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1935 - 0123.PDF
JANUARY 17, 1935- FLIGHT. *3 T^Ka * * ' '»«"" " B i 1J J JJt •« (Above) The Captains of the boats : Left to right : Fit. Lts. W. H. Hutton and F. J. Mawdesley ; Sqd. Ldr. A. F. Lang, M.B.E., Commanding Officer ; Fit. Lt. H. L. Beatty ; and F/O W. J. Hickley. (Right) Sqd. Ldr. Lang at the controls during a test flight. (Flight Photo graphs.) at Singapore should be of the best which Great Britain can give. It has been decided to replace the " Southamptons " of No. 205 (F.B.) Squadron with the "Singapore III." The personnel of No. 210 (F.B.) Squadron have been given the task of flying four " Singa- pores " out to the Singapore Base, handing them over to No. 205 (F.B.) Squadron there. They will return by steamer. The " Singapore " is a very comfortable boat. In the nose is the usual gun ring with bollards and a sliding trap to keep out the spray when taking off. This gunner's com partment is roomy and contains anchors, ropes, and other tackle. Behind it is the pilots' cockpit, which is covered in to give protection against the weather. The first pilot sits on the left, and is able to adjust the seat up or down. The view is very good, and a hand-operated windscreen wiper keeps the glass clear of spray or rain. Incidentally, the hand-operated model has proved the most satisfactory. Under the seat is the automatic pilot, a device which has been often described in Flight. It will take over the control of the machine and keep it on a given course at a given height, and is particularly useful when visibility is bad. All petrol cocks, jettison valves, and controls are situated very conveniently. The valves can be varied for different rates of discharge. The hull proper can be divided into three compartments by pulling down two SHORT "SINGAPORE m** Four 560 h.p. Type • Longe-rangf Length : Wing span : Upper Lower : Wing area Tare weight : Fuel and oil Military load I Gross weight Max. gross weight : Max. speed : Landing speed Ceiling ... ... . . : Range Rolls-Royce "Kestrels" Reconnaissance Flying Boat. 64 ft. 2 in. 19,52 m) 00 ft. 0 in. (27,i m) 76 ft. Oin. (23$ m) ... 1,834 sq. ft. 170,6 «.') 18,420 lb. (8 360 kg) 6,275 lb. (2 845 kg) 2,805 lb. (1 272 kg) 27,500 1b. 12 477 kg) 31,500 lb. (14 300 kg) 145m.p.h. (233 kmjh) at 2,000 ft. (610 m) 65 m.p.h. (105 kmlh) : 15,000 ft. (4 570 m) 1,000 miles (J 570 fern) at 105 m.p.h. (168 kmlh) shutters. In this way a wardroom can be made for the officers, of whom there are two on each boat for this cruise, immediately behind the pilots' cockpit. The navigator has a table in the wardroom and a porthole protected from the wind for taking observations. In the second compartment there is the wireless panel, and there the operator has a seat and desk with plenty of room to work. In the same compartment is the engine control panel where air and oil temperatures are checked, and One of the " Singapore Hi's" taking off in a 25-knot wind. The " unstick run " is very short and the absence of spray noticeable. Flight Photograph.)
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