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1926
1926 - 0104.PDF
FEBRUARY 18, 1926 Balanced ailerons are fitted to the top plane only, while the horizontal tail surface and elevators are mounted midway up the vertical tin and therefore well above the stern of the " hull." The Bristol " Jupiter" engine is mounted in a neat stream- lined nacelle attached to, and flush with, the underside of the top plane centre section. It is located in front of the plane and drives a tractor screw. The main characteristics of the Caproni " Ca.70 " are :— Span (top) 14 m. (45 ft. 11 ins.). Span (bottom). . Chord Area of main planes Weight empty . . Useful load Weight laden . . Wing loading . . Power loading . . Speed range Safety factor . . 8.m. (26 ft. 3 ins.). 2-50 m. (8 ft. 2 ins.). 55 sq. m. (593 sq. ft.). 1,310 kgs. (2,888 lbs.). 820 kgs. (1,808 lbs.). 2,130 kgs. (4,696 lbs.). 38-7 kgs./m2 (7-9 lbs./sq. ft.). 53 kgs./h.p. (11-7 lbs./h.p.). 90-200 k.p.h. (56-124 m.p.h.). 10. Vacancies for Royal Air Force Apprentice Clerks THE Air Ministry announces : Sixty vacancies exist in the Royal Air Force for well-educated boys, between the ages of 15J and 17, to enter as apprentice clerks. Approxi- mately forty of the posts will be filled by means of an open competition, which will be held by the Civil Service Commis- sioners at various centres in April, and the remaining twenty by direct entry of boys who have obtained an approved school certificate. Successful candidates will be required to engage for a period terminating twelve years after reaching the age of 18, with the possibility of re-engaging to complete time for pension. Detailed information regarding the apprentice scheme can be obtained from the Inspector of Recruiting (Apprentice Clerks), 4, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. Boys entered under this scheme undergo a two years' course of training in clerical duties, type- writing, shorthand, bookkeeping and practical office routine, during which time their general education is continued under qualified schoolmasters. The apprentices are paid Is. per week for the first year and 10s. 6d. per week afterwards until they have both attained the age of 18 and have been posted for duty after passing their final examination, when they receive pay of at least 21s. per week. A number of the boys who pass out well are appointed as leading aircraftmen, with commencing pay of 31s. Qd. per week. In addition, there is later in their career the possibility of volunteering to become sergeant pilots. Berlin-Tokyo Air Service ACCORDING to reports from Moscow plans have been completed for a regular air service between Berlin and Tokyo, via Moscow. A German company will operate the section Berlin-Moscow, then passengers and goods will be conveyed by other machines, calling at Omsk, Irkutsk and Vladi- vostok, the complete journey occupying about 50 hours. British Air Enterprise in Czecho-SlovakiaNEGOTIATION'S are in progress between the Aircraft Operating Co. and the Czechoslovak Government regardingthe formation of a company in Prague, which will operate air lines from Prague to Belgrade and Trieste. Dancing at Hawker's THE Hawker staff held their annual dance at Kingston on February 9. A fully representative gathering of directors, staff and guests had a very enjoyable time, and voted the function a huge success. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. O. M. Sopwith. Mr. and Mrs. F. Sigrist, Mrs. Hawker, Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Spriggs, Maj. and Mrs. MacMahon, Maj. and Mrs. Buchanan, Maj. and Mrs. Bishop, Maj. and Mrs. Kilmayer, Mr. and Mrs. Burroughes, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Muller, Mr. John Lord, Mr. and Mrs. Broadbent, Mr. and Mrs. S. Camm, Mr. St. Barbe, Flight-Lieut, and Mrs. Bulman. The arrangements were in the hands of Mr. F. S. Spriggs, which is equivalent to saying that they were perfect. AERIAL MAP-MAKING : We show above a photograph of a mosaic of a portion of the area at East-bourne, of which the Aircraft Operating Co., Ltd., have been taking aerial photographs under contract with the Ordnance Survey Department. Of course, a lot of the detail is lost in the reproduction and reduction.The actual size of the mosaic is 2 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. 6 in. 96
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