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HERE COMES THE

NEW CLIPPER

Fourth of a Series of Saturday Articles On Aviation By

Our Aviation Correspondent IMAGINE flying a 41-ton plane non-stop over 2,500 miles - over occan just to test it, or making it climb thousands of feet on two of.its motors.

That will give you an idea of the rigorous tests the first Boeing 814 has been undergoing at San Francisco in pre- paration for its first flight to Hongkong, and the big plane should arrive here before the end of the month.

This world's largest plane. hast lulu. It was a fight into darkness, weathered the most exacting ex- requiring 15 hours, starting one day; the next,: aminations by its manufacturers, by and lasting well Into

the American Government and by simulating na far as possible a re- Fun American Airways. However gular overnight light on the route

to longtog before the plane is put into regular: schedule a return trail flight will The state of the weather has a lot be made across the Pacific and only to do with the testing of the new mall and crew will be allowed Clipper, but the engineers asked for bad, or at least rough weather, for nboard.

The air company put in at least 60 hours of testing on the new plane, at San Francisco.

ROUGH WEATHER FLIGHTS

some of their tests, notably those having to do with instrument flying

and taxi-ing on the surface.

ENGINES POUNDED

They wanted to know, before a The Clipper's four engines, each single passenger climbed aboard, just with a take-off rating of 1,000 horse- how

the plune will perform as a power, were subject to terrific test-

The liner of the air, under the conditions ing.

Engineers must know It will face in regular service,

exactly how much energy is required

They wanted to know the most at various speeds and under trying emelent

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The testing of the plane at Son Francisco read something like this:

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unloaded. the plane Then the Clipper was taken up and various weights shifted forward and aft. Next it was forced to per- form fully loaded with the same shifting of weights. And then came Instrument dying in rough weathe business of

of flying the plane, fully-loaded, on three, then Iwo of the four motors, with the remaining propellers full-feathered to prevent them from windmilling in flight.

What the engineers wanted to know was how long and how eficiently flight could be sustained under conditions which might be encountered later.

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Light and full load test flights on two and three motors.

A day of emergency procedure drill.

Protracted test flight.

The latter was the equivalent of a flight from San Francisco to Hono-

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ROOSEVELT'S FIGHT

Nominates Biddle For Court Post

Washington, Feb. 10.

Mr. Franklin Rooseveli carried All this testing has been going on that negotiations between Great Bri- further the fight over senatorial in San Francisco for the last 16 days, tain, Italy and Egypt, in accordance privilege in judicial appointments to- With these tests over the Clipper with the Mediterranean accord of day when he nominated Mr. Francis On Monday, February 13, His Ex-will go back into the shops for a last April, will shortly be started. Biddle, New Deal Liberal, to the cellency and Lady Northcote, accom-thorough overhaul,

United States Circuit Court, ignoring panied by Mr. M. A. S. Northcote,

Well-informed circles state that the the And then it is ready to take-off talks will begin as soon as the Egyp" Guffey.

recommendations of Senator will return to Government House on the biggest flight of all, a trip tian Ambassador to Rome receives from Fanling Lodge.

neross 0,600 miles of ocean to Hong-nal instructions from his Govern-among the first sent to the Senate, Mr. Biddle's nomination WEB kong. No passengers will be carried on the shakedown cruise, though the

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which is still echoing with the con-

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His Excellency the Governor will be present at the Fourth Concert of the Hongkong Chamber Music Club in the Fung Ping Shan Library, on Friday, February 17, at 0 p.m.

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big plane is expected to have a stated, also examine rectifications of Byrd and the President over

The three countries will, It is troversy between Senators Glass and

heavy mali and express load on its the frontiers between the Sudan and Roosevelt's maiden trip.

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nomination of Mr. Ethlopla. Italy and Great Britain Roberts-United Press. (Next Saturday: The Clipper's will appoint a Commission of ex-

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San perts to study the frontlers between Ethiopia, Including watering and Bellish Somaliland and Kenya with pasturage rights.—United Pros1.

His Excellency and Lady North-base cote, accompanied by Professor Francisco.) Adcock and Mr. M. A. S. Northcote, will be present at the Hongkong Club Ball on Friday, February 17,- st

9.30 p.m.

His Excellency and Lady North-. cote, and party, will procede to Fan- ling Lodge on February 18, for the week-end.

The wedding took place at the Registrary yesterday before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, of Mr. Tang Chi-wan, teacher, and Miss Chan Lal-hang, teacher, residing at 19 Connaught Road West, Hongkong. The wit- nesses were Messrs. Chan Min-wan and Chan Ying-sam.

The forthcoming weddings OTG announced of Mr. Ernest William Coulson, accountant, residing at 3 St. John Apartments, Garden Road, Hongkong, and Miss Janet Russell Brown Donaldson, of 1000 East 8th. Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, who is en route to the Colony in the Empress of Japan; Mr. Wu Do-thay, merchant, and Miss Tai Kit-man, of 130 Fuk Wing Street, Shamshulpo.

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