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NORTH ATLANTIC : AIR-MAIL

Upper-Air And Fog Investigations

RESULT OF

YEAR-ROUND

OBSERVATIONS

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1936.

AVIATION

REDUCED FARES

Considerable reductions are now

ไ force in respect to fares. freight and exccess baggage rates on the sections of the Empre air-line between India. Burma, Slam, and Malaya, the reduction in one instance amounting to as

38 A much us

few examples of the reduced rates now in operation are a veh herewith

Excess baggage and

freight (per kg.) Fare Ta From

Penang £65 Karachi

Hong Kong £2 Delhi

£40 Allahabad Bangkok

£44 Penang Singapore £37

Fieparations in Eonnection with the gicund

organisation of

the

Calcutta Rangoon

in

ADVENT, OF THE

6/8d. 8/2d. 41-

4/5d. 3/8d.

FLYING SHOWROOM

The latest novelty in commercial aviation is the aerial showroom. A specially-equipped air-liner left

AIR DEVELOPMENTS

AT SINGAPORE

Special Channel For Empire Flying-Boats

A special seuplane' channel 13 being provided which will enable to the new Empire lying-boats alight in Singapore Harbour and tand across the water to the slip- Tenders have way and hangars. been invited for the concrete paling

for necessary approach channel.

reinforced which wil be anchorage and

This channel will be about a mile long, being c'early marked and protected by booms, and being kept quite clear of junks or other small native craft The autho-

Nort Atlantic ALT route have necessitated observations. over R Li considerable period of time,

conditions

New- upper-air foundland and above the mouth of the St, Lawrence, and also in regard to the prevalence of "fog on coastai- and in and districts of Newfoundland. In these oba servations the British Ar Minis- try, and the Canadian and New-England recently on a long-dis-rities have been considering the foundland authorities, have been with operating conjunction Imperial Airways, and the work has involved the employment of plots. aircraft, and meteorolo- gists, and the establishment, of

in

observation stations

Pilots and aircraft Gave been stationed in Newfound and since the autumn of 1934, and a com-

problems

from

and

SOME FACTS

ABOUT FAMOUS

AIR-SKIPPERS

of the

Figures show that one veteran plots of Imperial Air- ways, Capt. F. Dismore, has dur- ing his air career carried appro- An-

ximately 60.000 passengers. other of these veteran air-skip-

pers, Capt. W. Rogers," calculates that he has crossed the Channel over 4,000 times. Yet another of. the Imperial Airways pilots, Capt. H. H. Horsey, has spent more than 11,000 hours up in the air.

Capt. O. P. Jones, known as "The Captain Rettle of the Air Max since he first learned to fly, ploted more than 50 different types of aircraft. When he is not, flying, Capt. Jones is found of swim- | ming. He is also a successful breeder af ball terriers his ken nels being managed for him by his wife when he is away flying. The Imperial Air- hobby of another

ways pilot, Capt. F. J. Bailey, is the building or models of ships: while when Capt. A. B. H. Youell alr-liner he is not alloting an often takes a busman's holiday by Aging his family down to the sea- side in a small saloon-plane.

that arc presented. tance Continental tour. displaying a complete assort- 11. its saloon

the view-point of flying boat arrivals and departures, by "ment of the latest electrical de- of various kinds... Expert

the exceptionally busy trame of vices

but plans salesmen and demonstrators tra- Singapore's harbour:

have been velled with the machine, and, on

worked out which alighting at air-ports adjoining big

will, it is

these believed, salve European cities, potential custo-

problems Satisfactorily. Rapli In the mers were invited out to the aero-

been made progress has drome to make a personal inspec- construction, Di the seaplane tion of the material on view in-the" | slipways

hangars When work has been finished on the The advantage of one of these

new Singapore alr-port. early fying showrooms..is that an im-

next year. It is proposed to cele- mense amount of territory can be

brate the completion of the covered in a comparatively short

scheme by orgnisine

air 31 space of time. Aerial sales' tours

race between Singapor? and not only London, understaken be can throughout Europe but also along Į. the Empire airlines." On long-dis- tance routes a fast plane can, in a matter of a few days, cover dis tances v "would take, weeks, or even months, I made by surface transport.

prehensive lovestigation of upper-machine. air cond tions over that country and the mouth of the St. Law- renze has been-and stills- being made:

Although ground data were available. there was no adequate Information 18

upper-air movements such as will be re- quired for the forthcoming pre- liminary Transatlantic fights.

A Canadian Government mete- orologist hos been conducting the upper-uir investigations in aircraft Newfoundland, - and the have been flown by Imperia Airways pilots. In addition to upper-air testa, Investigations are being made as to the valence of fog "in the Newfound- land zone. For this purpose the

authorities Newfoundland

have established number

B

of fog- reporting stations round the coast

and inland. All-the-year-round alr-port observations indicate that while service.

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6.000 MILES IN SIX DAYS

Three passengers who travelled recently from London to. Vancou-

NEW MOSCOW AIR-PORT

Work has commenced on a bly new. commercial air-port at Tuchino, near Moscow, It is to cover an area of 1,400 acres, and will be equipped to handle. 1.000 The lay-out of passengers a day. the air-port will, it is stated, be to generally similar lines

on

those adopted at the British Gat- wick air-port. It is not expected that all the work on the new air- port will be completed unth early ir 1939.

ver accomplished this journey of CLYDE AND AIRCRAFT nearly 6,000 miles in only six

After crossing the Atlantic

Then

BUILDING

in

WOMEN AND THE AIRWAY

Feminine Influence In Air Transport Progress

A group of air transport off- cials discussing the progress of civil aviation the other evening. all paid a warm tribute to the vital part which, from the first. has been played by the "influence of women in the development of civil aviation.

days Even in those primit.ve when on a light to Paris one sat in a tiny cabin with a metal [root just above one's head, women braved the inconvenience of such cramped quarters to say nothing of a deafening noise from show the engine-in order to their faith in this new and rapid method of travel.

· Soon after this came larger aircraft, their cabins providing much more space and comfort; and it became no unusual thing, particularly on the Parts route, for air-port officials to discover that half those entering or leav ing one of these machines-and sometimes even more were wO- men passengers.

Being able to count always on air women, the patronage of travel has gone ahead" stage by stage to the era we have reached to-day of the great multi-engin- ed

air-liners with their spacious and luxuriously-equipped saloons

'Nowadays the women who make alrway trips so frequently bring benefits to countless other womer. who yet flown themselves. And the reason for this is easy to exi plain. The practical encouraga- ment given by women has help ed tremendously in the develop- 'ment not only of short-distance alr-nes, but also in forging those- extend 'nk trunk routes which

And by link across the Empire. these

air-malis, lorig-distance bringing far-off territories within a few days of the Homeland, are

now constantly at the service of those who have letters or parcels to send, as well as of those who want to fly as passengers,

-conditions rendering flying diffi- cult are apt to pers'st in areas round St. John's there is a cen- days, pre-

tral zone in Newfoundland where by ocean liner from Southamp- The recently formed Scottish ton to New York, they changed Aircraft and Engineering Company fog is much less prevalent. It 18 considered

some immediately to an alr-ner and has just opened its first aircraft probable that

factory here, but negotiations are flew via Chicago to Seattle. point in this more favourable area

at Scattle they changed, 'planes.etl proceeding connection will be chosen as Newfoundland's

a Clyde on the Transatlantic completing their journey to Van- with the acquisition of

couver in a Canadian air-liner,

site, which is to be the company's main production centre. Mean time a number of American aero- nautical experts have come over to act in an advisory capacity at the North Willesden factory, where a start has been made with the construction of the Burnelli twin- engined air ner, a type of ma-weigh upon chine that is new to this country, but which has been used in the United States for some time. It is hoped to have the first of these large liners on the market early in the new year.

MOTOR JOTTINGS

FOR MILITARY SERVICE

"MULTUM IN. PARVO":

a

of the portablé The efficiency During the current year 166 six- type of five engine was convincing- wheeled Leyland chassis have been ly demonstrated recently when

of fire occurred ordered by the War Office. Some severe outbreak. of the machines have been used to at some tinplate works in Wales, mechanise a New Zealand anti-where 300 people are employed. aircraft battery, drawing guns or ammunition tenders. while others are utilised as searchlight wagona

Twelve Thornycroft rigid 6- wheeled cross-country

vehicles

have been shipped to the Argen- tine to the order of the War De- partment. The contract was place ed carlier in the year, after ex haustive tests had been carried out before a Military Commission. specially appointed to investigate 40 different types of 3-axle vehi- cles made by British and Euro- pean manufacturers.

The bodywork was designed to the special requirements of the Government with transverse neats for men. Reinforced hinged aides can be lowered to a" horizontal

position and provide a gun plat form. the centre of the body

floor " being. specially A strengthened for this purpose. power-operated winch with 130 metres of cable is incorporated. capable of exerting a pull of 5. tons from any direction.

Despite one of the buildings being described as a raging in- ferno" and a strong wind fanning the flames, half an hour was sui- ficient for the two Dennis pumps to get the fro under control. . A "supply of water was available at a distance of 350 ft, and at a level of 25 ft. below the surface, and each pump fed two in. Jets. Bubse- quently one of the pumps was de- voted to the work of cooling down and remained in continuous opera- tion for 6 hours.

THE EUROPEAN MARKET

Once again the International Motor Show is approaching, and for the last time Olympia, so long London's chief exhibition centre, will house it. 1937 will see the new Earl's Court building with its 450,000 sq.ft of floor space take lig place as the "Mecca of Motor- doźn."

"A record number of foreign 'visitors are expected for this year's MORE TROLLEY BUSES Show, and this bears out the fore-

Corporation his

Birmingham accepted the tender or the General Electric Co., England, for twelve 4-wheeled trolley bus chassis. The chassis will be built by Leyland Motors, while the electrical equip ment will be manufactured at the Witton works of the GEC..

Incidentally, s feature of the Leyland trolley buses being manu- factured for London Transport is the unorthodox type of mud- guards. Produced by the Dunlop Co., these guards are built up in sections, and all protruding parts

cast of Mr. Benjamin Mason, ex- Fort sales manager of the Stan- dard Co., that the European mar- ket is ilkely to expand in certain directions. His opinion is based upon observations during a rapid tour of nine countries-France, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslova- kla, Germany, Denmark, Sweden. Holland and Belgium.

liable to damage through impact are made of rubber. Their weight Is said to compare favourably with the steel type.

MAINLY PERSONAL

Mr. E. G. Grinham, for over 5 years chief engineer of the Stan- dard Co., has been appointed a director. Working in close colla- boration with Captain J. P. Black.

What this means is that wo-

men who Live away along our Empire routes no longer feel that sense of isolation which used to them 30 heavily. Letters from home came to them swiftly by air-mail. The news is so fresh that it has lost none of Its interest, while they

them- selves... writing to relative England, have the knowledge that their letters, carried so swiftly and sea. will reach their destinations with a speed that would have seemed, incred- ible prior to the advent of the AK-mall.

the managing director, his latest NEW STANDARD CAR above land product is the range of Flying Standards.

Lord Herbert Scott, who has been a director of Rolls-Royce Ltd., since 1907, has been elected chair- man of the Board in succession to the late Lord Wargrave.

This famous concern, by the way. has officially contradicted the reports that their car production has been retarded by increased aero engine activity. It is stated that the latter in no way affects motor car production which is proceeding on normal lines.

OLYMPIA PROSPECTS

9 H.P. Saloon Priced At £149

A new hp motor-ear, the Fly-

AT

INDIAN AIR-PORTS

ing Standard Nine, was announ- THE LAY-OUT OF ced by the Standard Motor Com- pany recently it is a two-door all- steel saloon giving ample room for four persone. The engine is stated to develop 30 h.p. at 4.000 r.p.m., and to be capable of giving the car a maximum speed of 63 miles an hour. The price of the saloon is £149 and de luxe form £159.

A four-speed gear-box is fitted

On the subject of the forthwith synchromesh engagement on coming Olympia show, the diff-sccond, third and top gears. The culty of answering visitors' various fuel consumption, according to questions at rush periods by even the manufacturers tests, is 34 the most efficient sales staff has miles per gallon. been solved by Germ Lubricants. An interesting point. is that the Ltd., by means of a machine floor level is low, and so it has been known as a Mechanical Informa possible to dispense with foot-wells tor, which will be on their stand.. In the rear compartment. - To give This ingenious apparatus - sup- easy access to the car the front plies the answers in 50 questions, passenger seat swings bodily for- The "enquirer" merely has to wards at a touch, press a button relative to the ques- tion, and a large card appears giving the answer. The same kind of device is being shown by this concern at the Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg.

In appearance the car derives from the larger Flying Standards. The spare wheel, however, is not entirely enclosed, but is semi-re- cessed in a sloping rear panel.

It has been decided that the buildings at lay-out of the new the new Delhi air-port, India, is to provide the general basis of the system to be adopted in connec- tion with all future buildings at the larger Indian air-ports..

The lay-out at New Delhi pro- vides a "V"-shaped disposition of the main buildings. The central is formed by a passenger rou hall, control-tower, meteorological department. etc. Then on either wing are hangers and buildings for the operating companies, while as the rear space is provided for gardens and stan quarters.

In one wing are cloakrooms and a Post Office sorting hall and in the opposite wing a restaurant.. A limited number of bedrooms have been provided on the rat floor of the central block. These It is explained, are intended main ly for the use of pilots who Safety glass is fitted through may be passing through. As Delhi The best kind of evidence, of out, there is a sliding roof, self-is well provided with hotels it is the growth of the British petrol cancelling traffic indicators and not considered necessary at any Dump industry is to be found in an accessible side-jacking system rate at present to provide sleep- the fact that the Beck-meter peo-Captain J. P/ Black, managing ing accommodation for passengers pie, will be occupying a larger director of the Standard Motor on the air-port. The buildings stand than ever, this year. Last Co., stated that in desiging this have been designed with a view year's sales were 100 per cent up new model they had sought to to future developments, and it will combine to the highest degree be possible to provide extensions. the on the year before and are stin increasing, while new works have sound workmanship, modern ap- on both wings whenever been taken over to cope with pearance, brisk road performance growth of traffic makes auch

step desirable, the demand

and ecoziomical running.

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