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1931
1931 - 0015.PDF
FLIGHT, JANUARY 2. 1931 inspection and replacement. All controls operate to their full movement without tightening or slackening of cables. The ailerons and elevators are operated by a throw-over wheel. The rudder pedals are of the automobile type, pre- senting a neat appearance and reducing the opening in the floor or fire wall to small round holes instead of slots. The brake pedals are on the left-hand side. The right-hand pedals are easily removable by taking out two bolts. A feature of the control system is that the control of each aileron is separately connected to the wheel, thus providing control of either aileron in the event of the other becoming inopera- tive. The double pilots' cockpit is unusually roomy, with seatsadjustable fore and aft by means of individual cranks. The cockpit may be entered through the cabin or through a full-sized door on either side. A window is provided in each of these doors, which can be raised or lowered by means ofautomobile-type cranks. Almost ideal visibility, both ahead and downward, is provided through the unusually largeamount of window area. A sheet steel fire-wall separates the cock-pit from the motor section. Heat for the cockpit isprovided by means of a heater outlet under each pilot's seat. The cabin interior of the " Airbus " is neat and comfort-able. The passenger seats on each side of the cabin are on a platform 12 in. high. This leaves a sunken aisle down themiddle, permitting a tall man to stand erect. The baggage is stored beneath the platforms on which these seats rest.The seats are deeply and comfortably upholstered over steel tube frames, and are provided with spring cushions. Indi-vidual adjustable ventilators and heater outlets are provided for each seat. Four individual seats are placed on each of the longitudinal platforms, and two more passengers sit on abuilt-in automobile-type seat at the rear wall. A com- pletely-equipped lavatory is entered through a door openingfrom the rear of the cabin by the side of this built-in seat. In the air the " Airbus " is very stable laterally, longi-tudinally, and directionally. At the same time the general excellence of design permits instant manoeuvrability andadequate control surfaces provide complete control at speeds even below stalling.The " Airbus " shows no spinning tendencies whatever, and is practically non-stalling. Recovery from any abnormalposition in the air is automatic. The principal characteristics of the Bellanca " Airbus "are :— Wing span . . . . 65 ft. 0 in.Wing area . . . . 651 sq. ft. Length overall .. 40 ft. 8 in.Height . . . . 11 ft. di in. Weight empty . . 4,950 lb.Useful load .. .. 4,000-4,500 lb., according to equip- ment and power plant.Payload . . . . 10 passengers and 250 lb. of baggage plus 500-1,000 lb. of mail, accord-ing to cruising range required by operator.147 m.p.h. High speed Cruising speed (-J full power)Service ceiling Climb 125 m.p.h.18,000 ft. 750 ft. per minute. Range with 200 galls. 840 miles. Cairo-Cape Town Air ServiceTHE Under-Secretary of State for Air, Mr. Montague, replying to a question in the House regarding the Cairo-Cape Town Air Service, stated that the negotiations had been completed and the argreement signed. The ground organisa-tion was being developed with all possible speed, and it was expected that the northern section of the route, as far asMwanza in Tanganyika territory, would be in operation at the end of February, and the through service to Cape Town assoon as possible thereafter. French Air Service to the East COMMENCING January 1, the French Compagnie Air AsiefAir-Orient) is operating an air service from Marseilles to Saigon, French lndo-China. The section as far as Karachihas already been in operation, and for the present, until final arrangements have been completed, the journey betweenKarachi and Calcutta will be made by train. From Calcutta, however, the service will be maintained by seaplanes. Whenin full operation the route followed will be—Marseilles, Rome, Corfu, Athens, Castlerosso, Beyrouth, Damascus, Baghdad, Basra, Jask, Karachi, Jodhpur, Allahabad, Calcutta, Akyab,Rangoon, Bangkok, Saigon. Passengers travel by j_car between Beyrouth and Damascus. Spanish Air ServicesAs from January 1 the daily air services between Madrid, Seville, Barcelona and the Canary Islands will be resumed—the three lines having been closed down, or curtailed, since last October owing to lack of funds. The Canary Islandsservice will later be made twice weekly. A New N.A.T. Passenger ServiceAN air passenger service between Chicago and Kansas City will be inaugurated by National Air Transport to-day,January 2, and a few weeks later the service will be extended to Tulsa, Ft. Worth, and Dallas. Tri-motoredFord passenger and mail planes of a new type, which have a high speed of 152 miles an hour, will be flown by N.A.T.over the South-western route. These are the same type 'planes that are used by N.A.T. on its Chicago-New Yorkpassenger line, inaugurated December 1. DIESEL-ENGINED : A Ford type 4-AT, fitted with three Packard Diesel engines of 225 b.h.p. each. With"iese engines the machine has a cruising speed of 100 m.p.h. 17 It carries two pilots and 11 passengers.
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