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Expansion Task

"MAKERS TOO

OPTIMISTIC"

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SI

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From A Parliamentary Correspondent

Westminster, Apr. 2.

progress with a view in obtaining machines of even greater speed, range, and load capacity,, DELAYS IN DELIVERY

"Two new guns have been intro- duced the use on 'aircraft. One is a completely new type of Vickers' gun. The other is the Browning gun, which has the merit of simplicity and

givca

per- greatly improved formance for aerial use. Arrange- ments have been made for its manu- facture in this country.

"Our requirements In wireless equipment are 24 times what they were, in the pre-expansion era, yet we now have and which is ensy standard type which

meets our

PHILIP SASSOON, Under Secretary for Air, intro-to IR PH in the House of Commons this afternoon the largest Air Estimates which have ever been presented to Parliament." He said:

"The net estimate of £82,500,000, including Loan provision, compares with an average figure of some £18,000,000 asked for by the Ministry in pre-expansion years. It shows an increase of nearly £32,000,000 on the total estimates of 1936.

✓

"All must regret the necessity to expend so vast a sum on military preparation. Yet all must feel relief that proper steps are being taken to safeguard our own country against attack and to full our international obligations."

real assis-

will!

deeds

and

produce in quantury of aircraft,

We have stated frankly that

there

have been delays, and naturally we

bave been disappointed, Deliverios for our programme have been based on the forecasts of manufacturers. These forecasts have inevitably proved In many cases optimistic so Chat firms have not been able to keep up to schedule.

"The delays have been due to various causes. First there have been difficulties of skilled labour. There has been a distinct shortago of skiited draugliamen,

"Again, firms had little, post-war experience of large-scale production.

But hope, he said, had not| "Employers can be of been abandoned of accuring an tance to the success of the scheme by They had to extend their shops, re- air pact and a general stabilisa-lving encouragement and arrange their lay-out, reorganise their

their employees, Big concerns tion of air armaments. "On the be afforded an opportunity to whole system. All this had to take place concurrently with the maximum contrary, we regard its realisa- bodles of recruits sponsored by the production from their extisting plant, tion as a matter of paramount frn and training together at the

same flying centre. Already the Bank "TEETHING TROUBLES" importance. We shall seize

of England and the Midland Bank are instantly every opportunity to re-operating in that way." achieve it. Until such oppor-] As to works and buildings,

anids

"The large increase in demand a most remarkable the coincided with

advance in aeronauticat design and

tunity offers, however, we havel Minister recent months building technique. The Air Ministry took

no choice, but to proceed with our plans.

well- and

"We believe thai a British Ale equipped, is one of the greatest

ready

Force strong, contributions which this country to the peace of the make

cart world. TREBLING THE FORCE

our

""Two fundamental considerations have always been present In minds. Is our programme adequate and is it being carried out In. most effective way?

the

During

has become more and more the risk-a deliberate risk of placing dimcult to obtain. I must confess production orders for new types be- that this is already causing us some re

fore their prototypes had been bullt embarrassment. Unless a satisfac- and tested. tory solution can entail delays in our building pro- be found it must

gramme,

Unfavourable weather hos also added to our dimeuitles."

BRITISH MACHINES BEST

not

new

"Under this latter policy, It was In- troubles usually associated with the evitable that some of the teething prototype should manifest themselves in the first production machines. The necessity for simultaneous develop- ment of quite new quantity produc- Sir Philip turned to the second of lon methods has also tended

to cause the expansion problems-that of the delay.

These difficulties

how production of adequate supplies of ever, steadily being overcome. equipment. This covered រ wide "We have, in fact, more than halved Aeld, for it embraced only air-the time taken in bringing a craft and engines but also all the machine Into production. Deliveries "As regards adequacy, I can only ancillary equipment such as instru- of the new types are now commencing remind the Houso that the Governments, armament, and wireless.

and the rate of output is being In- "No one will question the excel-creased progressively. The risk we ment has many sources of informa- tion open to it. Many of these are lence of the British designs, whether have taket has proved to be

the nature of of

of alreraft or engines. The fact that thoroughly justified, and a thousand things, cannot be available to private so many foreign countries have asked times worth while, individuals. The information from for permission to purchase our latest HA certain priority in delivery of all these sources is correlated, and it types, or to manufacture them under machine tools has been obtained is on this information that the pro-licence, I think, sumelent evidence voluntarily. As yet, there has been

of their quality.

no serious shortage of materials. gramme intist be based,

"Except for the larger aircraft of "It has been suggested that we the Fleet Air Arm, the monoplane, might develop a system by which which approaches most nearly to the further arms could be turned. over to ideal streamline form, has almost aircraft production, I

I would, how- vast culties of rcct the wingne. Die-evout es subcontract war

sources which, in

With regard to the second con- sideration, in any defence programme there are three main problems which have to be dealt with tint. The Alr and the war potential. Force expansion is not merely question of making good defetencies, It means practically the trebling of a force as well as rearming it with modern equipment.

a

quate

providing of adeamount of

a

being

ffness to resist twisting and carried on by firms who are doing bending delayed this change for the particular kind of work they are many years. They have now been qualified to do and are doing it in bending delayed this change for the ordinary course of business. To overcome by varlous methods stressed skin construction.

of turn over a number of these firms to complete alrcraft production would cause un upheaval in their business. STOCKS OF RAW MATERIALS.

"An'ample supply and reserve of really skilled personnel are not only "By continuous attention to details important--they are essential. Train-uch as surface smoothness, the drag ing cannot be Improvised. A con- of our latest aircraft has been greatly siderable period is absolutely neces sary to train really skilled pilots, navigators, and so forth. I am glad to be able to inform the House that this aspect of the expansion pro- gramme is entirely satisfactory.

NO RE

› RELAXATION OF EFFORT "Our

programine for last year en- visaged the entry of some 1,200 short- service officers and 235 airmen for training as pilots. Those Agures have not only been reached-they have been surpassed. We are now continuing to recruit in anticipation of our future requirements. During the coming financial year we intend to train 1,170 pilots,

"The position with regard to ala inen is equity mulisfactory, bu

tond we planned to recrash jongg thais 11,000 Airmen, thebading 285F AD= prentiess and line entraits. Frescill Haves indiente tim uur hopes will be Fully Tealbert. With the online 1+ĺ

jubite

support, we hopE IN FEEFUN htly or unbef during the Coming reak

"fiese facts pay handsome tri: bute to the MOURA DI MATEbolism and apicit of adventure of mir YOUKA generation. At the same time, there can be UD FPÍRKATIDA of effort. We rely on the continued support of the Belilah Bublic, we believe that we shall receive.

Me Philip and ho could give the definite stranes that the best young MON WERE comitut forward for the Service. The edtivation and charnos ter of those accepted were first fate. BUILDING UP A REIKRYE

"The Air Minister is doing every- thing in its power to secure employ atent for short-service officers when they retire from the autive list. Many appointmenta have

bogn secured, not only as pilots ini regular companies and os dying instructors at civil tying schools, but with a wariety of ottier Armu not connected with_avintion. The Air Force Offieora' Employment Association has found employment for more than no per cent. of the officers on the books,""

Practical alepa were being taken to Improve the prospects of employment for almen on discharge, e

The great : increase in next. Rád strength lind mudoti necesary to bulld" up. a. proportionate reserve, That was most iniportant.

reduced,

"A careful review is being made of "The net result is that the strik-requirements of those raw materials ing power of our new types far of which there would be a risk of surpasses that of corresponding shortage in time of war. Arrange- types of two years ago. We are ments have already been made for however, far from resting content the purchase of reserve stocks of cer- with

the design of our new tain essential products. Provision is machines. Active research and being made for obtaining adequate development are continually

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