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1232 FLIGHT. NOVEMBER 15, 1934. HESTON The Upward Trend : A Collapsible Hangar : Wireless and Landing Headlights for L.S. and P.A. : A Kenya Company A " TREND curve" is a graph indicating the trend ofstatistics on a twelve-month basis, independent of daily,monthly or seasonal fluctuations. This comforting pieceof pencilwork is reassuring when the slight drop in flying activity is noticed. To give a few figures for the month of October: 1,984 take- offs or landings were made during the '' controlled '' hours between 10 a.m. and sunset, quite apart from those by school aircraft. Jersey Airways, alone, carried 440 passengers between Heston and Jersey; 129 commercial aircraft, 49 private aircraft and 469 passengers cleared customs. Only 90 aircraft in all cleared customs in October, 1933, and the increase is signifi- cant ; though October figures this year show a pronounced drop on those of September, largely owing to the cessation of B.A.N.C.O.'s summer services to French coastal resorts. Weather also had something to do with it, for 19 good flying days are recorded in October as against 23 in September. Messrs. I. and J. Hyman are exhibiting at Heston a prac- tical solution of the difficulty of temporary or permanent hangarage on private landing grounds. Their product (the price of which is in the vicinity of £40) has an appearance resembling something between a partially-deflated dirigible and a refreshment marquee. It is a large canvas tent, with a minimum of stiffening structure and is, consequently, easy to erect, fold and transport. It is secured by guy-ropes, and has already ridden out half a gale in its new Heston anchorage. Time will show whether its wind-resisting qualities are really permanent, and meanwhile it appears a useful novelty. There is approximately 60 ft. by 38 ft. of available space, sufficient to house two folded D.H. " Dragons" with room to spare. An Airspeed "Courier," belonging to London, Scottish and Provincial Airways, tested its new Vickers-Armstrong landing lights in flight a few days ago. These lights are set in the leading edge of the wing, and are estimated to illuminate the ground 200 yards ahead at the moment of flattening out. The '' Courier '' first took off by the Chance-Airwork shadow-bar floodlight, which was afterwards switched off at a prearranged signal. The machine then landed successfully by its own lights, took off again by them and made one more landing, all with- out further assistance from the floodlight. The tests were entirely successful, and work is proceeding on the gradual equipment of all this company's aircraft with the same type oi landing light, in addition to Standard A.T.R.4 wireless installations and blind flying equipment. Mr. Norman Turner left Heston for Kenya on November 8 with his wife and Mr. Val Meadway, who is joining him as a commercial pilot. They are flying in a new Waco cabin biplane, VP-KBO, which will be added to the fleet of three Wacos already owned by his company, the East African Airways Co., Ltd., Nairobi. This company holds the lease of several aero- dromes in Kenya, at which it operates repair depots and charter services. It is probable that Mombasa will shortly be added to these. The company now contemplates experi- mental airline operation between Nairobi and Kisumu. A ground engineer has been sent out by sea to Egypt, where they will pick him up and take him on to Kenya by air. On November 7, Heston was free from the fog which en- veloped part of the London area, and flying instruction was carried on all day. The Southall. gasometer, always a reliable gauge of fog density, was plainly visible ij miles away. A Railway Air Services D.H. 86, which required to be tested before departing on its scheduled flight to Liverpool and Belfast, flew to Heston to pick up mails, in order to avoid a landing under the fog conditions at Croydon. A Reading Appointment Fit. Lt. T. Rose has been appointed Sales Manager to Phillips and Powis, as from January 1. Royal Aeronautical Society Lecture The lecture before the Royal Aeronautical Society on December 6 next will be given by Mr. R. P. Alston on " Flaps and Other Devices as Aids to Landing." The lecture by Senor de la Cierva, originally fixed for that date, will be delivered in the second half of the session. B.A.N.C.O. and Brighton The British Air Navigation Co., Ltd., announce that they have been granted a long lease of the new Brighton, Hove and Worthing municipal airport which is to be opened next June. Although the new aerodrome will be their head- quarters, a London terminal will be maintained. The Channel Island Service A working agreement has been reached between Spartan Air Lines, Ltd., and Jersey Airways, Ltd., whereby the two companies will co-operate and thus avoid competition over certain routes, including that to the Channel Islands. Mr. R. C. A. Monk, incidentally, who ran an amphibian machine between Blackpool and the Isle of Man for two seasons, is with Spartan Air Lines. Surveying the Pacific Route It is understood that Mr. C. T. P. Ulm, who until very recently held the record between Australia and England, is to make a survey flight between Canada and Australia. He will use an Airspeed " Envoy" fitted with two 215 h.p. "Lynx " engines which has recently been completed at Ports- mouth. According to the range discovered by test flights, the route will be either from Vancouver to San Francisco, Honolulu and Suva—such as was taken by Sir Charles Kings- ford Smith—or by way of Honolulu, Fanning Island, Suva and New Zealand. Mr. Ulm will be accompanied by Mr. G. M. Littlejohn, of the N.S.W. Aero Club, and by Mr. J. L. Skilling, who will act as navigator and wireless operator. ••-••"'•''-•-'" ; ' The Tanker Tragedy Maj. Cooper, Air Ministry Inspector of Accidents, giving evidence recently at the inquest on the four victims of the accident at Aylesbury to the Handley Page W.io refuelling machine which occurred on September 22 last, expressed his opinion that the accident was caused by the fracture of a bolt. This bolt, he said, secured the bracing wires of the front spar of the tailplane, and he considered the fracture occurred in normal flight, and as a result of the failure the pilot was deprived of control. The fracture of the bolt was typical of failure by fatigue. Apparently, a fuel lorry had damaged the tail at Frinton, but this had been refitted and examined. A verdict of accident death was returned. INCREASES OF CAPITAL MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD. (Bridge Street Chambers, Northampton). The nominal capital has been increased by the addition of £400 in £1 ordinary shares beyond the registered capital of £100. NEW COMPANY FLIGHT REFUELLING LIMITED. Nominal capital, £1,000 in £1 shares. The objects are to acquire from Sir Alan J. Cobham, K.B.E., A.F.C., any letters patents or patent rights relating to refuelling aircraft whilst in flight, and to advise air transport companies and aircraft operators and owners, to manufacture aircraft and aerial tanker flying machines, etc. The subscribers (each with one sharp) are:— Sir Alan J. Cobham, Little Park Hill, Bletchingley, Surrey, aviation consultant; Gladys Cobham, Little Park Hill, Bletchingley, Surrey. Sir Alan J. Cobham is permanent director. Solicitors : Kenneth Brown, Baker, Baker, Essex House, Essex Street, Strand, W.C. -S=- <3> <•> <S* PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Hitter Rearms. Edited by Dorothy Woodman. Price 10/6 net. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. Through Atlantic Clouds. The History of Atlantic Flight. By C. W. Collinson and Capt. F. McDermott. Price 18/- net. London: Hutchinson & Co. Magnesium Alloys with special reference to EUktron. Second Edition, 1934. London: British Elektron Group. The Principles of Motor Fuel Preparation and Application. By Alfred W. Nash and Donald A. Howes. Volume I. Price 30/- net. London: Chapman & Hall. <S> <£• <•> <t> AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS. Abbreviations: Cyl = cylinder; i.e. = internal combustion; m. = motors. (The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1933.. -—.,:-•*'_::•:-*.".. ~: Published November 15/*, 1931. 2R722. BECKER, W. A. and SCHLESINGER, DR. H. Frame structures for vehicles, marine vessels, and aircraft. (418,256.) 8400. PERRIN, E. A. Air-screw propellers or the like. (418,109.) 15676. DORNIER, C. Aircraft. (418,121.)
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