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1933
1933 - 0709.PDF
FLIGHT, OCTOBER 5, 1933 THE FOKKER F.XX : The ^lender fuselage has been made possible by adding the wing root depth to the cabin for headroom. The Wright " Cyclone " engines are enclosed in N.A.C.A. cowlings. minimise the risk of fire in a crash. In the same compartment as the pilots', but between their seats and the front wall of the cabin, is the engineer's and wire less operator's post, which con tains all the wireless equipment and the engine instruments, switches, etc., as well as the handwheel for raising and lower ing the undercarriages. A sliding door gives access to the cabin which, as already men tioned, has seating accommoda- • • •-....., tion for 12 passengers, four in the •' ••••.-—- -;" *" bay between the wing spars, and eight aft of the rear spar. In the wing on each side of the fuselage is a luggage compartment, while aft of the lavatory at the back of the cabin is a large luggage hold. The retractable undercarriages consist of forks formed by Messier telescopic legs, and of a steel tube framework for bracing the forks. The wheels can be locked in a number of intermediate positions between " fully up " and " fully down." Aluminium fairings in front of the wheels were tried, their purpose being to close the opening in the engine nacelle when the wheel was up, but they were found to disturb the flow over the tail, and are not now used. Dunlop wheel brakes are fitted. The tail- wheel, which is fitted with a low-pressure tyre, is also retractable. LOW FRONTAL AREA : The trailing edge flaps can be seen partly lowered. Air Mail Money Order Service THE Postmaster-General announces that the Air Mail Money Order service has now been extended to Hong Kong. In addition to poundage at the ordinary rate for Imperial and Foreign Money Orders, a special Air Mail Money Order fee of Is. 3d. is payable on each Order, irrespective of the amount. The Order must be taken out in time to allow the Money Order Department to advise particulars by the same Air Mail as that by which the remitter sends the Order to the payee. Air Passenger Fares in India IMPERIAL AIRWAYS passenger fare charges in India are of interest by way of comparison with rail charges, writes Indian Aviation. From Calcutta to Allahabad, a distance in train miles of 512, and therefore less by air, the charge is Rs. 120 per passenger as compared with Rs. 48-1-6 by train. To Cawnpore, 630 train miles, Im perial Airways charge Rs. 160 and the railway Rs. 55-11-6. To Delhi, 902 train miles, the air fare is Rs. 210 and by train Rs. 74-13-6. (A rupee is Is. 6d. at par.—ED.) New Punjab Air Service WITH the opening of the Lahore aerodrome at the beginning of October, one of the first feeder services of the National Airways, Ltd., in Northern India will come within measurable distance. The question whether this service will operate along the Karachi, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi route or the alternate route from Jodhpur over Bikaner territory to Lahore and Rawalpindi has, however, not yet been settled. Meanwhile the Indian Trans-Conti nental Airways service from Karachi to Calcutta has been extended to Rangoon. The aerodrome at Akyab has been improved, a runway of 300 yards having been constructed which, it is hoped, will be extended within a short time. Akyab is fortunate in having this facility, considering the fact that many projects for an all-weather route on the Karachi-Calcutta route have been held up for lack of funds. Money for the Akyab project, however, was pro vided long before the Trans-Continental scheme was ap proved of, owing to the fact that two big long-distance aerial services, the Dutch K.L.M. and the French Orient, were already calling at Akyab. Wireless, telegraph and direction-finding stations have also been established at Chittagong, Akyab, Sandowa, Bassein and Rangoon, and in view of the extension of the service to Singapore, at Victoria Point. From Karachi to Victoria Point these stations use 900 wavelength. Air Transport in America INTERESTING news comes to us of conditions in America from a business man who is now visiting Eng land. He says that passenger traffic has increased during this year so much that it is now impossible to get a seat on the Trans-Continental Express, except by booking 20 days ahead. So much, in fact, has the side of the traffic increased that the companies are making profits, quite apart from any mail contracts which they hold. He thinks that this is largely due to the increased comfort of aero planes like the new Boeing and Douglas machines. Both these are extremelv quiet, and the cabins are said to regis ter only 74 decibells as opposed to 76 in a Pullman rail way carriage. He also praises the landing lights used on these types, which make floodlighting of the airport quite unnecessary. Air Service to the Balearic Isles IT is reported that an air service is to be started connecting up Barcelona, Palma, and Majorca. A twin- engined Dornier machine, presumedly a flying boat, carry ing eight or ten passengers, will be used. The service will be twice daily. 995 D
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