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1927
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FEBRUARY 10, 1927 AN UNSUBSIDISED AIR SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA A NEW aerial service is about to be put into operation in Australia, a service which at first sight may appear to be somewhat unimportant, but which is, as a matter of fact, of interest for several reasons. In the first place, it is to be operated, by the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, Ltd. (" Qantas "), without subsidy. Secondly, although the distance between the two cities served by this air line—Brisbane and Toowoomba—is but little over 60 miles, the benefits and advantages offered to the inhabitants of both cities by an aerial service are expected to be such as to render this little air route a very important and popular one—in spite of the fact that the two cities are already served by railway. Furthermore, it is possible that this 60 miles of air line may form the first link of the much-wanted chain of airways connecting up with the existing Oantas air line, and other important cities at present " airwayless." The time occupied by train between Brisbane and Too- woomba is 4 hrs. 5 mins. by Brisbane express, and 5 hrs. by ordinary train. By air the up journey (from Brisbane) will be made in 50 mins. and the down journey in 45 mins. The advantages of this service will be considerable. Business men will be able to leave the southern capital at 6.30 a.m., reach Toowoomba at 7.20, spend 3^ hours there, and be back in Brisbane by 12.15 p.m., after a total absence of less than six hours—or little more than the time occupied by a single railway journey between the two centres ! Again, through travellers from Brisbane to Sydney could spend a few hours at Toowoomba, and join the express train at that point without losing any of the 4£ hours which they would otherwise have spent on the express, which leaves Brisbane at 8 a.m. and Toowoomba at 12.30 p.m. Apart from the business side there will also be other advantages. Toowoomba residents desiring to attend a Brisbane theatre or other late function may spend the night in Brisbane and get back by air in good time for breakfast and the business for the day. Arrangements will also be made for week-end trips ; on Saturdays passengers will leave Brisbane at 12.45 p.m., arriving at Toowoomba at 1.35 p.m. and depart from Toowoomba at 1.55 p.m., arriving at Brisbane at 2.40 p.m. A special Sunday service, should sufficient support be forthcoming, will also be carried out, as follows : Brisbane, dep., 9 a.m., Toowoomba, arr., 9.50 a.m. ; Toowoomba, dep. 10 a.m., Brisbane, arr. 10.45 ; Brisbane, dep. 4 p.m., Toowoomba, arr. 4.50 p.m. ; Toowoomba, dep. 5 p.m., Brisbane, arr. 5.45 p.m. Rail passengers by the western mail (Charleville) reach Toowoomba at 6.50 a.m. ; they could then spend nearly five hours there, yet be in Brisbane, by air, by mid-day. One of the machines that will be employed on this service will be the D.H.SOa biplane (G-AUFA) " Iris," which was built in the Qantas workshops at Longreach—under manu- facturing licence granted by the Dy Havilland Co.—under the supervision of the Oantas Chief Engineer, Mr. W. A. Baird. This machine, by the way, made a test flight in August last, piloted by Mr. Hudson Fysh, when it climbed to 7,000 ft. in 16 mins. 45 sees. On its maiden trip " Iris "— so christened by Lady Stonehaven—carried Lord and Lady Stonehaven for 1,200 miles from Longreach to Newcastle Waters, and behaved like all good Ue Havillands do, trans- porting its passengers to their destination eight days sooner than would be possible by any other means of transport. R.A.F. India Reunion Dinner WILL our readers please note that the R.A.F. India Reunion Dinner will be held (at New Princes Restaurant) on March 26, and not March 12 as announced in last week's issue of FLIGHT. Artificial Light as an Aid to Aerial Navigation ON February 22 next Mr. H. N. Green, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, will read a paper on " Artificial Light as an Aid to Aerial Navigation," before the Illuminating Engineering Society, at the House of the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, W.C. The meeting opens at 6.30 p.m. Service Sports THE fourth annual cross-country race for the Air Ministry Championship was decided at Ruislip on February 2, over a course of just under 5 miles, when F. S. Byatt (who won the first race in 1924) covered the course in 31 mins. 52 sees. The Navy v. R.A.F. cricket match will be a three-day affair, and has been fixed for August 10, 11 and 12 next, at the Oval. [" FLIGHT " PhotographDISFIGURATION : At the last House Dinner of the Royal Aero Club, Mr. C. R. Fairey referred to the manner in which the lines of an aeroplane are spoiled by registration letters. These two photographs ratherbear out Mr. Fairey's contention. A motor car with registration letters "as large as the surface will permit " would probably not be easy to sell. 72
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