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1931
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FLIGHT, AUGUST 14, 1931 Air Signs on Gas HoldersWHEN the memorandum on stan- dard air signs, prepared by the Auto-mobile Association, was issued last June by the Civil Aviation Section ofthe London Chamber of Commerce with a view to the adoption of thescheme throughout the country, it was suggested that it might be con-venient in certain localities to have air signs on gas containers, althoughsuch signs were to be regarded as additional to a national scheme ofstandard air signs situated to the south-west of a town. A statementissued by the section now announces that, "as a result of the section'saction, air signs are to be painted on the tops of the gas holders at theKingston-upon-Thames works of the Wandsworth and District Gas Com-pany as soon as possible. It is under- stood that arrangements have alsobeen made by the company for appro- priate signs to be painted on a gasholder at each of their other stations —namely, Epsom, Sutton, WorcesterPark, Mitcham, and Wandsworth. It will be remembered that suchaction has already been taken in other parts of the country, particularly in Leicestershire.State Air Mail in India THE General Purposes .Retrenchment Sub-Committeedeliberated with departmental officials for several hours on August 11 over the proposals for establishing a Stateair service to carry air mails in the first instance between Karachi and Calcutta. The need for retrenchment makesthe realisation of the whole scheme in the New Year, as planned, improbable. The Civil Aviation Department, co-operating with theRetrenchment Sub-Committee, has, in the past month, reviewed eight alternative schemes intended both to avertthe collapse of the air mail scheme and assist retrenchment. The discussions were private, but they are understood tohave been marked by a spirit of co-operation. No con- clusion was reached.Mails for South America A GERMAN Dornier " Wai " flying-boat left South-ampton on August 11 for Cadiz, where it will inaugurate a service between South America and Europe to acceleratethe mail delivery. <$> <s> I The Northrop Alpha is an all-metal aircraft carrying 1,822 lb. useful load. Itscruising speed is 140 m.p.h. with a radius of 700 miles and 116 gall, of fuel. The engine is a Pratt and Whitney Wasp of 420 h.p. With a wing area of295 sq. ft. the wing loading is 15 25 lb. h.p. and the power loading 10 7 lb./h.p. It is probably one* of the most efficient American transport aircraft and hasaccommodation for 7 passengers. Two flying-boats will carry mails from Cadiz to LasPalmas, in the Canary Islands, where liners will pick up the mails for South America. Flying-boats will also takemails dropped by liners at the island of Fernando Noronha on to Kio de Janeiro. English mails will be able to make use of the quickenedservice by being sent by air to Germany and then trans- ferred to machines which will do the land journeys ofthe new service. The service will be run by the German Luft Hansa Company.German Students' Fares by Air IN order to interest Young Germany in aviation theDeutsche Luft Hansa has extended facilities to students who are not in a financial position to pay the ordinarycosts of air travel by which a trip in an aeroplane will cost them no more than a third-class railway fare for thesame distance. Students will have the option of places which remainunsold after ordinary air passengers have been accommo- dated. All the student has to do is to obtain a format one of the Luft Hansa offices or at his school or uni- versitv and fill it in. SOLD AT THE BUENOS AIRES EXHIBITION: A Gipsy Moth being towed to the aerodrome, from which it was flown to the Moron aerodrome by the de Havilland representative, Mr. Ballantyne (seen in the back of car), there to be handed over to the purchaser. 815
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