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FLIGHT, MAY 9, 1929 IN PARLIAMENT Civil Aviation and Railway Stations Marking.CAPTAIN BRASS, on April 29, asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will consider approaching the railway companies for permission to inscribethe name of each station in large white letters on the roof or laid out in white stones in an adjacent field in order to assist amateur civilian pilots to findtheir way about the country Sir S. Hoare : A good many stations are marked in the way suggested, andsuch marking is useful to pilots who have lost their way. Pilots are encouraged however, to fly by compass rather than by ground signs, and I do not thinkI should be justified in pressing the railway companies to extend the system of marVin^.Imperial Airways, Ltd., Subsidies ME. VIAKI, on May 1, asked the Secretary of State for Air what subsidies»re to be paid to air transport services during the financial year 1929-30 ; to what particular services are they to be paid ; and what amounts are tobe paid to each service ? Sir S. Hoare : The maximum amount which can be earned in 1929-30 is£335,000, of which £125,000 is in respect of the European services and £100,000 and £110,000 in respect of the London-Egypt and Egypt-Karachi services,respectively, of Imperial Airways, Ltd. In addition, provision to the extent of £5,000 has been made for preliminary expenses in connection with theproposed air service to South Africa. Mr. Viant asked what instalments have been paid to Imperial Airways,Limited, on account of subsidy in respect of Eastern services since September, 1926 ; on what dates were they paid ; and what sums representing unearnedsubsidy were held by Imperial Airways, Ltd., on March 31, 1925, and on March 31 of the years 1926, 1927, 1928, "and 1929 in respect of Eastern servicesand in respect of European services respectively ? Sir S. Hoare : The following tables give the information requested-; — IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, LTD.—Subsidies in respect of Eastern Services. Datesof payment and amounts: —1926: Dec. 31, £30,00(1. 1927: Tune 14, £30,000; Sept. 7, £25,000. 1928 : Jan. 4, £30,000 ; Feb. 1, f4,400'; May 5,£30,000; Aug. 25, £25,000; Dec. 3(1, £2,300. 1929: Jan. 1, £30,0(10; Feb. 1, £6,300 ; April 9, £25,200 ; April 11, 33,000. Unearned subsidy held by Imperial Airways, Ltd.. at various dates.European Services': nil. Eastern Services: March 31, 1927, £13,500; 1928, £5,700 ; 1929, £4,800. The outstanding balances are adjusted inall cases in the next account. Mr. Viant asked what subsidies were paid to air-transport services duringthe financial year 1928-29 ; for what particular services were they paid ; and what were the amounts actually earned on each service ?Sir S. Hoare : The amount actually earned was £230,000, of which £137,000 was in respect of the European and £93,600 in respect of the Eastern servicesof Imperial Airways, Ltd. The amount paid was the same but included adjustments at the beginning and end of the year. Mr. Viant asked what is the approximate cost to the State on account ofsubsidy for each mile flown by Imperial Airways, Ltd., for the years 1926, 1927, and 1928 in respect of European services and Eastern services respectively '(Sir S. Hoare : The following table gives the information required : — Year and cost per mile flown. European Services ; 1926, 3s. 9d. ; 1927,4s. Sd. ; 1928, 3s. $d. Eastern Services: 1927, 17s. Id. ; 1928, 15s. I0rf. Mr. Viant asked what is the approximate cost to the State on account ofsubsidy for each ton-mile operated by Imperial Airways, Ltd.. for the years 1926, 1927, and 1928 in respect of European services and Eastern servicesrespectively ? Sir S. Hoare : The following table gives the information required :—Year and cost of subsidy per ton-mile European Services: 1926, 5s Id., ; 1927. hi. 6d. ; 1928, 3.«. l()d. Eastern Services': 1927, £2 2s. Id. ; 1928,£1 is. Sd. Commercial AeroplanesSIR SAMUEL HOARE, on May 2, in reply to Colonel Woodcock, said the mileage flown on regular routes in 1928 by commercial aeroplanes was asfollows : Germany, 6,750,000 ; France and French Colonies, etc., 4,500,000; British Empire, approximately, 1,750,000. The two former figures are esti-mates. The opening of the India route will add, this year, a very large number of miles to the British figures.South Africa Air Services SIR S. HOARE, in reply to Lord Erskine, said he was glad to be able toannounce that the Government of Southern Rhodesia have just intimated their willingness to arrange for a contribution of £10,000 a year for a period offive years. In addition, as stated some weeks since, the Union Government have undertaken to provide a very substantial proportion of the requisitesubsidy, whilst definite offers to contribute have also been received from the Administrations of the Sudan, Kenya, Tanganyika, and Uganda. TheHouse would, he was sure, be gratified to know that, as a result of this ready- co-operation on the part of the various Administrations mentioned, the financeof the service was now assured. Air Services SIR S. HOARE, in reply to Col. Woodcock, said the route mileage at presentoperated by British commercial air lines throughout the Empire, including the Dominions, is approximately 13,000. The corresponding figure in 1928for France and French colonies was 12,500 miles, whilst the figure in the case of Germany was approximately 18,000 miles. I should add that, accordingto recent information, the German route mileageis likely to be reduced in the near future, whilst the British figure should, in due course, rise to nearly24,000, when the England-South Africa route and certain additional services projected by the Australian Government are brought into operation.Aerodromes in India SIR HARRY BRITTAIN, on May 6, asked the Undersecretary of State forIndia how many aerodromes there are in India suitable for landing and taking off by aeroplanes of the type which recently made a non-stop flight fromEngland to Karachi ; and where such aerodromes are situated ? Earl Winterton : The suitability of aerodromes for the purpose referredto depends on the fuel-load of the aeroplane at the time. For aeroplanes with moderate fuel-loads there are 91 such aerodromes in India, the names ofwhich can be furnished if desired. I am, however, unable to state how many of these would be suitable for aircraft carrying such heavy fuel-loads as thatcarried by the aeroplane which recently made a non-stop flight from England to Karachi.Indian Civil Aviation MR. GARDNER asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whetherany contract has yet been made by the Government for the operation of a subsidised air service from Karachi to Delhi ; and whether the subsidy tothe company operating this route will constitute the total subsidy by the Government of India to civil aviation in India "' Earl Winterton : The Government of India have called for tenders for theoperation of a subsidised air service from Karachi with an eventual extension to Calcutta. The subsidy to the company operating this route will for thetime being be the only subsidy paid to an aviation company by the Govern- ment of India ; but they have also assisted the development of civil aviation, Advertisement Correction. In the full page advertisement of the Vacuum Oil Com. pany's which appeared in last week's issue of FLIGHT the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., was inadvertently linked with the Genet engine, and Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd., with the Gipsy engine. The positions should, of course have been reversed, which no doubt every reader did at once' Change of Address THE Far-East Aviation Co. of Hong Kong, inform us that their new address is Asiatic Building, 1st Floor, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. Change of Name ALL-WEATHER Motor Maps, Ltd., inform us that their name is now changed to Raynoil Maps, Ltd. The address is the same, Lincoln House, High Holborn, W.C.2. m m m m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda. • No. 1025 (Ae. 366).—Full Scale Tests of Bristol Fighter Aero- plane with R.A.F. 30 Wings, Fitted with " Pilot Planes" at the Wing Tips. By W. G. Jennings, B.Sc. August, 1928. Price 4d. net. No. 1170 (Ae. 334).—Report of the Airworthi- ness of Semi-Rigid Airships Sub-Committee. November, 1928. Price 9d. net. No. 1188 (Ae. 350).—Full Scale Experiments with a Bristol Fighter Fitted with Slots and Flaps and Slot and Aileron Control. By K. V. Wright, B.A. June. 1928. Price 9d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. The Journal of " The Royal Aeronautical Society," with which is incorporated "The Institution of Aeronautical Engineers." No. 220. Vol. XXXIII. April, 1929. The Royal Aeronautical Society, 7, Albemarle Street, London, W.I. Price 3s. 6d. Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics for Aircraft Designers. By Max M. Munk. The Ronald Press Co., 15, West 26th Street, New York. Price $8-00. Lanoline Rust Preventers.—Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Engineering Research Special Report No. 12. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. Price Is. net. ss m m K NEW COMPANY REGISTERED BRITISH AIK LINES, LTD., 9, Clements Lane, E.C. Capital /6»n. in I'.shares. Under agreement with Capt. G. F. Lines, M.C., to develop and turn to account the business of aircraft development and transport earned mi byhim as an air passenger and goods transport company. First directors:— Chairman, Lieut.-Col. W. A. Bishop, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., 9. HerttordStreet * Capt. G. F. Lines, 86, Hayter Road, S.W.9, aviation pilot. Solicitors. Burn and Berridge, 31, Great Queen Street, W.C.2. m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. •= internal combustion ; m. = motor- The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1927 Published May 9, 1929 27,644. H. R. KICAKDO. Cyls. of i.e. engines. (309,297.) APPLIED FOR IN 1928 Published May 9, 1929 . r . PLANE-SPEAKER CORPORATION. Apparatus ior amplitvin? projecting sound from aircraft. (309.617.) u IMPERIAL AIKWAYS, LTD.. H. L. HALL and J. W. SiiRUsr,. Mag- netic compasses. (309,642.) K. THEIS. Planes and control surfaces of aircraft. 1,009. 1,835. 2,928. 36, FLIGHT. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY. Telephone: Holborn 3211. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, "FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION RATES UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months, Post Free 7 7 6 „ „ ..15 -I 12 , „ ..30 4 ABROAD* 3 Months, Post Free ^ iS ;: :: ::33 W.C.? s. 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