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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1937.

AVIATION

AIR PROGRESS TOLD IN FIGURES

Record Of Imperial

AirWays

The story of twelve years of nir, transport, as told by progress in routes, miles flown, and lands carried, is revealed by comprehen- | alve figures which have now bo- come availabin.

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to passengers and mails, one ands

stilarly.

encouraging figures.

WHAT NATIVES

THINK OF THE

AIR MAIL

The Great White Birds

MODELS OF MACHINES

Natives in the areas served by the Imperial Airways West Africa air-mail are fascinated by

at

the

{WHY AIRMEN GET "NERVES"

RA.F. Medical Inquiry

Royal Air Force doctors are conducting an inquiry into the Payenology of the air pilot and in-

to the effects of fatigue. One of their objects is to discover what it is that shakes a pilot's "nerve" and what affects his judgment.

It was thought at one time that

NEW AIRSCREW

Important British Invention

GOOD TAKE-OFF

A new British “constant speed" airscrew has passed three Alr Ministry type tests successfully and

if it fulmis its promise it will have a pronounced effect in stepping up" the performance of aeroplanes.. A constant speed" airscrew re- sembles an infinitely variable genr ค motor-car; it permits the engine revolutions to remain at the most favourable figure.

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in twelve years, for example, the number of passengers carried by Imperial' Airways has risen from 11.395 in 1925 to 68.372 in 1936: Take, for example, the story of and during the same period mall- arrival and departure of the air-there would be adverse psychologi- the various halting- cal effects as a result of the in- alr route progress, Twelve years toacs-as represented by an apcraft ago,

Imperial Airways proximate figure for the number prints, Whole villages turn out to creased and performance of the when

When the aeroplane climbs-US started operations the Company's of letters carried-have increased watch the machines. Some of the latest types of Service: aeroplane, chiefs and dignistries but this does not seem to be so... 200.000 to more native

a car goes up hill--the airscrew akrcraft were flying over 1,760 from just over

arrive on the aerodromes in great The improved comfort of the miles of air-Lnes. By 1928 this than 30,000.000

On one occasion, recently, rockpits of modern aeroplanes may automatically sets its blades to a finer pitch and so eriables the figure was 2,200. Six years ago. In the three recent years, from state,

have counter-balanced any ad- In 1930. it had risen to 9,300 1932-33 to 1935-36, the total trame tribal chief walked on to the miles; and now to-day Imperial carried by Imperial Airways has flying ground complete with topditional strain consequent upon engine to keep up its speed and plane files level it automatically Airways and its subsidiary and increased by more than 100 per hat and gilded umbrella, and with high performance. Even high fly-Avold labouring. When the aero-

a number of his retainers forming with oxygen, which is more associated companies are nying cent

ing a band to accompany him and frequently necessary than it used sets its blades to a coarser pitch regularly over 27,000

playing a weird collection of In- to be, seems to produce little effect. to keep the engine from racing, while obtaining the greatest pós- European and Empire air-Unes,

struments as he marched solemn-

sible speed from the aeroplane. A similar tale is told in regard

ly forward. to miles down. Twelve years ago during the twelve months ending Sist. March. 1925, the aircraft of

Reports dealing with the pro- Imperial Airways Aew just over

gress of civil aviation in India 850,000 miles. Four years later during 1935-30 describe the the total had, risen to over 1.000,-

ternal air services in Burma which 000. By 1931 the mileage-flown are being operated experimentally "total stood at more then 5,000,000, by Irrawaddy Flotilla and Airways months Limited, while for the twelve

A Rangoon-Mandalay criding 31st. March His year service was flown during 1935, A

miles of

AIR SERVICES IN BURMA

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!AIR-STATION

LIGHTING AT

JODHPUR

in order to inspect for himself

the aerodrome lighting which has been installed at Jodhpur, night flights have been made recently by his Highness the Maharajah Sahib Hahadur,

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It gives a good take-off, high top speed, excellent fuel economy, and good performance at heights.

"CONSTANT SPEED"

Mring of the natives of Africa refer to the air-liners as 'the great white birds. That some of the natives actually regard the

Both the "constant speed" and white man's flying machine as a form of giant bird wie illustrated

the "controllable pitch" airscrews occasion when the in-

are types of "variable pitch" air- on one habitants of а remote village

screws. The "controllable pitch" tame to an intermediate landing

irscrew must be set by the pilot on oge of the Empire Imperial Airways and its aub- Rangoon-Moulmein-Tavoy service round

The whole night-lighting system and usually has only two positions. sidiary and associated companies was in operation up to and during routes, and stood watching with flew a total of over 6,500,000 miles. March. 1935.. This service was

awe the descent of a big 4-enginis controlled from a panel in the The "constant speed" airscrew can,

position. During the operations of the then suspended, and one

ed monoplane. Would you like tower which is fitted with push-between wide limits, take up any from current year the figure is expect | Rangoor to Moulmelrigyüm sub-

to be carried up into the air by button switches. The two landing big bird?' an aerodrome Doodlights consist of three banks ed to reach 8.000.000.-

stituted. In: June, 1936, a service that was opened between Rangoon and oficial asked them, 'No,' "ans of three 1,000 watt lamps, the total the natives, "but candle-power being 1.200,000. The Yenangyaung (Old Fields), and wered one of

be Illuminated wind "T" embodies continued during the remainder what we should like would

device which causes the lamps to of the year. In 1936 the Company some of its eggs to take back to

flash intermittently should the wind decided to arrange their opera- our village with us.

fall to a speed which is negligable tlons on the basis that aircraft Little native

parti- boys are

from the view-point of landing watching the over experimental routes cularly keen on

on the flew

when passengers only

were coming and goin of the air-liners. The boundary lights are

perimeter of a 3.000 feet diameter some of them, in certain actually forthcoming. The mile- and age flown by the Company's air districts, are now amusing them-landing circle, and are of a conical craft during 1935 reached a total selves by making mud models of type, the whole of the cone, in addition to the globe, being the machines they see, it one studies details in regard of 71.894.

flooded with orange light from the one lamp.

TRAFFIC TUN MILES In the vital figure or traffic ton-miles. there is a similar story of progress from year to year in 1925 the Imperial Airways ngure in this respect was 3u1.032. By 1930 it stood at 1,017,773. By 1933 it was 2.196.722. By 1935 it to 31st. the twelve months up

had risen to March this year it 4.803,427.

MOTOR JOTTINGS

MOTORIST MOVIE THE ARGENTINE

STARS

Census By Pictures!

WAR OFFICE

Orders British Vehicles

AFTER STIFF TESTS

An

MOTORIST MOVIE STARS Every motorist in Britain may shortly become an unwitting movie Blar, if rumour-speaks truly (says the Standard Car Review). "Re- port has it that the next road census in Britain will be taken entirely by means of motion plc- ture cameras, and not by trafic by John enumerators seated in wooden ¦ Ltd., this boxes by the roadside.

RANDOM NOTES

The Olympia Show

The last year was the last occasion on which Olympia housed Lon- don's annual Motor Exhibition. In 1937 and onwards the ormous new Earl's Court buliding will take its place as the "Mecca of Motorists."

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The aerodrome guiding beacon, mounted on the roof of the ad- jacent State Hotel. of the revol- ving type with a lamp of 1,000 watts, and has been sighted by airmen form a distance of 100 milles.

WAITING MADE ATTRACTIVE

Moreover, this new airscrew is capable of a certain amount of over-riding control by the pilot.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the airscrew, however, is that it is exceptionally light for the type. One for an engine giving 1,000 brake horse-power weighs only 3311b. The airscrew has three blades.

The patents are those of H. S. Hele-Shaw, and the airscrew was tried by the Gloster company as long aga as July, 1931, but the earller types tended to "hunt" In speed.

In 1934 the Air Ministry asked the Bristol company to undertake further development work; with the result that three official type tests of 50 hours each have been completed successfully.

THE MIRACLE OF AIR TRAVEL

The car owner arriving at the Four days after deciding to pay aying visit to the factory in Lloyd Dixon, the depot is first received by a com- missionaire, who sees to it that his England, Mr. requirements are immediately representative in India of the töminunicated to a receptionist. Standard Motor Co.. walked into Many routine service Jobs can be the office of Capt. J. P. Black, the carried out while the customer managing director, in Coventry. waits, and for this purpose a com→ In that interval

had accom fortable lounge is provided. Morn-plished the journey of some 7,000 order from the Argentine

There will be a Royal car oning coffee "and afternoon tea are miles, covering 2,000 miles in one War Office

of their for twelve

view at this year's show, H.R.H. served here without charge, while i day. medium type rigid six-wheeled

the Duke of Kent having consent upstairs there is a restaurant to Mr. Dixon's pilot for the greater the vehicles has just been completed ed to his new Bentley saloon being seat 100, where meals and light part of the journey was

famous Parmentier. co-pilot of I. Thornycroft & Co. exhibited by Hooper & Co., who refreshments can be obtained.

Should it be necessary to leave the Dutch air liner which finished placed earlier in the year after are building the body.

the car for a more lengthy opera-

second la the England-Australia as decarbonising, the race. tion, such owner is driven by a uniformed chauffeur in one of the company's transverse back cars to the railway station, bus vehicles made by British and and front for eight men. Reln-point or centre of the town, which- European manufacturers.

forced hinged aides can be lowered ever is preferred. The chassis follow closely the to a horizontal position and pro- makers standard specification for vide a gun platform, the centre

been contract having

specially appointed to investigate special requirements of the Gov-

three-axle ernment. with 40 different types of

This motion picture method has exhaustivè tests had been carried. been under test in the United cut before a Military Commission States for the past two years. The special cameras employed for the task of enumerating passing cars actually count the vehicles as they pass during any given period, and record the speed of cach car, as

accidents.

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RUBBER

MUDGUARDS

A feature of the hundred com- buses which are

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FOR FLYING SQUAD

CARS.

crime,

being

The Metropolitan Police now utilise motor vehicles on a very. well as the time occupied in over-military vehicles, having a mean of the body floor being specially

large scale in the course of their taking at various speeds.

wheelbase of 12 ft. 6 in. normal strengthened for this purpose.

work and, at the present time. It has been suggested that the

steering position behind the At the rear of the body quitable

the total is said to be over 700. and clips enable enTM Installation at certain points on engine, a six-cylinder petrol unit brackets

To assist the "Flying Squad" the highway of permanent cameras

developing up to 75 b.h.p., and trenching tools to be carried, while plete trolley might be more useful than the

twin driving axles equipped with at the front suitable lockers with being manufactured by Leyland fleet of cars in their task of sup- taking of an anı al road "census.

9.00 in, Trakgrip tyres. The padlocks are provided for carrying Motors for the London Passenge, pressing and detecting They would keep yearly

patented system of rear suspen- special tools and spare parte. A Transport Board is the unorthodox London is being "ringed" with about 10 special police garages, absolutely infallible record of the

with 130 type of mudguads, sion gives even distribution of power-operated winch flow of traffic and discover the re- weight on all four wheels of the metres of cable is incorporated. Designed and produced by the Where these cars can be emclently lationship between congestion and bogie, irrespective of the relative capable of exerting a pull of Si Dunlop Rubber Co., these guarda and expeditiously serviced and movements of the axles Further bons from any direction, and by are built up in sections, and all looked after. It is interesting to

of. a series of pulleys protruding parts liable to damage note that they are all more. the suspension is designed means

the rear permit 11 in. difference in at

of the chassis. through impact are made of rub equipped with Beckmeter petrol driving axle levels, and to allow an anti-aircraft gun can be haul-ber with a dull black finish. Their pumps either axe to. tit to an angle of ed over difficult country. Should weight compares favourably with

the vehicle itself become bogged. the steel type, 15 deg.

the cable can be attached to any convenient fixture and the vehicle famous autobiography To enable these vehicles to pulled out when the winch gear Lawrence of Arabia wrote in glow-cross a stream 0.8 metres deep, is put into operation. Short, but wing terms of the Rolls-Royce car the dynamo position has been very steep. gradients can he

be used in that country.

raised, and the position of the surmounted by he vehicle climb-A company has recently been Now that a film of his life is fan is also somewhat higher than ing solo, at the same time paying formed to control the interests of being made, the film company sual. The rear mudguards are out the cable; so that the gun beJohn I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., want a replica of this car. So a in the form of shotches, which hauled up afterwards by means in New Zealand.

bo "detached and used to of the winch gear, na pre-War model, 22 years old, but can still in good running order, is to chock the road wheels, when the The hood cover can be removed, "feature" in the part of its illus vehicle is stationary, and the and the vehicle prepared for trous contemporary during the winch gear is in operation.

action in three minutes by, a crew The bodywork is designed to the of four men, actual flming in: Arabia.

to

WITH LAWRENCE IN

ARABIA

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DETACHABLE GUARDS

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