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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1931.

SPEEDY AMERICAN PASSENGER AIR SERVICE.

passenger

Bying

The Future of Aviation

JOHN A. MACREADY

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100 to 200 people will be making carcity of landing fields, and fogs ness the US we will wit is demonstrated by the monster along smoothly at 180 miles anthe largest bus systems in the connects with the Century, NAT

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forerunner

land in bondon, Berlin or Parke Mam to the high nilitudes here water and ride the wayes, with- the AŬantle ocean, and perhapthe Bowen ne, ther

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was the

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Specin Article to the "Hongkong (tha) trans-oceanic

will weight is no serious obstacle to ment Powered by six Liberty Telegraph." (Copyright).

Wheele folded into the wings, this is the type of Lockheed that carries six passengers on the {develop rapidly, is the fact that aeroplanes, providing aufetent engines it generated 2,400 horse-

Bowen system at an average speed of 180 miles an hour. It is only a few years until hage, of the chief obstacles en-power is furnished to hurl the power.

Further proof of the fensibility multi-motored flying boats, with countered in lying over land are giant teroplanes through the air.

trans-oceanic passenger flights Dallas, Tex., June 9.-Cruising after he had established one of Oklahoma City. Braniff, in turn, accommodations fabsent from ocean lying. In y-Because this is true it is likely of

fing over land high mountains, the that in a few

of planes that boar Dornier plane which was com- hour. and sometimes speeding up world.

and Transamerican Airlines in regularly scheduled, frequent

little resemblance to the planes to pleted by the Germans last winter. to 235 miles an hour, the world's

Chiengo, from which clty a short Lindy Gave Bowen Iden. Nights Across

The Atlantic, offer the greatest obstacles.

trip is made to Detroit or Clove- ing travellers very comfitt, con-ith mountains in the western and which we are accustomed to-day- Known as the Do-X it carries 160 fastest passenger-carrying air ser- eastern parts of our country re-glant flying boats, powered by six passengers at a speed of 110 miles vice is operating on the twin liner venience and safety now reduire Bring at

Howen read of Colonel Lindland. It is high altitudes. to 12 engines, with three or more per hour fully fonded.

and powered by 12 engines, and of the Bowen aystem, betweenbergh's experiments with the re- by the steamship rumpanies.

Houston and Oklahoma City, and tractable landing gear in

Averages 200 Miles au Hour. which seriously handicaps air decks, baths. dining rooms

the It will then be pomallile tue and transport companies in their effort kitchena.

cessful de a number of suc San Antonio and Tulsa.

Lockheed aeroplanes.

found! It is Nights.

The tremendous apeed of the dinner in New York, motor not torto de lage planes of multiple

Previous to this new speed rate that with this type of under-new lowen service was woll borbe Piloted Huge Bomber. the airport, buard ene 1

eneity Enormous

the great passenger planes

e two lines held the record of 150 earringe the speed of an aeroplane out on a recent run. One of the giant air liners, enjoy

These huge air masters will be which will in a few years he miles an hour for fastent nos-could be increased as much as 10 shins „POSERS O power is required to lift

left San Antonin, In on the making twice-weekly trips across int light across the ocean

strong enough to night

senger service. In addition to miles an hour.

southern Texas, at 7.10 to clear the mountains, y

In A consultation with the Twenty-seven minutes later the Braniff line, which these mountain regions landing alunding the buffetings of the the Pacific leo.

wurst storms encountered at sea.

operates be- Lockheed officials, Bowen asked ship dipped over the atate capital, gelus are few

Oklahoma These big planes, carrying from between, and for b

Tulan. City. chief test pilot of the army 100 to 200 passenvers, will cost Kansas City and Chicago,

them to build a plane with re-Austin, 90 miles away, averaging A3 In transepeanie fying where

This tractable landing gear, but with 200 miles an hour for the trip the air trip will require only 21 huge flying boats, capable of air services at McCook Field. Day- no more to operate than steam line is operated by the Braniff

As

cabin holding six passengers a

The next leg of the Jelichting on the water, are used ton, O. I had many opportunities ships of the same capacity.

brothers, T. E. Braniff, president, beside the pilot. Engineers at mile stretch between dusin and this in the ivan provides a continuous) to pilot the giant Barling Bomber. Noon as there is enough passenger and Paul R. Braniff, secretars- first thought it couldn't be done. Waco, was made in, 30 minutch unce it is started, will go forward landing feld, olimbating

ever built, business to fill them comfortably fand plane the largest

but after experimenting they con- and a half, averaging 187 miles with greater candite than did the [necesity

fores forced Flying this giant plane gave me a dangerous

will probably be as law treasurer,

The Braniffs had long planned structed the fleet cabin ships an hour. Much of this flight was foretaste of what it will be like to possibly lower than steamship development of commercial of landings.

With $300 as the average to raise even this high speed, but which now speed over the system's made while flying blind aboye, a

the Bowen system, hua beaten them routes possible, by using the Because it is possible to fly at ride in the huge Bring boats of fares.

one-way

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dense cloud strata, passage

the There are many reusing to be flow altitudes over the ocean, there the future. The Darling Bomber one

Atlantic flying boat with a

The jump in speod, from

Of again the plane crossed Hove that trans-crunic basenger being no obstructions at sea, the Inuilt by the United States Army laclty of 200 people would earn 30 to 70 miles an hour faster, ia Rowan and Braniff lines in con-Sharm

Denison, resembled

and Путик apartment

evdr services will, in fine, berpaw the problem of flying at high altitudes, rese This big plane was de- 360,000 gross revenue frem pag. due to the foresight of Temple junction, to breakfast at Houston, Durant and into the oil section of largest division of commercial and the realting need for ligh:, hotine,

This Bowen,

lunch in St. Louis, and dine in Oklahoma. Tulsa, terminating llying. f the fir-t

esigned to carry a lond. of 42.000 sengers alone in 24 hours. Estuali capacity planes doen

A pioneer in the field of trans-Chicago, Detroit, Columbus or the trip, was made in two hours saving of time will be greater, and exist. It is posine to fly as howpounds. It was as tall na wing would more than cover the cost

Stairways, of the fight, overhead, interest,portation in Texas. Bowen started Cleveland, all in one day!

and 50 minútes from San Antonio, time has always begi one of the jne 50 to 100 feet above the spread of 65 feet.

land floors, observation platforms and depreciation,

operatiout with a moderate hauling busi- The Bowen lines connect with setting an average of 182 miles an greatest obstacles Lo geças travel, face of the water

ness and jumped into aviation the Braniff system at Tulau and hour for the 617 miles. Another renson for believing { Contrary to publie opinion lookouts were a part of its equip-expenser, etc.

in time for the theatre the follow ing evenfag. Tuslead of stendur five to seven days on the water

hours.

Development af

tion in the United States.

CASH VALUE OF USED CARS.

Limiting Margin of Depreciation.

MAKERS' GUARANTEE OF SERVICE.

1 By H. Thornton Rutter.[

Nine Years Service.

T

let it in suddenly, or let it "grab"

in its action, and the strain on the

rear shaft is much greater.

A grabbing clutch will finally

require replacement, alas,

lips, chatters or squeaks, it may be Worn down almost to thu dager point in driving.

11 # good policy in Reve the -futel. inspected and repaired as sony as it shows the first sign of slipping er squeaking..

is norili A nine year's service represents neglected to, long, it s

latest development to replacemesi, manufacturers are seeking means j« ncourage the motor carriage!

Buyers of good-class English | cars will be glad to learn that our 12

to arrest the ever-growing wide public to buy good cars which are Another part that might not hes difference in cash value between (guranleed for that period. Let fexpected to break down is the new and used cars of high quality, ¡me quite an example,

wheel. Vet motorists have met

While each year motor matin-,

Paring the past three years theįvita a neat deal of tronlar here. facturers try to improve theirgola Company have issued in y rases not because of a modris in mechanical efficiency two years' ganrantre with thetorly constrested part.

KATH This frm ammanage that and riding comfort, designers

starter KCAT

frankly admit there can be will be extended to three years,

front now wnwards the uarantee sapped into the teeth of the ye

little difference in the transport valtio between curs, if properly. looked after, a few years old.

When th:

wheel and starting netion begun, In fact, however, this is a nine She Is AL tremendous strain on

the gruaromter, as the terms are contacting metal, Chrips ar such that all new cars carry a very liable to break off, even teeth. When the Bentley firm in guarantee covoring three perintiscame off, and sometimes the fly. duced their original "three titre" of three years each, the car being wheel works slightly out of round. model after the War, they gave car for inspection by the Lagonda | It is the latter that causes most purebusers a five years' utanste in place of the sunt twelve icials at the end of every three difficulty, for then it is that the Anything wrong then starter, when thrown in, may jam. montiis, This beneficial both to the haver and right, and the owner pays for this occurs when the oval or out- af-round part of the flywheel is, 1. the makers. The latter in istid replacements,

Rolls-Royce cars have alwa, on the side of the starter gear and that they should be consulted of run three years before needing an ciose that it afforda no fren anything required attention.

PROVEN

This was to revent nskRed

workmen injaring the meebanismo.

Then their owners play for the starter to work on the i have this done at thywheel. The result is 21 locking, be serving dopt, and con-jef gears.

The result of this scheme great-¡tinue without fear of breakdown! Rocking the car forward and ly increanul the second-hand value for another similar period. That back, while the transmission is in of these curs. Consequently this has been one of the reasons why year, will throw the flywheel off fem have continued to give this the second-hand value of these this position and "unlock" the guarantee to all their ears profears has always been high. ear. But if the Bywheel is in threed since.

The cars have always been good that shape, this locking trouble To-tiny several other Betish and well-cured for. The latter will secur quite often. motor manufacturers are adopting item is most important.

Ilence The only remedy is a new y this principle of long-life makers desire to look after their wheel.

similar lines. own vehicles and not allow lea Times are such that motor fexperienced mechanies to overħauti Long wear, after many thou- Parriage owners neither want nor them. This keeps up the used-sands of miles of driving, will can afford to buy a new car every lear price.

entati rebushing of the wheels.

guarantee

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year. Also the severe differene: Cars to-day require so little If this is not done, the tyres will cash value between the price attention that they are shockingly wear more quickly than usual and They paid and the price they areeglected by the owner. I dare there will be the additional danger offered for second-hand cars re-contradiction when I stale that, that comes from shimmying and presents too large a loss on more than half the cars one sees wobbling wheels. Parriaces which still serve thomim the road have their spring excellently.

REPLACEMENTS.

Bad Driving Usually the Reason.

USEFUL HINTS.

[By Israel Klein.)

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Among the provoking experi

leaves rusty.

the car, in a great many lustances Faulty driving may have caused the breakdown.

The steering system, too, is a danger point after about two years of driving, unless this is kept under Inspection and tightened if necessare only a few of the up, greased and repaired

at regular intervals. These

* many Important parts of a car that, almost out of the driver's There's the matter of the axle thoughts, can kick up auddenly to shafi. Here is a sturdy casting the costly chagrin of the owner. that undergoes a constant twisting The way to avoid this is have the strain every time the car is start car checked over thoroughly about

The effort is slight, to be every six months.. Bure, but consider the number of

sar

starts in fifteen or twenty thou- miles of driving and even the sturdiest of parts may rivol way,

The resulting action on the axle

ences encountered by motorists is shaft is a crystallization of the

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DEPRECIATION.

It is reported that out of the

bought before 1025 are rated to bo 28,000,000 automobiles registered in the United States. 8,000,000

that requiring the installation of steel until the molecules hold of less than $26 value. new parts in an automobile that longer together, and give way. to the owner, should be fool-proof against breakdowns.

The twisting action has weakoned

HEAD LAMPSI

The replacement of a rear axle the structural strength of the Point-duty policemen in France shaft, for instance, or of a new steel shaft..

are 'to bo "provided with fly-wheel or a now clutch, sóems Add to that poor use of the electric lamps in their cap peaks, to be uncalled for in a car for clutch and this will put an addi-for night work. which considerable money has tional strain on the rear shaft been paid and which is supposed every time the car is started, re-

NEEDLESS EXPENSE.

to give good - Barvice for some sulting in an earlier breakdowns, Manandkunat,

Kötzthezdriver is more, to be 84

#

tween

to it.

MORE MILES

FOR

LESS MONEY

COMPARISON WILL PROVE IT

WILLYS

CARS. TRUCKS BUSSES

small

GILMAN

TIIMITED

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