lieutenant' evidence of the degree of regularity day is a simple occupation. Age, ed--by had weather, flying con

Occasionally the flight was delay. Hezenberger and Captain Stromme, were able to give their attention that may be expected of modern granted a fair but not unusualditions at one or two of the acro

to their passengers and to their air transport. In the whole year degree of phyiscal fitness, is no dromes and, twice, by damage dans broadcast, interview........ only two flights were not completed barrier. Experience in the Royal aeroplanes never failed to make up the airplane was equipped is the in landing at Broken. Hill-but the Another, new device with which out of 1,10s scheduled, the percen Air Force proves that men can fly the lost time with ease and ther: sonic altimeter, also a General Toronto-Bertie, a youngster of tage of regularity thus being no with sureness and safety right ap was never any danger that the pre. Electric product. This equipment, seven, has demonstrated that a less than 99.82. This is practical to the limit of age permitted in arranged schedule would be affecting a repeated whistle and its whole bible can be swallowed, if not transport indeed!

the service, while several members ad. At Broken Hill on the out- echo from the ground, is designed digested.

The two uncompleted fights fail of the British flying clubs started ward journey one plane damaged to indicate the distases between In his Birthday cake was placeded because of adverse weather; to learn air pilotage when they the return one machine struck in times, and especially in landing in a lower wing in landing again on the plane and the ground at all & all bible encased in metal. The slice of cake containing the bible there was no instance of failure were nearing or had passed seventy, obstruction on the landing ground and weather. The interval between fell to bis lot and be swallowed caused by mechaniyal breakdown of

there and sustained damage to the the emitted note and its eclis t RETURN OF THE TROOP- lawer wing. The formation visited dicates the height of the 'plane, both cake and bible.

any kind. Further, 1,120 flights, or

CARRIERS.

this aerodromo, at the very worst and this can either be received On the

way to hospital he asked 90,22 per cent of the scheduled

possible. time of year, the first land- his mother to keep his picture out | journeys, were finished within the of the newspapers because, he said, scheduled time, leaving only

Fellers would laugh at me." journeys delayed, by adverse The doctors who operated on weather. Bertie and the attendants at tho hospital complied with their young patient's desire to avoid publicity. and the newspaper reporters agreed to suppress his surname.

The bible was removed after a successful operation.

HALF A MILLION MILES.

Exactly to time the formation of ing being made in a heavy storm. adibly or indicated on a meter,

three Vickers "Victoria'

troop. At two aerodromes the machines got The airplane, used in the test is a tri-motored, Fokker transport, entriers, chosen to make this year bogged and were dug out..

The Vickers Victoria" troop | powered with Wright “Whirlwind?”? the annual Royal Air Force cruies

carrier is a big biplane equipped engines. It is also equipped with . from Cairo to Cape Town, and back, with two-630-hp-Napier "Lion electrip tachometers-for-indicating Altogether on the two routes alighted last Wednesday afternoon engines. It is able to remain aloft engine revolutions per minute, eleo operated by the company-bìtween.

nt Heliopolis nerodtems. They ze long enough to cover stages of trio instruments for registering Sydney and Brisbane end between Sydney and Melbourne the air. turned to their bass after as absenes nearly 800 miles without re-fuelling and, with full load on board, liners carried 0,072 passengers and (Continued at foot of next column.) ' weighs eight tons.

engine temperature and electric oil temperature and pressure indica tors developed by General Electric,

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