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1929
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 29, 1929 PRIVATE FLYING AND CLUB NEWS The entrance to the main buildings from the road. HESTON AS A WIRELESS STATION Airwork, Ltd., but, as the wind was so high, it was con- sidered inadvisable to have pupils piloting the machines, as had been originally planned, and consequently Capt. Baker's " pupil " was his assistant. Mr. Winsor. HESI ON AIR PARK wireless broadcasting station wasformally opened by Sir Sefton Brancker on Monday,November 25. It was, perhaps, unfortunate that the day was such a rough one, but, in spite of the gale, the programme was adhered to and everything went off with great success. A few weeks ago we illustrated and described the form of receiving apparatus which Alfred Graham have designed for light aircraft and it is this receiver which was fitted in the Moths used for the opening demonstration. Captain Sinclair of Alfred Graham, is chiefly responsible lor the air side of the installation, and Capt. Elford for the ground installation. The transmitting set used is the type 0.A.5, J kw. set, and works on 764 metres. It has been designed to meet the needs of the smaller type of air ports which require to communicate with aircraft in their imme- diate vicinity, and to broadcast weather reports and keep in touch with the machines up to about 100 miles. It is designed also, to work direct from the mains, and the generator in this case is enclosed in a sound-proof box so as to obviate any interference from this source. Apart from disseminating news about the weather for the benefit of private owners, this wireless installation will be used for instruction on the lines that were explained in our previous article. This method was demonstrated by Sir Sefton Brancker, who directed the two Moths which ^•re lined up on the tarmac to start-up, and subsequently hf told them to take off, and proceeded to direct their manccuvres in the air, from his position in the control tower, finally bringing them down to order. Further demonstra- tions were given bv Capt. Baker, the chief instructor to ' 1257 5?1 I I THE TYPE G.A.5. SET: The transmitter is on theright, and the receiver on the left.
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