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MARCH 10, 1927 the technical arguments concerning stalls, spins and control,but would confine ourselves to outlining very briefly the circumstances that generally obtain. When a machine is stalled, the controls, as we have alreadymentioned, usually become weak or ineffective. The stall turns into a spin, and the machine loses several hundredfeet in height before it can be brought out of the spin. If the necessary height is not available, the result is a crash. If,on the other hand, the controls are sufficiently powerful (as tests and experimentsj_have repeatedly proved the Handley Page slot controls to be), the spin is avoided, andinstead of having to drop several hundred feet the machine can be " unstalled " probably in as many tens of feet. \\ e are aware that it is possible to design machines whichwill not stall violently, but the slot control does seem to have the advantage of being applicable to any existing type ofBritish machine, which in itself is a very strong reason for its general adoption, the more so as, according to one of thereports quoted, " there is no measureable loss in performance due to its use." <$> <•> FROM TJ5E Civil Aviation in India WHEN the Government Vote for the supplementary grant of £74,700 came up in the Legislative Assembly in India on March 1 for the purchase of aerodromes in Bombay, Calcutta and Rangoon, some opposition was raised, as these proposals for the development of internal aviation were regarded as another attempt to accord preferential treatment to Great Britain to assist her to exploit the people of India. But this opposition was punctuated with humour, and its main argu- ment was that India must have a progressive policy for internal aviation, and that an essential condition of this must be the training and employment of Indians. The Government now, subject to the Assembly's approval, stands pledged to appoint a Director of Civil Aviation and to encourage internal air services by subsidy, the companies having a majority of Indian directors, or if the subsidies prove too heavy a burden on the Treasury then the State is to start air services. Oslo-Harwich Experimental Air Service THE Dornier-Wal flying-boat N. 25, which Captain Amundsen used on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1925, left Horten, Oslofjord, for Harwich, at 7.10 a.m. on March 2, on the first of the eight flights organised by the Norwegian Aeronautical Association, with a view to inaugurating a regular air mail and passenger service between Oslo and Harwich. It returned to Horten from Harwich on March 7. Major Franco's Spain—New York Attempt MAJOR FRANCO, who flew the South Atlantic last year, intends to make a non-stop flight from Spain to New York on a seaplane considerably larger and more powerful than his first machine, which he is taking over in Germany shortly. Should he succeed in his project he will attempt a world's flight in the same machine. The flight will probably take place in July if his machine is ready, and he will be accom- panied by Ruiz de Alda and the mechanic Rada who were with him on his last big flight. Uruguayan Airmen Safe THE four Uruguayan airmen who are flying from Italy to Buenos Aires, and who have recently been missing off the coast of Morocco, have been reported safe at Cape Juby. Their wrecked flying-boat was found by French pilots on the Latecere Air Line, which flies between Casablanca and Dakar. Fonck's Second Bid for Atlantic Flight THE famous French ace, Captain Fonck, whose attempt to fly the Atlantic ended so disastrously last September, intends to make another attempt in the early summer, apparently on a similar type of machine, a Sikorsky. Portuguese World Flight THE four Portuguese airmen who are attempting a world flight, as reported in our last issue, arrived at Bolama, in Portuguese West Africa, on March 6, having left Lisbon on March 3. Their next intended stage is across the South Atlantic to Port Natal, Brazil, a distance of 1,850 miles. " City of Cairo " Air Liner AT the Heliopolis Aerodrome on March 3 there was ar 'rge and distinguished gathering when King Fuad named ; te De Havilland " Hercules " machine the " City of Cairo." hose present included Lord Lloyd, the High Commissioner, 'lc*.Lady Lloyd, the Residency staff and guests, Palace '"iicials, Cabinet Ministers, high Government officials, and ' ' lior Army and Royal Air Force officers and their wives.e ceremony was begun with a speech by Lord Lloyd, in which he congratulated King Fuad on*having opened anjair service linking five countries, and he paid, a tribute to his keen interest in modern progress for the benefit of Egypt. Then the King pulled a cord which uncovered the name-plate of the machine and released a flight of pigeons from the cockpit, following which a representative of Imperial Airways, Ltd., presented the King with a silver model of the machine. Demonstration flights followed, during which Lord Lloyd and Lady Lloyd, their guests, Ministers, journalists and officials were taken up. Over 100 people flew. British Machine to attempt World's Record Now that the daily press has given the secret away by telling all it knows, there can, presumably, be no harm in mentioning a scheme which is in preparation for attempting to beat the existing non-stop long-distance record held by two French aviators, who flew from Paris to Jask, a distance of 3,345 miles. The machine to be used is a Hawker " Horsley " with Rolls Royce " Condor " engine, specially fitted up for such a flight. In place of the usual parapher- nalia carried by the machine as a bomber, extra large tanks have been installed, the total capacity of which exceeds 1,000 galls, (more than 7,000 lbs. weight of petrol). During experiments carried out at Brooklands an extraordinarily low petrol consumption has been obtained from the " Condor " engine, and all indications are that the machine should be able to beat the existing record by a handsome margin, although weather conditions will, naturally, have a great effect on the distance covered. The intention is that the machine shall be manned by a crew drawn from the R.A.F., and not by civilians. Pinedo's Progress As reported last week, the Marche.se de ^inedo arrived at Porto Alegre on March 1. He left the next day and arrived at Buenos Aires at 12.40 p.m. There he received a very boisterous welcome, bombs being exploded by the news- papers, and vessels in the harbour so' ded their sirens. Thousands of people crowded the roofs to watch the approach of the flying boat and ten seaplanes of the Argentine Navy escorted it to the harbour. The airmen received a great ovation as they drove to Government House, where they were welcomed by the President. Mr. Chadwick 111 WE are sure his many friends will be sorry to learn that Mr. Roy Chadwick, the Avro designer, is in a London nursing home, following an operation. It may be recollected that some years ago Mr. Chadwick had a nasty crash, and the trouble is connected with this. He is at present reported to be progressing favourably, and we hope his recovery will be a speedy one. Fast London-Berlin Trip CAPTAIN R. H. MCINTOSH, the Imperial Airways pilot, set up a new record between London and Berlin on March 3, when he flew the distance of 620 miles in 4J hours. He is one of the veteran pilots on the air lines to the Continent, having just completed eight years' continuous flying. Remarkable Flying Accident in Finland A REMARKABLE flying accident occurred at Helsingfors on February 23. A Finnish army aeroplane was engaged in bombing practice, and when at an altitude of 3,500 ft. some of the bombs in the machine exploded, blowing the machine to pieces and killing the occupants instantly. It is not known what caused the bombs to explode. 151
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