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1936
1936 - 0295.PDF
JANUARY 30, 1936. FLIGHT. 133 FOR PATROLLING the ^^ TIMOR SEA *ffi; A High-speed Launch to Look After the Flying Boats : Range More Than 900 Miles : DjF. Wireless FINAL trials have just been com pleted in Southampton Water of a new launch designed and pro duced by Mr. Hubert Scott- Paine's British Power Boat Company for patrol and rescue work in the Timor Sea in connection with the new Empire air services. r_ The launch, which is of typical Scott-Paine • con struction, is driven by three 100 h.p. Power-Meadows en gines. With a length of 45ft. and a beam of ioft. the craft has a maximum draught of 2ft. 9in. when fully loaded. The hull is planked with mahogany and sheathed with Tungum bronze alloy. Equipped with Marconi directional wireless of 500 miles' range, the craft will be able to maintain touch with shore stations and also with flying boats on their way across the Timor Sea. Should ZZ^fSe ..•..:V... * view through the cabins, looking forward. Note the wide Co °rs, which wiI1 admit stretchers without tilting. Flight photograph.) Two views of the Scott-Paine Patrol and Rescue Launch at speed, and a peep over the helmsman's shoulder. Flight photographs.) any flying boat be in trouble, her messages will be picked up by the launch, which will set out at once to her rescue. Sleeping accommodation is provided for a crew of five, but the launch will be able to rescue and convey to the nearest land some forty or fifty persons if need be—although it may be some time before flying boats carry so many passengers. • An exceptionally large fuel capacity (800 gallons in five tanks) is provided, giving the launch a range at high speed of 950 miles. As the Timor Sea crossing is approximately 500' miles, there is an ampie reserve. Rescue Work To assist in picking up a flying boat on the sea at night, a very powerful searchlight (750 watts) is carried ; this has a range of more than half a mile. The launch has been specially designed for rescue work, with all doors wide enough to admit stretchers without tilting, and two ladders and platforms, rather like bo's'ns' chairs, are arranged to enable stretchers to be placed under persons before lifting them out of the water. When the Empire air route to Australia with the new Short flying boats comes into operation, it will be re assuring for passengers to know that the four engines make a forced alighting unlikely, but that, if one is inevitable, there is a Power Boat launch in wireless touch, ready to come to their aid.
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