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1917 - 0194.PDF
FEBRUARY 22, I917. A NEW FLYING "WARM." DESIGNED by an R.N.A.S. pilot, and made by Robinson andCleaver, of Regent Street, the latest thing in warm clothing for cold weather flying has the weight of experience behindit. A man whose business it is to pass a good deal of his time at 20,000 feet in wintertime should have his own ideas as towhat is necessary to keep him warm. When he takes that idea to a firm such as Messrs. Robinson and Cleaver, capableof carrying out those ideas and with a reputation to lose, the production emanating from their combined efforts should besomething approaching very near the ideal article. The garment here spoken of is not a flying-coat, but a single piecearticle, that is, body and leg-covering all in one, after the style of the one-piece overall. The outer side is made ofbrown, waterproofed twill, and the inner lining is of mohair, whilst in between the two is an inter-lining of rubber cloth.The garment is donned in the same way as the one-piece overall, and when it is fastened about the waist in the usual manner, there is a very wide double-flap breast piece, theunder one passing right across the chest, and the outer one fastening right across on the other side near the shoulder. Inaddition the heavy fur collar is exceedingly deep, and when turned up covers the ears and the back of the head almost tothe top of the cap. It has the usual strap back, but in the breast is but one pocket. The " handy " pockets, two in num-ber, are not in the usual place at the breast, but are situated where they are certainly convenient, namely, one on eachside of the leg, about the middle of the thigh, and rather to the front. Buttons at the wrists and ankles enable one tokeep the cold draught from the limbs, whilst a large storm, piece is provided to fasten across the throat. The garmentwhich the writer saw was not a new one, but had come back from many weeks' active service " out there," where it hadbeen taken to be put through its paces under active service conditions, proof of which was very apparent in the dirt andoil plentifully in evidence. The pilot for whom the garment was made, reports that he never felt the least cold whenwearing it, and was in every way satisfied that the " Rig " was the very best thing that could possibly be had for the job.It has been banteringly stated that at 20,000 ft. it is com- fortably warm, at 10,000 ft. so hot it makes one perspire,and on the ground it really needs water-cooling. Anyway, it is certainly an ideal garment for winter flying, and Messrs.Robinson and Cleaver are at liberty to allow other pilots to benefit by adding to their kit one of these unique" •warms," for which they are now prepared to take orders to measure. The Government Aircraft Insurance Scheme. IT was announced on February 17th that the discount of50 per cent, in respect of new insurances against enemy air- craft and bombardment risks, will be allowed on insurancesand renewals effected from February 17th onwards instead of from March 1st as originally announced. In the House of Lords on Tuesday, Lord Hylton, replyingto Lord Parmoor, said that it would be unfair to blame the insurance companies because the premiums which wereoriginally fixed at a time when no precedent existed as a guide were higher than experience had proved necessary. FromFebruary 17th the rates had been reduced by 50 pet cent. Under the agreement between the insurance companies andthe Government it was arranged thar the accounts should be as simple as possible. There were other reasons why detailedinformation could not be given, but these reasons he was not at liberty to disclose. H H H H COMPANY MATTERS. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. AEROPLANE GENERAL SUNDRIES, LTD.—Capital/ioo, in £1 shares. ASSOCIATED BRITISH MACHINE TOOL MAKERS,LTD., 34, Victoria Street, S.W.—Capital ^100,000. in £1 shares. t Machine and engineering tool manufacturers, makersof appliances used in the manufacture of motor cars, aircraft, &c. First directors: W. F. Clark, J. W. S. Asquith, S. H.March, A. H. Baldwin, W. B. Lang, A. E. Matthewson, W. G. Shanks, W. D. Ford-Smith, E. Williams and H. Butler. AVIATION SYND. LTD., 6A, Bedford Square, W.C.—Capital ^2,200, in 2,000 10 per cent. cum. pref. shares of £1 each and 4,000 ordinary shares ol is. each. 13 El 13 El LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. General Aviation Contractors, Ltd.A PETITION by Mr. D. L. Santoni for the compulsorywinding up of the Company, which was opposed by the liquidator on behalf of the Company, was heard on the 13thinst. at an adjourned hearing, before Mr. Justice Astbury, when an order was made for the compulsory winding up of theCompany. . - 13 H El H PUBLICATION RECEIVED. War Flying : the Intimate Record of a Pilot. London :John Murray. Price, is. net. B El H H Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1916. The numbers in brackets are those under which the specifications will be printed and abridged, &c.Published February x$th, 1917. 1,189. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. AND G. H. NASH. Telephonic receivingapparatus for aviators, &c. (103,341.) 6,140. A. A. HOIAE, A. W. JUDGE AND VARIOFLANE CO. Planes, &c. \ (103,400.) H Hi H 13 Index and Title Page for Vol. VIII.The 8-page Index for Vol. VIII of "Flight" (January to December, 1916) is now ready, and canbe obtained from the Publishers, 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., Price 6d. per copy, post free. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study •• FLIGHT'S " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone: 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ' FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates 1— UNITED KINGDOM. ABROAD. s. d. I c. 4. 3 Months, Post Free.. 2 2 j 3 Months, Post Free 3 3 6 12 48 612 6 13Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. 194 _
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