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1933
1933 - 0615.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 Qirport Hews CROYDON AJ N event of some importance last week was the arrival by K.L.M. of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. He had previously flown from Batavia to Amster dam by that company's Eastern line. He was met by Mr. Percival, who flew him away to Heston imme diately. Sir Charles, it is understood, will remain in this country a few weeks only, and then fly back to Australia in a Percival " Gull " which is being got ready for the job. It seems that one thing leads to another as soon as Croydon Aerodrome dogs are mentioned. It is now pointed out to me that " Jip," the inevitable companion of " Timber " Woods of Surrey Flying Services, has more than a slender claim to fame. Not only is " Jip " able to open the " roundabout " doors of the Aerodrome Hotel, but he has developed an " air " instinct which is posi tively uncanny. When his master is away on a flight he turns up to welcome him, not at the time when the Control Tower decides he is due to land, but at the actual time of his arrival. Nobody knows how " Jip " works the matter out, but he has been known to sense the time of arrival of his master with astonishing accuracy time after time. On Friday evening, by Deutsche Luft Hansa, Dr. Sack, the eminent German lawyer, arrived and had some delay in passing the emigration authorities. It is scarcely fair to blame the authorities at the Airport of London for such delays. They have their duty to perform, and, whenever possible, they do all fn their power to expedite the passage of air travellers through the necessary formalities. Dr. Sack came here to be present at the unofficial " trial " being held in London in the matter of the Reichstag fire, and will actually defend Torgler in Berlin. Considerable interest was displayed in the K.L.M. Fokker Air Transport Co, THIS company are taking over the flying rights of the Maidstone Flying School, and are supplying three machines and a pilot, Mr. Peacock. The company has no financial interest in Maidstone aerodrome other than leasing the flying rights, joyriding, taxi work, and repairs, from the present occupiers. The company hope to be at Maidstone in a week's time and to have the school open by October 1. " Contact" BRITISH INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS have co-operated with Imperial Airways to produce an impression of how our airways spread across the Empire, and of the beautiful sights which await the air traveller. Impression is the right word to use, for the film as shown is impressionistic in the extreme. It is more; it is almost cubistic. At least that is the effect produced on the audience by the rapidly appearing and disappearing glimpses of making piles and piles of valves and cylinders and other components of air craft and engines. Doubtless the producer was right not to dwell too long on the constructional side. He has succeeded in conveying an idea of something wonderful being done, something not to be understood by the people, and probably his judgment was right in aiming at that effect. But when the aeroplanes and engines had been assembled and began to fly, he would have been wiser to have left the jerky, scrappy style behind him and given his audience something more coherent. For instance, when Hengist started to taxi off the tarmac at Croydon we. got about four different shots of him as he turned. This left us almost giddy, and we sighed with relief when he got into the air. There is a lot of beautiful photography, but the almost frenzied desire not to make the film too long, and to keep giving scraps, scraps, scraps, deprived the audience of much enjoyment. There was not very much sound, and what there was, was successfully drowned by the orchestra. We make no grievance of that. The ideas of him producers are sometimes strange. All the material for an excellent film is here, but the result, as shown at the Kegal Cinema, Marble Arch, is unsatisfying. " F.12," which visited Croydon several times during the past week. It has three Hamilton Steel Company's vari able pitch propellers which, according to the pilots, greatly increase the climb of the machine and add about 15 m.p.h. to its speed. An Airspeed " Courier," with retractable undercarriage, was brought to the airport on Saturday last by Mr. Naish, and was demonstrated. Incidentally, a neighbouring householder rang up to say that a machine which had lost its undercarriage had passed over his house. Air-France sent two aeroplanes, a " Golden Clipper " and a Breguet to the 25th anniversary of the first flying meeting at Rheims. On board were a number of London newspaper men and business men interested in the cham pagne trade. It is understood that the hospitality of the Rheims City Fathers was magnificent. During the week the Marquess of Donegal travelled from Rheims, via Paris, by Air France to Croydon, and other important names on various passenger lists were Lord and Lady Inchcape, Prince Eugene de Ligne, Lord Tyrrell, Gen. Critchley and Harold Huth, the actor. The variety of well-known travellers by air during any week is some criterion of the ever-growing popularity of the air as a medium of travel. On Wednesday, Mr. Dellaert, who corresponds to the Chief Aerodrome Officer at Croydon, but whose actual title is Airport Harbour Master of the Airport of Amsterdam, Schipol, visited Croydon in the company of Mr. Thomson, K.L.M. Aerodrome Manager and Chief of the Flying Ser vices, Amsterdam. Mr. Dellaert was received and enter tained by Maj. F. L. Richard, Chief Aerodrome Officer at Croydon, and made a very thorough inspection of the airport, with special regard to night-flying lights and facilities. A. VIATOR. National Aviation Corporation NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION, by selling 162,511 shares of stock in North American Aviation to General Motors, has increased its assets as from June 30, 1933, to 5,481,027 dollars (£1,191,527) as compared with 3,991,777 dollars (£867,778) at the end of 1932. The company showed a net loss for the six months of 479,253 dollars (£104,186) which includes losses on sales of securities amounting to 448,826 dollars (£97,571). The company has increased its holdings in Pan American Air ways from 48,000 to 65,447 shares. New R.A.R Station A NEW R.A.F. station is to be set up at Manby, five miles from Louth, in Lincolnshire, which is to serve as the headquarters of the R.A.F. in the eastern district. R.Ae.S., Bristol Branch THE following programme of meetings has been arranged for the 1933-34 Session of the Bristol Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, of which Capt. F. S. Barnwell is Chairman. Members will be notified as to the time and place of the meetings. October 2, 1933.—" The Spinning of Aeroplanes," by A. V. Stephens of B.A. Department, R.A.E. October 24, 1933.—" Some Notes and Observations on Petrol and Diesel Engines," by H. R. Ricardo, B.A., F.R.S., A.M.I.C.E. November 7, 1933.—" The Long-Range Flight," by Sqd.-Ldr. 0. R Gayford, D.F.C., A.F.C., R.A.F. November 21, 1933.—"The Empire's Airway," by G. O. Waters, Station-Superintendent at Croydon Aerodrome. December 5, 1933.—" Interference," by E. Ower, B.Sc, A.C.G.I. December 12, 1933.—" Air Flow " (postponed from last session), bv W. S. Farren, M.B.E., M.A. January 2, 1934.—"Testing of Aero Engines," by G. O. Anderson, A.M.I.Ae.E. January 23, 1934.—" Meteorology," by Capt. F. Entwhistle, B.Sc. February 13, 1934.—"New Methods of Testing by Impact," bv Prof. R. V. Southwell, M.A., F.R.S. February 27, 1934.—" Record-Breaking Engines," by R. N.Dorey, B.Sc., of Rolls-Royce. March 13, 1934.—Annual General Meeting. 95S
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