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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932.

AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.

FLYING "MOTHER

SHIPS."

AIR MINISTRY'S, FLYING WORKSHOP.

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· MAINTAINING AIR SQUAD- RONS FAR FROM BASE.

air soon.

LATEST R.A.F. MACHINE.

NEW "GENERAL PURPOSE

WARPLANE.

LOAD CARRYING, LONG RANGE AND HIGH SPEED.

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AN AERO ENGINE REFRIGERATOR.

THE "STARTING FROM COLD" PROBLEM.

THE NEW MÁGNESIUM

PROPELLER/

Many and divetac are the dution

Santing of nero engines from cold allotted to the general purpose | in countries like Canade, where the aeroplanes of the Royal Air Force.winter temperatures fall many de- Reconnaissanco, nerial photography.grees below zero, is n matter of

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PREPARING FOR. REVOLUTION?

POLICE FEARS OF GERMAN NAZI INTENTIONS.

EXTENSIVE RAIDS CARRIED OUT.

Berlin, Mar. 17.-Wholesale police raids upon the headquarters and branches of the National Socialist

Party were carried out to-day throughout Prussia.

According to an official announce ment of the Prussian Government, the swift and unexpected action of

and the National Socialists' prepa. vations to seize power by violence.

Following the overwhelming vie tory of, resident Hindenburg over Herr Hider, lendor of the Nazis; in the presidential election last week, information reached the Prussian

nuthorities that the Hitlorites were Preparing a revolution.

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New ideas in drino air strategy are responsible for the design of new giant flying boats more than twice the size of my previously lbuilt,

one of which is now being long range patrol, message picking primary importance in the operne police is intended to nip in the constructed to the order of the Airup, anay co-operation, umbalance tion of air transport in many parts Ministry and is likely to take the work, offensive and defensive Aght of the world. Even in air cooled ing, day bombing-all of these tasks engines, which carry no water to Maintenance of the aeroplane and niany another may come within assis cooling, the lubricating oil

the working year of a British in activo service away from the

gots frozen immovably, below a bau is ps with all other fighting G.P." plane: The stadioning of

certain degree of cold, and the task units, largely a problem of supply, Royal Air Force units in

of warming up before fight The aeroplanes must be re-fuelled Mediterranean, the Middle East,

and India as well as at home has may become the back-breaking and daily; ammunition and other war

oposed

a particular need fog tedious toil of two or three hours, kú equipment must be continually easily adaptable machines of this

The Bristol company have redent roaching the unit; the personnel type that does not exist to the anme must have food and clothing. Fur-

extent in the air service of any ly installed a huge refrigerator for other country. thea, the aircraft migt not be out. The typical British general pur. gine tests in arctic conditions. of action for long periods because pose alreraft is a high-perform. The power unit is placed over anes biplane equipped with an en- night in the refrigerator, which is of lack of spares. A kinds of

gine of 500 h.p. or so, and carrying in principles exactly the same as the purta, including engines and certain, crew of two or three mon. Most essential components, must mov's extensively used of the machines household meat snis. In the more- with the squadrons if possible:in the British service "as presenting when it is well frozen, the

is the Westland Wapiti, alternatively, there must be a

I jengine is taken out and the tinie efficient and swift system of com

sturdy dependable craft which

to start it is recorded. Astonish munication with a base located no forms the Aying equipment of no too far wwny,

fewer than eighteen army co-opera.ingh brief times have been met Frequently, too, thero will arise the need to transion and day bomber squadrons, sured in tests, due to the emplor- port men, taking wounded and sick Driven by a Jupiter air-cooled

ment of a new device incorporated+| back to the base, and bringing new

radial motor, the "Wapiti" is men to the scene of operations.

capable of considerable speed and

in the engine which helps the oil Realisation that a swift and sure carries a heavy load effectively mad

to direnlate freely within a few maintenance system is essential,

far; for several years it has borne

minutes. particularly in air warfare of the the chief part of the burdens impos-

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Replenishing with. Mobilail at the Aerodrome of Bourbon-Parme

Biarrit

The P.V.6.

kind that might conceivably occured on the "maids of all work " in many parts of the world where of the service fleet. British interests are concerned, has led to the development for use in the Royal Air Force of a class of heavy transport aeroplanes big, multi-engined craft which can fly long distances without refuelling and on accommodate heavy loads

Now the Westland Company have produced a new and improved biplane which, based in design on the well-tried "Wapiti," is much

faster than its elder brother, chanby,

Light. Propellers.

The "storm troops of the Na. tiunal Socialists were preparing to mobilise and launch a civil war, Prussian authorities charge their complete orderliness during slection having been intended to all the Government into false sense of security.

Even More Orushing Dofeat."

the

Berlin, Mar. 17-German com- munists were branded as "traitors to the working class" in a manifesto

Among the other development ac

issued to-day by the Socialist Party tivities of the company is the decalling upon all its followers to Rign and Construction of magnesium cast their votes again for President propellers. This novel kind of air- von Hindenburg.in the second pres gered has been produced for geared sidential ballot for April 10. engines, because it was found that the combined weight of steel screw and gearing imposed too great a date "an even incre crushing defent weight at the front of the aero. plane. Evap duralumin was founder than in the first presidential to be too heavy.

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The manifesto insists that on that

must be administered to Herr Mit-

ballot.?

EQUALITY OF THE SEXES ONLY A MYTH,

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Magnesium alloys are less than half the weight of aluminium alloys, and in solid form the metal is, hard, durable and forgenble. Photographers who so the powder- ed metal and ribbon for flashlights will be interested to hear that magnesium propeller, after passing through all treatments involved in the process of manufacture, has exercised, and, as may be well ima- dark-brown enamel-like polish; is gined, few busbands will dispute not brittle; and can be readily their obligations in this respect, straightened if it is bent in an ac-though their wives may have grossly cident. Further, this metal, at first exceeded their authority. thought completely unpromising. A husband may be sued jointly has been found to stand up to all with his wife in an action for dam- the loads imposed in transmitting ages for any wrong committed by the hundreds of horsepower deva. her. If she inflicts injury upon &

of personnel and equipment. Flying mugi more rapidly and is able to floped by the powerful service cu third party he may be made liable |

machines of this kind have done magnificent work in the Middle Enst, and have successfully main tained supplies over several weeks to a bomber unit operating hun dreda of miles from the nearest base. Perhaps the most spectacular

operute at lar

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THE PRINCE ON HOLIDAY.

greater heights.gines with which magnesium pro Styled provisionally the ..d, the pellers have been tested. maeline is constructed entirely of onetal, and itu maan outlines are planned as far as possible like those of a

racing 'plune to reduce drag.

or air resistance to k minimium and increase performance. example of the mobility and load. Even in the smaller details of de carying powers of the

"heavy transport" machines is the historic sign the same insistence on shapely evacuation of Kabul in the winter and clean" outlines is evident. of 1928-20, when more than 000 is placed around the greatest di

A resistance-reducing Townend ring refugees of eleven nationalities were meter of the engine, and stream- carried away from Afghan capital-lid cases encloso the fanding then the prize sought in Berce wheels. civil war-without a single mishup,

though the flying was done over sothe of the most dangerous Bying terrain in the world.

Air Boats On Patrol

Now a similar idea is extending to the sea. Service flying boats in the future may be maintained and

Facts about the speeds attained

at different heights may not yet bo divulged, but it is claimed that the PVG is surphssed in spoed capabilities only by the latest types of specialised British fighting nero- Planes and day bombers.

Power in derived from "Pegasus" engine, a new kind of motor developed by the Bristol

WITH WESTLAND WESSEX

'PLANE.

Readers

may remember that

for any damages, though he knew nothing of the wrong which she committed and strongly disappro- ved of her conduct in that respect. And he bus no`right of indemnity against her or har separate pro- perty, if she has any, in respect of those damages and the coats that may be incurred.

OBLIGATIONS.

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It is a wife's duty to live, with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales spent her husband. If she refuses his a holiday on the Continent from only remedy is to petition for resti- the middle of Augusti to the middle tution of conjugal rights. He is of September of last year. He long not entitled to restrain her by force ago gave impetus to the progressor to keep her in confinement. He of civilian flying by becoming na may obtain a decreo in his favour, supplied from a super-flying boat,

aeroplane owner, and has been a but poor will be his consolation of a kind of "mother ship which company which produces hetween consistent user of this form of this has to happen. will tend the formation in the same 500 and 600 h.p., and is rather more transport. It is therefore under- way that the British warship compact than the majority of radial standable that when he took the It is a fundamental principle in

Medway" cares for h submarine units of similar output. Fully laden fotilla. On board the giant plane to nearly three tone, with extra holiday to which we have referred jurisprudence that equal rights.con- would travel a crew of expert fuel tanks replenished, the P.V. he should use an aeroplane for some note aqual obligations." On 2,con- mechanics, and large quantities, of can hold the air for 1,000 miles non-considerable part of this travel. sideration of the rights which aparea would be transported in stop or, alternatively, carry an un special holds. Further, the "Mother, usually heavy load over shorter disi The machine ho used, piloted by women now possess, as compared with those of a man, someone may, plane," which would need to 'ho

Flight Lieut. Fielden, was a West. exceptionally fast and abid to fly

land Wessex powered with three perhaps, be beard to say that they with base non-stop well over a Mobiloil Acro "H" when the Rero

not called upon in life to thousand miles, would act as plane left the works of the West Genet Major engines. These on- transport veusel between the unit land Aircraft Company: at Yeovil: gines, were lubricated by Mobiloil thoulder equal obligations, and the nearest buse,

aid the consumption was no good Aero "H" and": throughout the Perhaps it is right that their Little imagination is need to that Flight Litut Fielden was able glimpse the importance of this new to fly from Yunvil to Hondon and flying, the engince and the lurican obligations should not be ae great development in Empire air defence. then to Le Bourget before it was functioned perfectly. The total as those of a man. Possibly "oquali- Before many years have passed Decessary to replenish the aurip of dying time amounted to thirtyty of the sexes'in bus a myth and units of the kind suggested here, any one of the carines promteryhours and the cruising speed was enn never,

tle, conditions of life to continuing the Prince's flight to a huge mother plane," and a

being what they are, become a squadron of formidable fast-flying air bouts, may supersede the ocean'

reality. ervisors in safeguarding the long seroutes which link the Empire.

tancos.

Pinrritz. At the conclusion of the never less than 100 m.ph.. Prince's holidar Flight Licnt. The oil tanks were filled with Fielder told we that Mobiloil Aero (Continued on Previova Column "H" had performed perfectly.

are

Wo have to face the hard facts.

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