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THE FUTURE OF AVIATION.

TIFFIN IN SHANGHAI: DINNER IN HONG KONG

FLYING BOAT ·MOST SUITABLE UNDER LOCAL

CONDITIONS.

Squadron Lender P. O. Wood, olbeer in command of the R.A.F. in Hong Kong, gave a very instructiva addrets at the ōtary Club Luncheon yesterday. The speaker chose as his subject “The "Flying Bont" and pointed out the comparative safety of this type of aircraft. He also pointed out the successful achievements of the flying boat in the past and said 'that this was' the most suit- nble type of aircraft for a place like Hong Kong where landing grounds were so few and far between. Commercially also, the fly.. »ing boat yaa, more suitable than the aeroplane or sespinne,

Squadron Lender Wood visualised the time' when a flying boat would be able to cross the Atlantic with 300 passengers in 24 hours and added that in future it was quite probable that the people in Hong Kong could go to Shanghai for tiffin and be back here for dinner.

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Chairman of the Hong Kong Flying Clay in thanking the speaker for his address, expressed thre' indebtedness of the Flying Club zu the R ́A.F, for all the assistance and advice they have given since the Club came into existence.

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bant to fly the Atlantio with 300 passagers in 24 hours. It may happen that you in Hong Kong inay be able to go to Shanghai for tiffin and back here for dinner.

I have referred to the flight to the Far East by the R.A. F. Squad. ren and I said then that it was an ordinary flight and not a stant. By that remark I do not want to be little the wonderful efforts of Siv John Alcock and Sir Witten Brown in flying the Atlantic so many years ago that we have now for gotten all about it; Colonel Lind- berg, Miss Amy Johnson and the Hon, Mrs, Vietár Bruse and many others." In spite of their valour, it must be acknowledged, that the festa performed by then were un- dertaken at great hazards and they would not be undertaken as an everyday affair.. I do say that these same flights, undertaken by multi- engined and reliabin flying boats over the son would cease to be hazardous and hence become ordi- nary flights and that is where the

INTERESTING ROTARY CLUB LECTURE.ng boat comes into its own.

Squadron Leader P. C. Wood's [pore and Hong Kong, making the Address Was na follows:-I am inst lap in 16 hours non-stop and ahked by Mr. Shenton to address all this with the aid. of a you on the subject of aviation, automatic-gyro pilot (of which you am afraid speech-making is not my inny have read in the papers.) strong suit, but I will endeavour To interent you on a small part of the subject for a few minutes. Of course aviation is a very big subject , that I have selected a branch of flying which I think is the one which will be of more interest than any other to this Colony in the future and that is the subject of "Flying Bents."

Most of you are probably quite elear as to what a flying boat is,

As you reinember, Sir Alan Cobban flow round the coast of

Africa. He was a very excellent pilot but had never flown a flying boat in his life before. He per formed the trip and enene back to England with the flying boat with- This is not a dream of the future, out any trouble whatever. What we want to avoid is stunt flying of gentlemen, it could be done now, but of course money is the great any sort. This should be discour thing we are up against in pro-aged in order to 'encourage - air- ducing these huge boats and they mindedness. I say this because ) cost anything between £25,000 to think that aviation as a form of transport must not be a atunt. It £35,000 each.

must be normal. Whenever you have sen-crossings of any great tength, an neroplano will sink but la flying boat will not

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I would like you to. picture squadron of flying boats in the near future with a mother flying boat which is under construction at Vickers Works at the moment. The

So much for flying boats. Now,

but for the bandit of any who may mother boat will have a span of gentlemen, if you will bear with me

Boine-

The

not be, a lying bout is an aircraft

10 fest and she will draw, made up of a hull, vither mahogany

thing like five feet of water. or metal, with the usual super-

object of the mother boat in some structure in the form of wings, cething like the Medway to the sub. It differs from an ordinary Boat seaplane in that it rests on the water on the hull as an ordinary ship and not on two floats.

for a few minutes, I would like to deal with another form of flying which I have often been asked about, namely, landing on the deck haring; she will go round with of an aeroplane carrier. Some her squadron and carry sparas, people cannot understand how an including sparo engine and staff, nereplane can land on such a wnall rte. She will be flying in the very spen near future and is actually bigger than the DOX, the German boat.

The Smaller Type.

I would like to say a few words As regards the smaller craft of the This Bounda

Flying bonts are now in use as commercial craft between Genon and Alexandria and also down to Khartoum and work very antis. factorily. In the Royal Air Force we have four squadrons.

The advantages of flying boatsying boat type. over landplanes are that whenever rather like an advertisement speech, sea crossings are to be made they but our own firms at home d're so oviously are enter than neroplanes important that we cannot lose as and it is probable that they can opportunity of bringing their

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formes. The answer is this. The ship steams direct into the wind, creating a relative wind over the deck, that is to say on a still day if the ship is steaming at 20 knots

several members of our Flying Club you have a wind of twenty knots over the deck. The aircraft, then here and I am sure that this address approaches from the stern and by Squadron Lender Wood has nat lunds on the middle of the deck structive. I feel, after hearing this

only been interesting but most in and the relative wind created by address, how useful and how in-

and will be ninde much bigger than names forward. Mesars, Saunders the ship's, movaments will pull the structive it would be to our flying acroplanes, as the space available Roe, of Cowes (Isle of Wight have aeroplane up... In fact, where there club if we had one of those. £3,000 is a fairly strong wind blowing flying boats and I am just wonder. on water is unlimited and a long specialised in this type of craft and there are cases where the engine haing how it would be possible to

take off is not such a disadvantage they have built one, the Cutty Sark,

as to size.

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TRAFFIC CASES IN--

COURT.

LONG LIST OF SPEEDING OFFENCES.

EUROPEAN FINED,

A long list of traffic cases was taken before Mr. W, Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday in the course of which several in- stances of dangerous and reckless driving were brought to light.

A fine of $25 was imposed in the case of Mr. R L. Marshall who was alleged to have driven his motor Queen's Road East shortly after cycle, at 35 miles an hour along noon on April 11, The defondant explained that he had no idea he Kong, Squadron Leader Wood is was going so fast until he was stop-

as with an acroplane where acro-hich is used by many private to be opened up a little in order nequire a flying boat such

to prevent the aircraft going back Squadron Lender Wood has describ passenger carrying) dromes must of necessity be limited

fims for carrying small numbers words after landing. (Applause.)

ed. I have no doubt that members cf passengers (3 or 4) and ply for

Local Atmospherics. of the Club who are present to-day hire liko. taxis between the Chauncl Sir William Hornell asked whe. will bear that in mind and they may Islands and Southampton. They ther there were any particular at

have suggestions to make to me as to how it would be possible for 'us cost £3,000 as compared with the mospheric conditions to be consider- to get that boat. This is the Dornier DOX hitled with larger craft. They withstood their ed in outnection, with flying in or

I should very much like to take twelve engines. As regards our mooring test just as the big craft near Hong Kong. Squadron Lenderron Leader Wood how, very much this opportunity of telling Squad. own British boate; the one in use did and were very good in the air. Wood replied that during the last indebted the Hong Kong Flying at the moment by Imperial Airways Such bonts as these, I contend, three months there had been a great Club is to the R.A.F. in long is the Calcutta (three engines) made would be a suitable type for use in deal of fog, but he understood it the officer in command and from ped. by Shorts, Rochester, but we have this Colony. They are built as was exceptionally bad. On many the time our Club started off on its The driver of a Tramway, 'bus was many types in course of experi- Amphibians and by merely pulling days they had not been able to fly mental flying now and I can assure

on a lever you lower the wheels and because of the fog coming down to you that we are in no way behind you can land on the sen or on land, the top of the hills, but one could any country in the world as re Another type, slightly larger, carry still fly through Lyemun pass. if gards this very important side of from six to eight passengers and a flying boat was used, it could fly flying. In fact, I say we are in some of these boats have been with absolute security at, an al bought by a company formed in tituds between 20 to 30 feat and New Zealand, carrying passengers could therefore fly safely under The flying boat mostly used at between the two Islands. These are such conditions. It was necessary present in the Service is the twin the sort, I suggest, which would be for an aeroplane to keep higher in engine Southampton dying bout, the most suitable for use in Hong order to fly with security. If fly the same type which flew from Kong.

ing close the water and the engine I have chosen the subject of failed, an aeroplane would have to England in 1927 round Australia to Hong Kong and back to Singapore Flying Boats" bocause I feel so drop in to the water and could not (some 28,000 miles), without any many people do not know what float. It was, however, perfectly trouble at all. This flight, gentle-flying boat actually is. One sees safe with a flying boat as that could men, was in no way a "stunt" but in the newspapers (with all due was carried out as a service flight respect to them because they make without any anxiety as to the mistakes at times) that a flying boat result:

in a boat which flics. It is not weather by wireless and the speaker But these Southampton will seaplane or an aeroplane. It is a replied that directionni wireless soon be replaced by some other type boat and there is a great deal of was used at home, but unfortunate

inspections took place at intervals with a greater range. In fact one difference. You cannot leave a scaly not in Hong Kong at the mo boat in my mind at the moment, plane at the mooring and an heroment. It had worked with rent

of a week,

According to Inspector Alexander, made by Short Brothers of Raches-plane, as I know to my cost, does success and Imperial "Airways at told by Dr Woo that it was not

the defendant was driving Dr. tor, will have a range of 2,000 not float. In a country like this, Croydon frequently brought in necessary to report the incident, as

the child had not been seriously Arthur Woo in car No. 1.209 in miles, twenty hours flying at where landing grounds are very faw their air-liners to ʼn safe landing injured. A week after the accident, Arsenal Street at 11 am, on April 10 when he knocked down a child, Dr. Woo saw the police about the eruising speed of 100 miles per and far between as we have only through fog by ita un

who was subsequently taken to matter, hour. With such a range you will Kaitack and Kwanti Race Course, The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, The defendant said he was em Hospital for treatment for her in- | see that it is possible to fly from which is a very doubtful landing addressing the gathering midi. I ployed by Dr. K. & Ship and was jurice. The police were not inform

England to Hong Kong on an all ground, a flying boat is the obvious am naturally very interested in any merely driving Dr. Woo's car that of the accident until that even- "Red" route by way of Gibralta, solution. I am not exaggerating hddress on Aviation by reason of day After the accident, Dr. Wooing when the child's father report told him it was not necessary toed the matter to No. 2 Police Station. Enquiries 'werb mods and Malta, Port Said, Aden, Karachi, when I say that it would not surny interest, in the Hong Kong Fly:report the matter to the police.

A fine of #3 was imposed.

(Continued on previous column.) down the Indian Coast, to Singa prise me in the least for a flying ing Club. I am also glad to see

make a proper landing and float.

The Rev. E. G. Pawell asked as to the guidance of aircraft in bad

active carter, we have always re- fined $40 for speeding from Ah ceived assistance and advice in King's slipway in Causeway to every shape and form. It is mar-Whitfield Market. He was travel- ticularly pleasant to have this ling at 30 miles an hour when he opportunity of telling Squadron was stopped by a police oficer. Leader Wood how much our Flying It was stated that a European lady Club appreciates all that has been passenger had intimated to Borgeant done for it by the I.A.F, in Hong Guild that the driver had beer Kong (Applause.)

speeding all the way, from town. Wood's address to-day is an address

I also feel that Squadron. Leader For driving in a negligent manner on the Pokfulam Road, near Mount which will go long way towards Davies Road, a lorry driver was creating that particular state of fined $25. It was stated that he eat mind which is known as air-minded- 1 in on a bend between two vehicles Ress, in Hong Kong. It is only by which wore approaching in opposite The defendant was addresses and speeches from people directions. with the experience of Squadron speeding at 30 miles an hour at the

time. cader Wood, that that spirit can te engendered. The whale success

A Duty Car. of aviation throughout the world The driver of a public car was and in Hong Kong, is the orcation

summoned for not maintaining his of air-mindedness and I have very vehicle in a clean condition. Dis great pleasure in welcoming Squad Worship remarked that such pro- ion Leader Wood to-day on behalf

secution did not come up often. of all Rotarians and thank him for

Inspector Alexander explained that bis very interesting address.

when a public car was found to (Applause.)

be dirty, the owner would be noti- fied and if he failed to clean it, a sumong would be taken out. The

it was found that Dr. Wood's car had been the vehicle involved.

Apparently the driver had been

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