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45* Commercial Aviation • . . FLIGHT. APRIL 25, 1935. Inland Airways in Ceylon? Two concerns in Ceylon, it is understood, propose to start an inland air service in the island and are at present inspect ing possible aerodrome sites in Nowara Eleya, Kandy, Diyatawa. and Hutton. . Birmingham's Airport After a good deal of trouble—and a hint from the Air Ministry to the effect that Castle Bromwich could not be used indefinitely as a ^.-.-il airport—Birmingham has voted some ^4 7,000 for the development ot a portion of a five- hundred acre site at Elmdon on the Coventry road. A deputa tion of six of the Airport Committee will spend this week in making an air tour of the Continental airports. Spain Buys British The Spanish Government has placed an order with General Aircraft Ltd. for a special S.T.12 Monospar to be used by the Cadastral Department of the Spanish Air Ministry. The machine, which will be equipped with two " Gipsy Major ". engines, is for special survey and photographic work, mostly over very rough country. Special provision is being made for the accommodation of large vertical cameras, and it is anticipated that the machine will be ready for delivery in about five weeks More Isle of Man Services Last week Blackpool and West Coast Air Services opened two new routes to the Isle of Man—from Carlisle and Belfast (Newtownards). Both are being flown once each way daily, a D.H. 'Dragon" leaving Newtownards at 10.30 a.m. and Carlisle at 12.45 P-m. At present, therefore, the company runs three services daily from Blackpool (Squire's Gate), three from Liverpool (Spekc), one from Carlisle and one from Belfast. In addition, an hourly shuttle service is run with a " Fox Moth'' between Liverpool and Blackpool between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., though the period will undoubtedly be extended later in the season. Changing the Imperial Route In order to investigate a matter in connection with the use of seaplanes tor the Indian section of the Empire route, Mr. F. Tynrms, Director of Civil Aviation, recently made a tour by air Over the country east of Jodphur. He was accompanied by Maj. M. Barclay, of Imperial Airways. The inspection of the route revealed the interesting fact that there exist more natural landing places for seaplanes than for landplanes. Eastern Rajputana is packed with irrigation tanks and other expanses of water. The use of seaplanes for the trans-Indian journey would cut out Jodhpur as a halting place. Udaipur would be used instead, the landing being made upon Udaipur Lake. Udaipur lies somewhat to the south of Jodhpur. The French "Comet" The French Government D.H. "Comet" which, as already recorded in Flight, is to.be used for experimental work across the South Atlantic in the hands of Jean Mermoz, and which is one of two to be ordered, has been modified since it was flown in the Australia race. Sixteen cubic feet of space is provided for mails, and a standard three-wavelength radio set, working on telegraphy, has been installed, with a loop aerial for direction-finding. It will be remembered that the generator and windmill are mounted ia the nose of the machine, in the position previously occupied by ths landing light. The tankage has been reduced to 214 gallons, so that the still- air range is in the vicinity of 2,300 miles, and the maximum speed is about 226 m.p.h The Pacific Service The first 2,400-mile leg of the Pacific route was covered last week by the special S.42, which reached Honolulu from Alameda in 17 hr. 45 min.— an average of approximately 135 m.p.h. Capt. E. C. Musick is the chief pilot on this in augural flight. Incidentally, the base arrangements for the experimental services fit in very nicely with those for a massed Pacific flight, by U.S. naval seaplanes, to take place very shortly as part of the naval manoeuvres which start next week. "Apart from the special equipment,, details of which have, already been given in Flight, the Sikorsky. S.42 being used for experimental flights over the Pacific has been considerably modified, and the loading 'and range figures are interesting as showing whsrt can be done to-day. Twelve passengers ©nly, in addition to the crew of six, are carried, so that the fuel capacity can be put up to 2,550 gallons.. Eight of these passengers will be carried at the rear of the hull and four in a forward compartment, which also serves as a navigating room. Between these compartments the additional fuel tanks are arranged. The weight of the Sikorsky, with full equipment, is 21,785 lb., and the gross weight about 40,000 lb. In Pacific form the range is 3,100 miles—or 700 miles greater than that needed for the longest leg, between San Francisco and Hawaii. The cruising speed for maximum economy is 160 m.p.h. Each of the four Pratt and Whitney S3DI-G "Hornets " will con sume about 33 gallons an hour at this speed, and the Hamilton Standard airscrews have two pitch settings. Aberdeen Airways' Plans Mr. Gandar Dower has now definitely planned to start his Aberdeen-London service—which was surveyed in December —in the last week of May. Newcastle (Cramlington for the time being) and Hull (Hedon) will be the stopping points, though Aberdeen Airways have, of course, applied to the Air Ministry for leave to use Turnhouse if and when this is thrown open to operating companies. Highland Airways will have competition this year. .Aber deen Airways have secured sites at Thurso, Kirkwall and in the Shetlands. Early next month a service to Thurso (Caith ness) will be opened, and this will be extended to Kirkwall as soon as the piping of ditches has been completed. The Shetland aerodrome, which is seven miles from Lerwick, will not be ready until June. The. levelling of Dyce airport is now finished, but the area will not be completely ready until the end of the summer, by which time—and after Mr Hunter has been at work— the diagonal runs will be 1,000 yd. long. In the meantime a smaller strip has been rolled for temporary use. The six machines which make up Aberdeen Airways fleet will be fitted in due course with Standard radio. On Thursday of last week Mr. Dykstra. of K.L.M., visited Dyce and made arrangements to use this aerodrome for a survey flight to Iceland which is planned for July. A Douglas machine may be used, and the suggestion is that the survey will lead to a service between Amsterdam, Aberdeen and Ice land, with a possible stop in the Faroes. But it is all very much in the air at present. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. — internal combustion; m. «= motors. (The numbers in parentheses are those under which the specification will bs printed and abridged, etc.) Publishei April 25, 1935. 23646. COATS, A. G., and HAFNER, R. Rotative-wing aircraft. (426,197.) 26713. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., and WALLIS, B. N. Wheel landing-gear for aircraft. (426,134.) 31835. CHANCE BROS, and Co., LTD.. HAMPTON, W. M., and NORMAN, H. N. ST. V. Aerodrome lights. (426,222.) 33605. SPRIGINGS, W. A. Wheel having feathering vanes adapted for use in air or water, as a motor, or propeller. (426,015-) 26700. REMONDY, L. E. Fuses, more garticularlv for artillery and aircraft projectiles. (426,248.) r' • 3G504. SPERRY GYROSCOPE Co., INC. Gvroscopic means for indicating the horizon on aircraft. (426,253.) 463. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., and WALLIS, B.N. Wings for aircraft. (42C,26S.) NEW COMPANIES BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.: Nominal capita £250,000 in 5s. shares (all ordinary). Objects: to acquire the undertaking and assets of the British Klemm Aeroplane Co., Ltd., and to manufacture, repair, buy, sell and let-on-hire aeroplanes, seaplanes, flying boats and aircraft of all kinds, etc. The subscribers (each with one share) are : George Conrad, 103. Phyllis Avenue, New Maiden; Lawreiice G. Garland, 4a, Panmure Road, Sydenham, and five others. The first directors are to be appointed by the subscribers. Solicitor*: Clifford-Turner and Co., 11, Old Jewry, London, B.C. AIR PUBLICITY, LTD. : Capital, £100 in £1 shares. Objects: To carry on business as aeronautical experts and consultants, manuf icturers of and dealers in aeroplanes, etc. The first directors are : Donald C. Shaw and L. S. MacLeod, 24, Bramtey Hill, Croydon; Percival Phillips, TJ.F.C, M.S.M., " Doublegates." St. Austell, Cornwall; Hugh V. Black, M.I.M.T., M.I.B.E., Gover Road, St. Austell Registered Office: Shell Mex House, Victoria Embankment, W.C.2. ILFORD AVIATION CO., LTD. Capita], £200 in £1 shares. Objects: To establish and operate air lines. Directors: Donald A. Horton, 59, Ingleby Road, Ilford ; Matthew S. Neville, 116, Hampton Road, London, E.7 ; Alan C. Tupper, Kingswood, High Road, Seven Kings ; Arthur E. Wright, 58, Stainforth Road, Newbury Park, Ilford. „ . BRITISH CONTINENTAL AIRWAYS, LTD. Nominal capital, £25,000 in £1 shares. Objects: To construct, hire, purchase and work aircraft, and to estab lish and maintain air lines. The first directors are not named. Secretary: R. A. H. Clyde. Solicitors: Clyde and Co., 15-18, Lime Street, London, E.C. Registered office : Croydon Airport. INCREASES OF CAPITAL WESSEX AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (High Post Aerodrome, Middle Woodford, Salisbury, Wilts): The nominal capital has been increased Dy the addition of /500 in £1 ordinary shares beyond the registered capital of £200. INDUSTRIAL FLIGHT, LTD. (Hawthoradene, Park Road, Worthing): i ne nominal capital has been Increased by the addition of £5,000 beyond the registers capital of £5,000. The additional capital is divided into 5,000 ordinary shares £l each.
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