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FLIGHT, OCTOBER 31, 1930 AIR TRANSPORT THE SARO "WINDHOVER' Asjbriefly reported last week, test flights were recentlycarried out with a new commercial flying boat constructed by Saunders-Roe, Ltd., of Cowes. We are now able togive some brief particulars and illustrations of this machine, and in a future issue of FLIGHT we hope to describe it ingreater detail. The Saro " Windhover "—the machine in question—is the intermediate member of the Saro Amphibian family, i.e., the " Cutty Sark " and " Cloud," with which ourreaders are, no doubt, familiar. It is a metal-hull flying boat equipped with three D.H. " Gipsy II " engines, andaccommodating six passengers. The " Windhover " was designed to meet the demand for a three-engined machinecapable of carrying a good commercial pay load and, the smaller " Cutty Sark " having proved so successful, it wasdecided to adhere as closely as possible to that design. The six passengers are located in a comfortable saloonwhich is spacious, light and airy, with a separate observation window provided for each person. Although the machine is a standardised production struc-turally, allowances have been made to install any suitable engines, whilst the constructors are always prepared toarrange the interior to suit special requirements, and with this end in view, requests have been made to arrange thesetypes of craft for military and naval purposes. The machine illustrated—which is being supplied toDominion Airways, Ltd., for operation in New Zealand— was launched at East Cowes on October 16, and tested onthat and the following day. On October 22 it was flown to Felixstowe, the machine being in charge of Capt. Scott,Saro's experimental test and design-development pilot. This craft will fly strongly on any two of the three Gipsy II The new Saro "Windhover" six-seater flying boat (three "Gipsy II " engines) in flight at Cowes. engines that are installed in the present machine, and direc-tional control during taxying (with two outboard motors running slowly) is remarkably effective. It may be added, in conclusion, that this machine isprovided with terminal fittings, so that a retractable land chassis may be fitted when desired. THE SARO AMPHIBIAN FAMILY : On the left is the "Cutty Sark," in the centre the latest "Wind- hover," and on the right the "Cloud." RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. AIR LINES A NEW air line spans the United States. With elaborateceremonies, in which officials of the Federal Govern-ment, financiers and aeronautical authorities partici- pated, a fleet of nine large tri-motored machines for mailand passengers began operating on October 15, over a 2,102- mile route between Atlanta and Los Angeles via Dallas. The new service is that of the American Airways (SouthernAir Fast Express, Inc. division), a transport line headed by F. G. Coburn, who is also president of the AviationCorporation. On the opening of the new line, transport 'planes took off simultaneously from Atlanta and Los Angeles, and inaugurated the two-day service with stops at JacksonMiss. ; Shreveport, La ; Dallas, Fort Worth, Big Spring and El Paso, Tex. ; and Douglas, Tucson and Phoenix,Ariz. Dallas is the overnight stop on the line. 'Planes will leave daily from Atlanta and Los Angeles, and eastwardand westward from Dallas. On the machine flying westward from Atlanta were WalterF. Brown, postmaster general ; W. Irving Glover, assistant postmaster general ; Colonel Clarence Young, assistantsecretary of commerce in charge of aviation ; Hainer Hinshaw, vice-president of Southern Air Fast Express ; F. G. Coburn, 1201
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