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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936.

AVIATION

PLANS FOR BRITAIN'S NEW MARINE

AIRLINERS

The First Three "Empire" Monoplanes

MEDITERRANEAN, NEW YORK-

BERMUDA, ATLANTIC.

EXPERIMENTS

First of the new four-engined "Empire" monoplane flying- boats, of which a fleet of twenty-eight is on order for Imperial Airways, will go into service in the Mediterranean as soon as its" trials are completed. The second, specially equipped with extra long range fuel tanks, will be prepared for the long distance fights, that are planned as preliminaries to establishment of a regular transatlantic service The third will be shipped to North America for assembly there in readiness for the service to he worked by Imperial Airways, in association with an American company, between the mainland and Bermuda.

which bids fair to prove itself the

tiate the company's "C" class of airliner. is expected to take the air

of

The mall

icad" will be of the order

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the flying-boat in

world day and is by night. Powered with four 900 h.p.

mo told has room for some 3 tons of tors, they are confidently expected toad. This capacity is urgently to reach a maximum level speed in needed on the Mediterranean BEC- the neighbourhood of 200 miles an tions of the toute to Africa and the hour and to cruise at 150 to 16 East, which have required in mp.h. The details of the provi- cent months the calling back into sional plans indicate the immensity service of obsolescent three-engin ot the tasks imposed on Imperial ed boats that had been transferred Airways; In addition to coping with to England for the training of Im- acceleration and intensification f'pertal Alrways pilots,

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RECONNAISSANCE

OF FAR EAST SEAS

No. 205 Squadron, R. A. F., which is stationed at Singapore, will soon be reinforced by air by two more large four-engined flying-hosts. Similar machines already form the armament of the squadron, having replaced ob solescent craft last year, and in the past few months they have made several important formation cruises in Far East waters.||

The two

pire." or "C" class. is about 800 miles. A reasonable assumption is that the Atlantic boat will need a range of 3,000 miles to ensure sufficient margin "agalas: the powerful head winds that must be overcame on the North Atlantic route during much of the year. Evidently a great part of the "pay- load" carried by the standard boats must be sacrificed to permit more fuel to be taken on board: exactly how much is required will be deter- mined in a series of long flights in home waters and perhaps as far afield as Portugal and the Azores. One of these "fuel consumption" trials may take the form of a non-

Known as the Short Singapore stop tourney around the coastline cf Great Britain. a

distance of type, the new equipment of No. 205 Squadron derives power from 2500 miles which the boat should

four Rolls-Royce Kestrel liquid- cover in about seventeen hours.

cooléd motors carried tandem in The current Air Estimates pro-streamlined nacelles between the vide a sum of £20.000 for payments to Imperial Airways in respect of the experimental Atlantic flights. In addition, £75,000 is set aside to meet contributions that may be

additional craft will, for long periods comfortable and Their route across ; convenient. Its normal crew con- fly together. India follows the now stereotyped sists in five men. but eight Or and nine are frequently carried on the Path by way of the rivers lakes.

long peacetime cruises that form a and vital part of the train.ng routine duties of overseas nying boat units.

The Singapore carries a big military load and is equipped with sleep ng

At present the Short factory at Rochester, where the new ***ENT- pire" monoplane boats are being. bullt, is also busy on a substantial order for Singapores. It is design- ed for long-range open sea recon- naissance and coastal patrol. It is built entirely in metal, except for the fabric covering of relatively unstressed portions of the wings and control units. Defensive armament is mounted in three gun stations, one in the nose of the hull one amidships just aft of the planes, and one in the tail and of the rudders right aft elevators. The nose cockpit is also equipped with bomb-alming gear.

b.plane wings, and driving two tractor, and two pusher airscrews. The boat weighs about 14 tons when fully loaded, and attains a maximum speed of 145 m.ph. cruising Those are the duties provisional-,

necessary from Air Votes during Range in calm air at ly decided for the first three to

1936 towards the cost of construct-speed of 105 m.p.h, is more than a thousand miles; last September take the air of a type of alrera within the next few weeks. "Paying dying boat and landplane á squadron of Singapores made hases that the transatlantic ser- the first" non-stop flight" from fastest and most efficient commer-tons, including 24 passengers by Vice may require. Towards the England to Gibraltar over a dis-

fying-boat tance of nearly 1,100 miles. end of this year the experiments are to be supplement- ed by trials of an extremely fast four-engined landplare, of, which two have been ordered by the Air Ministry. These machines, known for the time being as the de Ho-

mainland terminus is about 800 villand D.F.91, are being designed on similar lines to the famicus

miles, and the flying-baat alletted Comet racer which won the Eng-

to the service will be fitted with land-Austraila speed and handicap

greater fuel capacity than the races in October, 1934. Each #

standard craft to provide a margin. derive power from four air-cooled

of security against adverse winds. motors of considerably higher out- put than the Gipsy-Six 200 h.p.

Work is going forward rapidly on One-Afth the preparation of the Bermuda air unit which is at present the most

the base, and the service should be powerful DH engine in production, and their maximum speed is ex-government of Bermuda. The dis-working by the end of the northern

tance between Bermuda and the summer this year,

its existing services the company must surmount within the next two ...years the tremendous difficulties

of running transocean services and become equipped to carry the bulk." 1 not all. of the first-class mail circulating in the Empire.

The first boat, which will bear the name "Canopus" and thus in

ATLANTIC TRIALS

Extra fuel tanks will be fitted in the hull of the boat which is scheduled for the Atlantic expert- ments. Normal range of the "Em-pected to approach 250 m.p.b.

1. CARS OF TO-DAY

21 H.P. Wolseley

The 21 h.p. Wolseley Super Six saloon is fully mo- dern in performance and appearance.

The body, with its six windows is cam steering, and the starter. B..d our cours, gives good entrance around, and the driver can get to his seat fairly easily from the nearside. His position is rather too low, but the seat is comfort- able, the controls are conventent, and the pilars commendably thin. A longer view in the mirror might well be given.. There is plenty of room in the beam in front, and 'it Is just possible to get three persons at the back. Here the floor 18

fiat, a footrest bar is provided, the back window is large, and there are three big ashtrays. The screen "will open to give a direct view.

ed, for there are a

berths and cooking facilities that make life on board

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NEW YORK-BERMUDA

.BY AIR

Air Votes also provide for an an- nual subsidy to Imperial Airways of £18.000 in payment for the New York-Bermuda service.

of this sum wil be, paid by

MOTOR JOTTINGS

and third and top, and top and third, to be made silently.

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SAFETY MARGIN.

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Look Out For The "Other Fellow"

How easy it would be to drive His mind automatically registers car, sp- safely If we had to provide only for the fact that another our own mistakes! The dimcuity proaching from in front, may sud- our having to allow denly appear, and that the only arises from for the "other fellow doing the safe pulling-up distance is that wrong thing The people who fall which will be left between his own to make this allowance are those position at the moment and the who get themselves-and others--spot at which the other fellow will be able to stop. In fact, he will into trouble.

ahead.

The saloon submitted for test was one of the first of these models, and the two lowest gears, especial- ly first, could have been quieter. 1 understand. however, tnat like the other parts, is accessible, provement has been made on later cars The suspension is rather on On the dash are the fuld tanks for the Lockheed hydraulic four-wheel American lines, that is, with a soft- braking and the hydraulic jacking er type of spring than is used on system. Further aft is a locker. most British cars. This allows some wheel movement, bus the car for tools. The single plate clutch has cork inserts and runs in oll travels on an even keel 'and holds which is automatically supplied the road well. The steering. with from the engine. The gearbor has its well-placed wheel, proved good four forward speeds, with syn having an easy yet accurate action chromesh for top and third, and

and one which responds to delicate central flexible lever with the speed handling. The brakes were eff positions marked on the knob. The clent, the deceleration force being lever is sprung against reversu,

even, progressive, and strong with out calling for too much or tco though the gace is rather narrow here. There is a diprod in the box

tle foot pressure. On.a short arid Often there are big crowds of probably have to pull up in "half"

distance he can see above the floor. The open pro- slightly rising section of rond 65 cars on the roads, many of them the In front the car is well furnish-peller shaft bas needle roller was attained and 76 to 75 1 well driven by novices, whose energies This is merely one simple instance in which provision for what the stabilizing bearing points and leads to a three-within the compass of this saloon will be entirely concentrated on bumper, two side, two head and quarter, floating spiral bevel-driven On second and third 35 and 50 steering and trying to remember other man will do may make all two fog lamps, and twin horns.

axle. The pedal works the shoes miles an hour can be done. On the not to tread on the throttle pedal the difference between safety and

bad trouble. The back squab gives access to the

in the 12in. diameter drums hy upgraded stretch the rates were 15 when they want to stop in a luggage compartment, and outside draulically, and the central pul- and 61, on the 1 in 224 Dashwood hurry. Let us not lose sight of

When you start out, therefore, at the rear are a combined bumper up hand lever, which has a hana Hill they were 30 and 55 m.p.h, and this fact: it will be small consola-make up your mind that everyone and luggage grid, a reverse light,

adjusting nut above the floor with a standing start, on third at tion. in the event of a mishap, to else will do the wrong thing, and and the spare wheel in a painted boards, applies the back brakes me-

the bottom of the old hill the crest know that i would not have arrange your "safety margins" ac- metal cover. All the outside elec- chanically. The suspension is half was passed at a slightly acceleratreppened it the other fellow cordingly. Not only will you come tric wiring is cabled. The equip elliptical with hydraulic shock ab- ing 40. A smooth standing start had not done something sublimely safely to your journey's end, but ment includes hydraulic jacks,

sorbers. There are easy-clear on top carried the car about half stupid.

you will have a pleasurable feeling Under the bonnet on the near-wheels, the speel running-boards way. The day wag, almost, still; · side are the inset-sparking-plugs are separate from the wings; and there were two persons on board; the roads were wet. With these at an angle, the oli aller, which that attention has been paid to de- is in the valve cover, the oll clean-tati may be seen from the fitting of Super Six Woleeleys an er, the oil pump on the side of the lubrication nipples to all 12 du contact, scheme offers six crankcase, the cpll, the make-and-hinges and the care which has periodical inspections of a new car break and distributor with wholly been taken to make the electrical automatic movement and a micro-installation reliable and simple to meter adjuster, the oll diprod, the look after.

The engine has plenty of power ventilated dynamo with means of adjustment for the belt, which also and delivers it freely yet gently. drives the combined fan and tin-There is no roughness, the engine peller, the oil plug in the side of will pull smoothly under the great- the sump and on the dash-twineet provocation. at low speed, and

runs kuletly until near electric petrol pumps. The valves it are overhead and worked by push- maximum. The car has a ready rods, and alteration of clearance is pick-up, and there is feeling of is power which those who like the easy. The water circulation governed thermostatically. On the American class of driving should offside there are two downdraught | appreciate, although the engine in synchronized "carburettors with a comparison is not very large, being balancing pipe and a cross-set air just under three litres capacity. cleaner with an air manifold above The clutch worked excellently and the carburettors. The general the change speed, with the clutch plant of the inlet and exhaust put right out, allowed straight manifolding, looks emclent. There through changes between second

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NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF CEYLON

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London, April 25. The Colonial Ofice announces that the King has approved the Its appointment of Br Bidney Eolo

Chief Justice, Abrahams, Tanganyika, to be Chief Justice, Ceylon in succession to Bir Philip James MacDonell,

mon

Bir Sidney was Attomey General

A FRENCHMAN IN JAPAN

What we must all learn to do is of surprise that, after all the other to assume that every blind cross-fellow behaved, on the whole, with road and comer conceals, a driver quite reasonable sanity! bent on putting an end to his own life and ours. That may appear ic be a gloomy way of looking at things, but it really is not so: it will be taz "more" gloomy. 11 one of the many blind corners we have to negotiate "does conceal the individual in question and wo are not ready by our own adroit- ness to save him-and ourselves from what is described in the police" courts, as "grievous, bodily harm!"

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