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1934
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932 Commercial Aviation FLIGHT. HESTON SEPTEMBER 6, 1934. The Misr Airwork MacRobertson Race Service : Airwork's New " Commodore Interesting Birkett Charters : A Portable Neon Light THE Misr Airwork service to Baghdad in connection withthe MacRobertson Race will be as follows. The firstracing machine is expected at Baghdad early on Octo-ber 21. Misr Airwork are therefore despatching their machine from. Cairo at 7.30 a.m. on October 20. The return flight will be made as soon as all the interesting racing aircraft have passed through, but will not be Jater than October 24. Six passengers can be carried, and the return fare, inclusive of hotel expenses, will be ^35. Bookings can be made through any booking agent in Egypt, through Misr Airwork direct, or through Messrs. Cox and Kings (Agents), Ltd., Thos. Cook and Son, and The American Express. The latest Atlantic flyer, Capt. J. R. Ayling, has been engaged as a regular pilot on the daily services of London, Scottish and Provincial Airways, Ltd., between Heston, Paris and the North of England. The Airwork School has again added to its fleet of machines. This time it is an Avro 4-seater '' Commodore '' which will be used mainly for cross-country flying instruction. The Auto- giro, which is on order, has not yet arrived, but since the appearance of the new Weir single-seater the School is anticipating full bookings on this machine. The Press continue to use Birkett Air Service machines. Major Digby flew two journalists into Oxfordshire, and the result was on the front page of a Sunday paper in the words: "Duchess Throws Jug of Water Over a Visitor." The lady who was so deluged, another journalist, said that her " scoop '' was too important to be telephoned, and thereupon annexed Birkett's machine for the return journey, during which she sat writing up her " story." A less eventful trip was made by an American visitor anxious not to miss her connection to Malmo in Sweden. Mrs. H. Edward Manville wirelessed Birkett's from a liner in mid-ocean and was promptly met by them at Cork and flown to Croydon. There she caught the Scandinavian Air Express of K.L.M./A.B.A. at 1.15 p.m. Further tests of the Brupias portable Neon landing lights have been carried out by Captain Baker, by arrangement with the International Aviation Agency. The lights, each housed in a watertight glass cylinder 15 inches high, derive their current from a 6-volt battery in circuit with an interrupter coupled to a specially wound three-point transformer (primary), giving a very high voltage secondary output vary- ing from 35,000 to 60,000 volts. Six of these, ranged in a row on the airport, made an impressive sight and were easily picked out from a distance. For landing purposes these lights are quite as satisfactory as the ordinary petrol flare, but as regards safety from fire and for ease of handling on the ground and moving in the event of a change of wind, they are, of course, far superior. They should prove very useful on aero- dromes where no electric current is available. FOR OPERATORS T HE loading sheet reproduced below in table form, whichis being issued as a folder by Airspeed, Ltd., is wellworthy of copy by other firms, and constitutes one ofthe handiest things of its kind we have seen. By its use operators will immediately be able to ascertain the largest load and range they can obtain under any given set of circum- stances. With the Armstrong-Siddeley "Cheetah" engine, TOTAL WEIGHTS OF PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE Lbs. Luggage per Passenger. 1 Passenger 2 3 4 „ 5 0 160 320 480 640 800 20 180 360 540 720 800 25 185 370 555 740 925 30 15)0 380 570 700 950 35 195 390 585 780 975 40 200 400 600 800 1000 45 205 410 615 820 1025 50 210 420 630 840 1050 Data —Tare weight 2,348 lbs., plus Pilot 175 lbs. = 2,523 lbs.Average Cruising Speed 145 m.p.h. Average Petrol consumption, 13.75 gallons per hour.Average Oil consumption, 6 pints per hour. (50% margin has been allowed on this oil consumption). the "Courier" has an exceptionally good performance, as well as a high pay load, and is already in use for air line work. One of this type of machine was recently demonstrated in Copenhagen during the Aero Show in that city, and was flown by Prince Axel of Denmark. Afterwards this " Courier " was demonstrated at Malmo, Hamburg, Rotterdam, and Antwerp. THE PAYLOAD AT VARIOUS Range (miles) Fuel GallsStandard—58 Gallons Oil GallsStandard—8.5 Gallons PayLoad . at Full Load ... j Load i Load Standard Tanks. 200 19 H 1317 947 577 300 29 2J 1234 854 490 400 38 3 1157 787 415 612 58 5 985 715 243 Extra 800 76 0 837 467 95' RANGES Tanks. 1000 95 8 672 302 — All upWeight 4000 3630 3260 Yards toUnstick 1 5 M.P.H.Head- wind 225 160 135 60 lbs. must be allowed for wireless, if carried.Ail Up, Airworthy Weight 4,000 lbs.. The International Air Traffic Association The Congress of the International Air Traffic Association isnow being held at the Hague. Representatives of twenty-four European air transport companies are present. Imperial Air-ways is represented by Mr. D. H. Handover (Traffic Manager) and Major K..M. Beaumont (Legal Adviser), who arrived atthe Hague on August 25. One of the questions to be discussed at the Congress is the unification of international documents inconnection with air transport. Rotors Over Mount Pleasant The idea of using the roof of the G.P.O. and an Autogiro for direct air mail delivery is not a new one, but the Post- master-General is to be congratulated in conducting such a bold experiment. Obviously he is very keen on his new air mail system. Last Monday Mr. R. A. C. Brie hung about on his sky hooks just over Mount Pleasant, making general observations, after the Air Ministry had granted special permission for such an experimental flight. , Mr. Brie at this year's display proved that message dropping and collecting could be carried out within a small area, and there is little doubt that, were the roof of the G.P.O. flat, he could have put the Autogiro down quite comfortably.. Taking, however, would be quite another matter, and, aftei all, the C.30 has one engine only—and the best of engines fail very occasionally. However, we shall see what we shall see. . - •,-—' • , ; Rand Airport Developments It has been decided to proceed with the building of a new Meteorological station at the Rand airport, and also to build a house to accommodate a resident Customs Officer. The present Meteorological station, which is near the aerial masts, is now considered unsuitable for growing traffic conditions, chiefly on account of its isolation and the limited space avail- able. The new station will be built on the western side of the Administration block, now under construction, and will form part of the development scheme of the airport. The quarters for the permanent Customs Officer are to be erected adjoining the residential quarters of the Imperial Airways staff.
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