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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

FLYING FOR ALL

Herr Kronfeld's light in an ongined glider from London to Paris nt a cost of barely is. for petrol and all brings flying for the Low- million appreciably nearer. powered aircraft are clearly de- stined, to do for the air what the light car has done for the ronds.

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has shown something of their potentialitles. It is now possible to own a machine which costs no more than an inexpensive motor- car; and to fly it for Ds. an hour. Besides being cheap and casy to manipulate, the engined glider has a low landing speed, which is a safety factor of no, smal! import- ance to the intending pilot. The day is coming when most people will fly as a natural mode of trans- port. Cheaper fight will be of great service in encouraging air- mindedness. The light aeroplane

is being rapidly developed abroad.

notably in France, where the "y- ing flen" is extremely popular, and Germany, America and to some extent Britain, are studying this field of progress,

TAKING THE SKY TRAILS

JUNE 18, 1935.

SIX PENNY FLIGHT TO PARIS

By ROBERT KRONFELD

Robert Kronfeld is Austrian gliding expert, who a few days aya made a remarkable flight from Croydon to Paris in his fing single-seater gliding plane, which is provided with a 5-h..

and motorcycle engine,

in capable of a speed of 65 m.p.k. The flight cost him Icas Thun as, for fuel. Herr Kronfeld, it will be remembered, in 1931 won the £1,000 prize offered by The Daily Mait for the first sliding flight across the Chan- nel and back. In this article he discusses the developments | to be expected in aviation from the new form of flight,

Mject in Paris flight war MY object in undertaking the

had a contrary wind I should have

The Very Idea!

DUMB-BELLES LETTRES By Juliet Lowell

LITTLE RULER OF LOVE

got over just the same. With my The Honolulu Gas Company,

machine I can fly extremely low,: and can therefore seek an altitude where wind velocity does not hinder me.

Gen. Supt.

Dear Sir:

I want

་

few

to ask you for My machine takes off in 80 yards, minits of your time because I am just like the majority of planes, and old time Gas man. hut, Instead of having to continue

I don't Smoke chew Drink nor running in a straight line after Gamble, and I feel that you would rising, I can turn within the limits never be sorry for giving me this of my take-off field and gradually chance of my life because I am vise in a spirat, practically like an ready to be married to a Little autogiro.

Lady who Holds my Heart. She

I trust that the Little Ruler of Love will Speak to you for one year any way.

Hoping to hear from you soon I remnin

Yours lovingly.

Kenneth B———.

A field of 200 yards in length is Has told me that as soon as I can quite suficient for me to take to get a Job in your city She will hour, and therefore I need not fear the air. I can land at 18 milca per become my wife. to show that flying to-day is well crush. Should I have to land on within the means of the average rough ground I simply sit down. person-just as cheap and every bit

Now imagine what a wonderful as safe as the small touring car.

sporting achievement it would be Yesterday's achievement was no if we could have hundreds of glid- fantastic

} stunt. was simplying clubs in England, and tens of Dr. Harlow Shapley recently told showing how easy it is for anyone thousands of young men and wo an "Open Night" audience at Har-to fly. My wife has been among men gliders taking off from al- vard Observatory that in the last my many pupils, and she has learn-most any flat field or piece of com- thirteen years 80,000 to 40,000ed to fly a glider in a few lessons, mon ground; able to take an oven- persons have visited the great astronomical research station in and was able to take over full com-jing gliding fight for 30 or 40 miles Cambridge, which

periodically mand of a glider with a small motor out into the country and back, or opens its doors to the public like the one I used yesterday after go to Scotland for a week-end from the Interest of widening popular only one week of tuition.

Surrey. I'ro knowledge of the cosmos.

the Kr.By in photography and

When I landed in Paris my spectroscopir investigation of The glider I brought over with stellar light have greatly strengme is to be delivered in a French petrol tank was barely half empty, D'ALMADA E CASTRO.-Emilia thened the ties of interest which

Maria (Millie) at her residence. have been built up in recent years film, who intend to build it in could have continued my journey phreys Buildings, between astronomers and laymen. series for the Franch public. That for about another 230 miles, which after a long and painful illness. The routine work of the profes-showa the interest in these gliders would have taken Funeral will pass the Monument

15.30 p.m. this afternoon. No sional astronomer is highly techol-which is being taken over here in Geneva, Howers by request.

cal and pains-taking. The vast France. bulk of it accomplished not by visual observation of the heavens

No,

DEATH

The

•

me to Hear

that because I And to think I must say that in England also thought I needed all that petrol I but by extremely refined photo-1 am continually being asked about almost overloaded myself and for graphic methods. Expert inter-gliders; and I do really think that the first time took a large parachute

Hongkong Telegraph.pretation of the product of teles. it would be of immense ase to the with me!

TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1935.

THE PHILIPPINES PROBLEM

ment

made with #

I trust that the Little Ruler of Love will Speak to you.

HOW PHILOSOPHICAL

In answer to your letter asking me if I'm worried about the $10.00 I owe you, let me reply that. There's no use our both I'm not. worrying about it,

Yours truly,

Max D

camera is essential, and

Both the British and the French the advances achieved in equip British public, not only for sporting

are immensely valuable in purposes but also for the really im-Air Ministries, it should be pointed i popularizing the revelations of the portant objective of making as out, are eager to help this new Young's Laundry, "sky patrol." Four motor-driven many young people as possible air-movement in cheap flying, and it

Honolulu, Hawail. telescopic cameras record the hap minded, if the science of gliding is thanks to both of them that I penings above Harvard's new Oak Ridge station in Massachusetts were to become more widely known, was able to obtain the necessary Gentlemen: throughout every clear night of

For young men and young girls permita without difficulty. A distinct step forward in the the year, and mechanized observa-

cannot think of any more useful There are heaps of people who realisation of Philippines inde- tion of the sky is continuous at

time entrancing want to fly but who cannot do so many other points throughout the and at the same

use a because of the cost. They must pendence is marked by the an- world. Astronomy to-day leaves pastime that, learning to

have a cheap machine on which they nouncement of Mr. Frank no atone unturned to enrich its glider.

knowledge of the cosmic creation.

jean rely. A start may be Murphy, the Governor General, And the observations of laymen

In trying to create this cheap that September 17 has been fixed are encouraged through organized simple glider, and, then the begin- as the date on which the Com-methods of reporting the lights of ner may go un to a glider with a plane small wing loading has been meteors and the study of variable small motora runabout 'plane, as made a feature, as experience has

A COMPLETE WASHOUT monwealth elections will be held. stars. Real contributions to natur.it might be called, such as the one proved that machines with a light The plebiscite recently held at science bave resulted from as I used in my Paris flight.

weight per square foot are ex- Dear Mrs. Halsey: showed a tremendous majority tronomy's refusal to "high hat"

Your husband cannot come home the man in the street. The gain in in favour of the new Constitu-culture which has resulted from used under four gallons of petrol.

Remember that for that flight tremely safe.

With the machine with which I to-day, because his bathing suit. tion; it now remains for Filipino (this entente cordialo between and some Gd. worth of oil! The crossed over yesterday-a B.A.C..was washed away in the surf. electors to vote for the first time specialist and layman is worth journey thus cost me barely s. 6d. Drone-all kinds of risky things

Merryl Ho, for their own President, who will noting, and the perspective realised far cheaper than if I had packed can be done which could not be at- from contact with supergalactic the machine up and delivered it as nominally control the destinies interests is one of unimagined | freight.

tempted with an ordinary plane. There is no danger of stalling. of the islands until independence splendour. The modern observatory becomes absolute ten

has made it possible in a striking

A light of 800 to 1,000 miles Belke for the layman to put

years

Not long ago I had to deliver

P.S. Poor Halsey was inside the suit.

*****NESESSESUDSSESS hence. Although there is ger-Emerson's advice into play at to just such a glider in France, and would be possible with this game "MAN OF WAR" AWAITS YOU

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the carriage cost me nearly £19. machine equipped with Think of the difference! I came tank. over for less than Gs.

me more!

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a bigger

The taxicab journey from Lej I may point out that the B.A.C. Bourget aerodrome to Paris cost Drone is fitted with 600 cc Dougas engine developed out of a standard motor-cycle. It is prac I had a very good journey with [fically the same 43 that of the good air conditions, but if I had (Continued on Next Columns,

"Now, don't waste any drinks on a customer after he has been sold."

San Diego California Club. Dear Sira:

I want to be a hot jockey and ride the fastest horses. My love of animals is because I followed Father down the streets as he eleaned up after them. Have never riden a horse but I sure want to be a jockey.

Make me an offer and I will consider coming to California.

Harold D

'TRY LASSOOING

Mias Celia S

Vassar College,

Poughkeepsie, New York. Dear Celin:

I'm glad you're having such a good time with the Poughkeepsie boys. You write that "a certain young man" sent you flowers. As far as I know there is none of them certain until they've married you.

Good luck.

Mother.

motorcycle, but with small modi- fications for aviation purposes.

The glider which I have just de- livered coat £275. The French glider company, however, with the subsidies which are given for such craft by the French Air Ministry, hope to be able to deliver to their clients a glider built in aerles' at from something like $150 to $180.

That is the proper spirit. Thero is no doubt that we are now in the Flying Age: For the spirit and knowledge of flying to bo spread everywhere among our youth we want flying gliders to be available for them as cheaply as a runabout car, and, soon, perhaps, almost as choaply as a motor-cycle.