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NOVEMBER 2O, 1926 FROM THE FOUR WINDS A New Use for AircraftIN an effort to increase the numbers of ducks and muskrats in the northern area of the Province of Manitoba by providingadditional sustenance, the Provincial Department of Agricul- ture has sent north sacks of wild rice to be sown by aeroplaneover the vast duck marsh known as Moose Lake and Cedar Lake. This vast marsh, 20 milet, wide by 90 miles; long, isthe largest duck marsh on the Continent, and also constitutes the largest muskrat harbourage. Cairo-Karachi Air Service FINAL preparations for the inauguration of the Cairo- Karachi Air Service are being hurried forward, and Maj. Woods Humphrey left England for Egypt yesterday in this connection. The text of the agreement between the Air Council and Imperial Airways regarding this service was issued on November 15, and the provisions therein follow in general those of the agreement of May, 1924, relating to the European services, with, of course, modifications necessitated by the conditions of the new service. Provision is made, for a period of five years, for the establishment of a fortnightly service starting not later than January 1 next. Sir Samuel Hoare and Lady Maud Hoare, it will be remembered, leave Croydon in the first of the three-engined (Bristol " Jupiter ") D.H. " Hercules " air liners, which will operate on this route, for Cairo and Karachi, on December 27, to inaugurate the service. The route is divided into two sections : Section I, from Cairo to Basra via Gaza, Ziza, Rutbak, Wells and Baghdad ; and Section II, from Basra to Karachi via Bushire, Bandar Abbas, and Chabar. Passengers, mails and goods will be carried, but at first passengers will be carried only over Section 1 until experience has been gained over the whole route, when the second section will be opened—probably by April—commercially. A New U.S. Air Transport Service AN important contract in connection with commercial aviation has just been signed in the United States, between the American Railway Express Co., and the National Air Trans- port, Inc. The object of the agreement between these two companies is the establishment of air services, for the transportation of express packages, between New York and Chicago, and Chicago and Dallas, with a service to inter- mediate points on both lines. Mr. Henry Ford is indirectly interested in this scheme, and is represented on the board of Directors of the Air Transport Co. by one of his engineers. The new service is expected to start operations on April 15 next, and the service will be a day and night one, and will carry mail as well as express packages. This is one of the first air services devoted entirely to the transport of express goods, and will probably form the commencement of a network of such lines throughout the States. Aerial CoastguardsAN aerial coastguard unit has been formed in the United States, comprising five seaplanes, under the command ofLieut.-Comdr. E. S. Stone—the pilot of the NC4 flying-boat which made the Transatlantic flight in 1919—three of whichwill he stationed at Ten Pound Island. Mass., and two at Cape May, N.J. Another Flying Club for London WE are informed that efforts are being made to form an" Independent Private Light Aero Club " in London. The moving spirit of this scheme is Mr. Douglas Usher, who iswilling to offer his services as organising secretary and flying instructor in the event of the formation of this club beingmade possible by the necessary support. It is proposed that there should be an annual subscription of £4, but thatthere should be obtained, first of all, a register of 100 sup- porters at a registration fee of 2s. 6d. (to cover preliminaryexpenses), who will ultimately agree to become members, at a minimum entrance fee of £1, (payable, together withannual subscription, as soon as full 100 supporters have been registered). It is proposed to purchase a D.H. " Moth "and necessary accessories, and it is suggested that arrange- ments be made with the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd..regarding maintenance of machine and use of aerodrome. The charges for flying will be as follows :—(a) £1 per hour,for flying instruction : (b) 15.S. per hour for solo flying ; (c) 10s. per hour for joy-riding. These charges include costof instruction, petrol, oil, and damage to machine. If any of our readers may be interested in this scheme, furtherparticulars may be obtained from Mr. Douglas Usher, 268, St. Paul's Road, Canonbury, London, N.I. Recent World Records for Seaplanes ON November 17, Major Bernardi, the winner of theSchneider Cup, flying the Macchi M39 monoplane over a 3-km. course at Norfolk, Virginia, averaged a speed of 416-5km.p.h. (258-8 m.p.h.), thus easily beating Lieut. Doolittle's previous records. In Germany, two records were recently created, with thehelp of a British engine, on the Hemkel-Napier seaplane (winner of the Warnemunde competition), when Capt. vonGoronau attained an altitude of nearly 12,000 ft. with a load of 2,204-5 lbs., and 18,500 ft. with 1.102 lbs. Although Great Britain has not yet obtained any worldrecords, she helps to get them, as evident from above, and by the recent seven records obtained at Lake Maggiore, by theSavoia S55 flying boat, which was fitted with " K.L.G ' sparking plugs. These records were as follows :—With500 kgs. (1) (Distance), 950 kms. ; With 1,000 kgs. (2) (Dura- tion), 5 hrs. 41 mins. 7 sees. ; (3) (Distance), 950 kms. ; With2,000 kgs. (4) (Duration), 5 hrs. 41 mins. 7 sees. ; (5) (Dist- ance), 950 kms. ; (6) (Speed), 100 kms. at 175-97 k.p.h. :(7) (Speed), 500 kms. at 134 -514 k.p.h. Seville-Buenos Aires Airship Service IT appears that the Spanish scheme for an airship servicebetween Seville and Buenos Aires, which was first launched in 1920, is to be proceeded with immediately, for the SpanishCouncil of State has approved the terms of a convention for this service. Col. Herrera. one of the directors of the ColonCompania Transaerea, which will operate the service, stated that they hoped to commence flights in 1927. The firstairships would not be built in Spain, but would be hired, and the company had received two offers of rigid airships—onefrom a British firm and one from a German firm. According to Colonel Herrera, " the British offer is of an airship, atpresent well advanced in construction, with a cubic capacity of 141,000 cu. m." French Flight to Madagascar Completed LIEUT. BERNARD, one of the two French pilots who set out from Marseilles on October 12 for Madagascar, arrived at his destination—Majunga—on November 22. He was flying a Liore-Olivier flying-boat fitted with a French-built Bristol Jupiter" engine. His companion, Lieut. Guilbaud, as reported last week, met with a slight mishap on his C.A.M.S. flying-boat at Gaya, on the Niger, and as soon as repairs have been made will proceed as far as Lake Tanganyika, where he hopes to join Lieut. Bernard on his return journey. They will then proceed home together via Lake Victoria and the valley of the Nile. Lieut. Bernard reached Lokoja on November 3. Fort Archambault on November 6, Stanleyville on November 13, Fort Johnston on November 13, and Quilimane on November 19. We hope to give further details of this flight in a subsequent issue of FLIGHT. The " Moths' " Eastern Tour CAPT. T. N. STACK and Mr. B. S. Leete, who are flying in two D.H. " Moth " light 'planes towards India, after being held up by bad weather, reached Le Bourget on November 19, and arrived at Lyons on November 21. The Paris Aero Show and Imperial Airways DURING the Paris Aero Show, to be held between December 3 and 19, Imperial Airways, Ltd., have decided to issue special rebate tickets to Paris at £8 return, to members of the Air Ministry, the aircraft industry, and serving officers of the Royal Air Force. There is a daily service to Paris which leaves Croydon Aerodrome at 12, arriving at Le Bourget Aerodrome at approximately 2.30 p.m. Cars in connection with this service leave " Airways House," Charles Street, Lower Regent Street, S.W. 1, at 11. Seats must be booked in advance, and application in writing should be made direct to the company at Croydon aerodrome. Commander Boothby Promoted COMMANDER F. L. M. BOOTHBY has, as from November 13.been promoted to Captain. R.N., retired. Commander Booth by's name is well known to readers of F LIGHT in con-nection with airships, and the development of this side of aeronautics owes much to his enthusiastic energies. Hewas a member of the crew of H.M. Naval Airship No. 1 in 1910, and subsequently he commanded the airship stationsat Barrow, Howden, and Pulham. Of late he has done much to further the revival of airships in this country. Royal Air Force Display, 1927 NEXT year's Royal Air Force Display, the eighth, will take place on July 2, 1927. 768
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