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FEBRUARY 17, 1921 NOTICES TO AIRMEN Signposts for Airmen 1. With reference to Notice to Airmen No. 4 of 1920, the names of the following Railway Stations have also been painted in large white letters on the roofs :—Basingstoke (L. and £>. W. Railway; Reading (G.W. Railway); Brentwood (G.E. Railway), and Hertford (G.E. Railway). 2. The following names have also been marked in large chalk letters on plots of land adjacent to the stations :— Aylesbury (Met. and G.C. Railway) and Slough (G.W. Railway). 3. Due notification will be given if other railway stations are marked. (No. 15 of 1921.) Aerodromes for Civil Use : Amendment of Conditions for Use of R.A.F. Stations NOTICE to Airmen No. 1 of 1921 is amended as follows :— 1. The aerodromes in Section (a) Permanent Service Stations and Section (b) Stations temporarily retained for Service purposes . H H The A.M. Acquire "The Silver Streak" - L\ST week the Air Ministry acquired the Siddeley " Puma "-engined Short " Silver Streak " all-metal aeroplane, which our readers will remember at the last Olympia Aero Show. On her journey to the air station she maintained a speed of about 125 m.p.h. A French Inspector-General of Military Aviation IT is notified that Gen. Fayolle has been appointed Inspector-General for Military Aeronautics in France. He was a very active leader during the War, and apparently the appointment is warmly welcomed in France. France Acquires Valuable Concessions ACCORDING to a Paris report, the Hungarian Government have granted a postal monopoly to France over their territory for an air line which is to be run between Paris, Strasbourg, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Con- stantinople. The Hungarian Government have undertaken to instal landing facilities at Budapest, and the air line will be run by the Franco-Rumanian Company which already controls the Paris-Strasbourg-Prague-Warsaw air line. M. de Fleurieu, who had considerable war experience of air, matters, and is the moving spirit in this enterprise, hopes also to conclude similar arrangements with the Austrian and Serbian Governments, he having already obtained similar concessions from the Rumanian, Turkish and Czecho- Slovakian authorities. Although the full programme will not be working until 1922, the scheme will be partly in operation before the end of 1921. Subject to there being ' no serious hitch, it looks as if our French friends have secured a very valuable monopoly and start in connection with the exploitation of the Central European airway en route for India and the East. The Engines for the " Titania " IN view of the statement published by certain daily newspapers, that the huge Fairey " Titania " flying-boat is to be fitted with two of the new Napier " Cubs," we have been requested tostate that this is incorrect, and thatthe " Titania" and sister boats will be fitted, as originally designed, with four Rolls-Royce " Condor " engines of 600 h.p. each. By virtue of its much greater power, the Napier " Cub " is, of course, especially suitable for certain purposes, but in the design of the " Titania " power in excess of 2,000 h.p. was not the only desideratum, and it is officially stated by the Air Ministry that there is no intention of departing from the original scheme. Belgian Congo Air Service REPORTS from Brussels state that the first results of the air service established in Belgian Congo are proving satisfactory. Seven pilots completed the journey between Kinshassaand Gombe, the waterplanes putting up 130 k.p.h. The air route is arranged in three stages : Kinshassa-Ngombe. Ngombe-Lisala, Lisala-Stanleyville. This journey- by boat takes 18 days upstream and 12 days on the return trip. Round-the-World Aerial Derby FIRST entries are announced in this " race " under the auspices of the A.C. of America. As the rules and regulations governing the event are still to be enacted and agreed upon by the F.A.I., it may be that some of the first-entry sports will find it best to go out when these are available. Amongst the eight entrants are two from this country. The list comprises : (1) International Navigation Co., St. Louis (per C J. Couterman); (2) Unberto Goio, Panama ; (3) W. Mann, Bombay, India; (4) Etienne Poulet, Paris; (5) Hon. H. Burton Lewis, Lieut. R.A.F., London ; (6) Western Airplane of LIST B Aerodromes available for civil machines in emergencyonly) may be used, until further notice, in addition to cases of real emergency :— (a) For refuelling in the course of journeys where no civil facilities exist. (6) For landing of passengers proceeding to a destination near the aerodrome concerned. 2. It should be clearly understood that no guarantee can be given that any R.A.F. transport will be available, or that the machine can be housed in such cases. 3. Where possible notice of intention to use any such aerodrome should be given in advance to the officer com- manding.4. Aerodromes which are within a prohibited area (e.g., Gosport) are excluded from the terms of this notice. (No. 16of 1921.) Syndicate, Cincinnati, O. (per M. M. Hull) ; (7) H. W. Hoyt,Lieut. R A.F., Howden, England ; (8) G. Raymond Richman, Camden, N.J. Canada Acquires Ten U.S. Flying-Boats MR. REDDEN, President of the Aeromarine Engineering and Sales Co., who are dealing with surplus aircraft and engines from the U.S. Navy Department, states that the Canadian Government has acquired ten Navy flying-boats, which are to be utilised in forest patrol and in connection with the Canadian North-West Mounted Police. Danish 1921 Air Traffic Plans ACCORDING to Director Wulff of the Dansk Luftfartselskab the following air routes will probably be started presently : Copenhagen - Warnemunde ; Copenhagen - Hamburg - Am- sterdam-London. The time-table will be revised, ensuring a fast service, and there will be two services in either direction daily, whilst the fares are to be lowered in all cases. For provincial town work in Denmark a series of flights for passenger transport are under organisation by the Dansk Luftrederi, the same company planning an air line from Copenhagen to Basle. An Aerodrome for Algiers A PROMISING undertaking is in course of materialising in connection with the creation of a commercial aircraft base at Maison Blanche, about n miles from Algiers. A company has acquired there 130 hectares of land for the purpose, and it is stated, that a sum of 43 million francs has been provided for laying out the landing-ground, hangars, buildings, etc. By way of a start, two of the Zeppelins sur- rendered by Germany are said to have been ceded to this company, and are to proceed to the aerodrome under their own power. How Spain Goes to Work A SPANISH aeronautical mission under Eng.-Capt. Jose Berahger has been investigating matters in Rome under the guidance of Signor Ferrarin, instructor at the Madrid military aerodrome. So that his pupils may be thoroughly acquainted with Italian machines, he arranged this mission for the purpose of purchasing a number of war stock machines. Six A 300 Ansaldos, some Hanriots, and one M 9 flying-boat have thus been acquired. Although the mission tried to buy several Savoia flying-boats, they found none of these machines were for disposal. In addition the Spanish Minister of War has been authorised to purchase from Italian companies aviation material intended for a Spanish military air service in Africa, totalling to 806,000 pesetas, approximately /33,30c Bilbao a Hydro-Aeroplane Customs Station IT is notified that the port of Bilbao has been included in the list of recognised aerial custom ports for use by hydro- aeroplanes on the Bayonne-Bilbao service. - • • . • Brazil Encourages Aviation FOR the purpose of encouraging aviation in Brazil, the customs tariffs have been revised by a special commission, and, subject to being formally passed by the Chamber, provide that during the first three years at least of this law the importation of aeroplanes, airships and other aircraft, engines, machinery, hangars and accessories, are to be free of dues and other customs duties when the above-mentioned articles are intended for schools, camps, aerodromes, national or international aviation competitions in Brazil. In addition, transport companies will receive the same exemption pro- vided that they are founded and worked in Brazilian territory. _ 121
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