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1934
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FLIGHT, FEBRUARY 1, 1934 THE 1933 BELLANCA HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTA NEW type of ten-passenger low-wing monoplane powered with a Wright " Cyclone " direct-drive Series" F " 650-h.p. engine is being built by the Bellanca Air- craft Corporation. This firm, it will be remembered, hashitherto specialised in high-wing monoplanes. It seems that the low-wing arrangement has been adopted in orderthat a retractable undercarriage may be used. The fuselage is a combined metal monocoque and welded-steel tubularstructure, the monocoque unit providing for the cabin section, while the tubular structure is used for the pilots'cockpit and is a support for the empennage. The wing structure incorporates routed spruce spars and laminatedplywood ribs. Fabric covering is used. The engine is enclosed in a special adaptation of the popular N.A.C.A.low-drag cowling. An enclosed cockpit for the pilot is located at the rear of the cabin and is fitted with a verywide range of instruments, while the passenger cabin is 11 ft. long and has a maximum width of 5 ft. 2 in.The aircraft is bonded and shielded for two-way wireless. An adaptation of the aircraft known as the " De LuxeCruiser " has a six-seater cabin arranged for private use. The performance figures of this type are similar to thosefor the "Transport," which are given below:— Span 55 ft.Length 30 ft. Height 9 ft. 10m.Estimated Guaranteed „ , performance performanceMax. speed .. .. .. .. .. 210 m.p.h. 189 m.p.h. Cruising speed at 66 per cent, full power .. 180 m.p.h. I62m.p.li.Best climb 1,270 ft./min. 1,000 ft./min. Range and endurance at sea level .. 763 miles in 600 miles Service ceiling 2o,9Oofi. 17,000 ft. Total guarantee useful load 3,415 lb. A HESTON-JERSEY AIR SERVICEON Sunday, January 28, the first aeroplane left Heston for St. Helier, Jersey, on a daily service to be operated bythe new company, Jersey Airways, Ltd., reference to which has already been made in FLIGHT. A special bus willleave their London office. 17-19, Cockspur Street, at 9.45 a.m., and the aeroplane, a D.H. eight-seater• " Dragon," will leave Heston at 10.55 a.m., arriving at St. Helier exactly two hours later. The return service willleave St. Helier at 2 p.m., arriving at Heston at 4 p.m. The fares are £2 19s. fid. single and £4 19s. 3d. return.A NEW CHARTER SERVICE OLLEY AIR SERVICE, LTD., the formation of which hasalready been notified in our New Companies Registered, will be starting operations at the end of next month, afterCapt. G. P. Olley finishes his work with Imperial Airways. A " Dragon " (two " Gipsy Majors ") has been orderedwith accommodation for from four to eight passengers according to luggage requirements of the moment. Thismachine will also have a full Marconi wireless equipment and will carry a wireless operator. It has extra fuel tank-age giving a range of 900 miles. The company is proposing to specialise in long-distance charter work of the typewhich Capt. Olley has been doing for Imperial Airways for a large number of years. One of the first jobs will be aflight to Africa which, with the subsequent journeys there, will occupy some two months. Mr. K. L. Carter has joinedthe firm to assist with the business side and to look after the ground organisation. The company has an office atCroydon Aerodrome (Telephone: Fairiield 5117). THE AMSTERDAM-HULL-MANCHESTER SERVICE WE understand that a meeting took place at Man-Chester last week between representatives of the Dutch K.L.M., the Manchester Corporation and Airwork, Ltd.,who manage on behalf of the Corporation the municipal airport at Barton-upon-Irwell, to discuss the advisabilityof extending the proposed North Sea air service via Hull to Manchester. The Barton airport is exceptionally wellequipped for such traffic, an important asset being the Air Ministry radio station with direction finding equipment. Itwas, however, decided not to extend the service to Man- Chester for the present, owing to the lack of runwaysadequate for future needs and certain technical problems connected with the locality which render any considerableextension of the landing area of this airport a matter not lu b:- undertaken lightlv. CIVIL AVIATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA jHE progress of civil aviation in Czechoslovakia was the subject of a broadcast speech recently by the Minister of Public Works, and the figures he gave show that the country, in proportion to its size and resources, IS keeping pace with the advances made elsewhere, not only in respect of the services maintained, but also in the output of airengines and aeroplanes. In addition to the internal ser- vices, Czechoslovakia is linked up by air with many partsof Europe and overseas, and in this connection has con- eluded conventions with Germany, Austria, Italy, Yugo-slavia, Rumania and France. Foreign air services crossing Czechoslovak territory include French, Polish. Germanand Austrian lines, while two Czechoslovak undertakings also take part in home and foreign services—the State AirLines and the Czechoslovak Air Lines. The total length of the services flown inside Czechoslovakia is 2,348 miles(3,779 kilometres), and as a whole network of new aero- dromes is in course of construction that length will in thenear future be largely increased. Existing aerodromes are nine in number, several of them possessing passport andCustoms offices. The times taken for the various flights are being steadily reduced through the introduction oflarger and faster machines, and the speeds already attained compare very favourably with those normally registered onthe English, Dutch and German services. In addition to the existing aercdrome at Kbely, near Prague, the capital THE G.A. 38 : Triple-engined transport which is now going through the shops of the General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Dundalk. Maryland, U.S.A. 98
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