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FLIGHT, MARCH 4, 1932 AIRPORT NEWS CROYDON S Mr-'HE Air Union service to and from Cannes is prev ia I m§ very popular, numbers of passengers travel- J1L ling on this service. The saving of time over ordinary methods of transport is obvious, and it is to be hoped that the company will continue its running. The proposed co-operation between Imperial Airways and Air Union has been postponed, at least for the coming summer season, much to the relief of many of the staff, who might have been faced with the prospect of a period of unemployment. Among the passengers who have passed through Croydon during the week were Lord Londonderry, the Secretary of State for Air, Mr. Kaye Don, and Mr. G. Eyston, the famous racing motorists. Imperial Airways Saturday afternoon joyrides increase in popularity week by week, and on Saturday last both " Helena," one of the Handley Page 42's, and a Handley Page W.10 were hard at it, coping with the demand. The charge per head is 7s. 6d. if booked at the Aerodrome, but slightly more if transport is from town. Passengers are given a really good flight for their money, averaging about 15 minutes' duration, and, unlike the smaller joy riding companies, the flight is not confined to the borders of the Aerodrome, but covers a wide area. It is, no doubt, hitting the smaller companies, but nevertheless it is giving the public a genuine taste of air travel in its most luxurious form. Cirrus-Hermes are very active, and have plenty of work in hand. Their hangar is full of private machines in for overhaul, and the engine shops are working at full pres sure. Mr. Olney has just returned from a successful busi ness trip to Scandinavia. It is rumoured that the General Aircraft Co. have re ceived a good order for the Monospar. An Airport at Runnymede ? ACCORDING to the 'Evening News, London is to have a new airport in the near future. It is to be near historic Runnymede, about a mile from Staines and 20 miles from Charing Cross. It will be on the Troveney Manor estate, a stretch of level meadowland only a stone's throw from <s> <•> The Land Speed Record ON February 24 Sir Malcolm Campbell made a fresh attempt on the motor speed record of 247.736 m.p.h. he established last year at Daytona Beach, Florida. Driving the same Bluebird car, modified, fitted with a Napier VII.D racing engine, he accomplished the following speeds The new radio beacon will soon be in operation. The expression one hears from all pilots is, " Some poor Mutt is going to hit that thing soon." I certainly consider that the selected site seems to be wrong, because it is at the extreme westerly end of the now famous Croydon White Line. It is assumed that the white line was placed there to assist pilots in taking off and landing during conditions of bad visibility, but now that a wireless mast 100 ft. in height exists, it will probably make a few pilots think twice about it. It is understood that a few local broad casting receiving sets will suffer from a certain amount of interference when the radio beacon is in service. Large quantities of bullion have been despatched to the Continent every day this week by the Luft Hansa Com pany and Royal Dutch Air Line machines. At the moment of writing the icy blast blowing suggests that we may look forward to another week of wintry conditions. The Rollason Aviation Company continue making great strides with their school work, and one hears they intend joyriding this year on an even greater scale than 1931. Surrey Flying Services are very busy with their " B " licence pupils, and quite a number will shortly be prac tising night landings. The Air Ministry decision to stop all instructional work at Croydon after August of this year seems a great pity. One of the firms thus concerned has been on the Aerodrome for 13 years, and this is a sudden blow. It will mean that these firms will probably have to move elsewhere, which will result in a loss to H.M. Treasury of approxi mately £2,000 per annum in rents, etc. The Chancellor of the Exchequer should hardly be pleased about it. The traffic figures for the week were:—Passengers, 901 ; freight, 40 tons. P. B. Runnymede Halt, on the G.W.R. About a year ago the Middlesex County Council bought the old manor farm house and 400 acres of land for £23,000 for small holdings, and it is intended to use 172 acres of this for the airport, if the Ministry of Agriculture will agree. Already the land has been approved by the Air Ministry. <•> <$> in two runs over the measured mile:—Southwards, time, 13.46 sec, 267.459 m.p.h. Northwards, time, 14.89 sec., 241.773 m.p.h. Average time, 14.175 sec. Average speed, 253.963 m.p.h. The Napier engine was fitted with Hoffmann ball and roller bearings and K.L.G. plugs. Pratts' Ethyl special petrol and Wakefield Castrol oil were used. A FINNISH SEAPLANE The Kotka seaplane, manufactured at the Government aircraft factory in Finland and fitted with a Bristol " Jupiter " engine. 191
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