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1936
1936 - 0596.PDF
MARCH 5, 1936. FLIGHT. 259 EMPIRE ROUTES Short Flying Boats : First Machine to be % Berths for Sixteen Passengers one seat from a window and thus has a good view. Increasing the height of the hull gives lofty cabins, and affords an opportunity for dividing the hull space into upper and lower " decks." For instance-, the smoking room which follows immediately aft of the bow marine gear compartment extends partly under the pilots' cockpit and wireless operator's and navigator's compartments. After it follows the pantry on the starbcard side and lavatories on the port side. Between the two main spar frames is a small cabin, and aft of that two larger cabins. Accommodation is provided for twenty-four daytime passengers and sixteen sleeping berths, the assumption being that on a route such as the London-Australia, only a percentage of the passengers will be travelling right through, the rest travelling over single stages. Arrange ments are made for stowing the berths and bedding in the " loft " above the cabins during daytime. Thanks largely to the efforts of Mr. Rumbold, the com fort in the cabins is cf a very high order, the seats being adjustable for height and angle of tilt, while great care is being taken in the actual boats to introduce effective sound proofing so that it is legitimate to expect that the noise level in the cabins will be very low indeed'. A great deal of thought has been devoted to the layout of the pilots' cabin and crew's accommodation generally. Raised as they are well above the waterline, and near the bows, the two pilots have a remarkably good view in all essential directions. Behind them, and on a slightly higher level, is the wireless operator's post. This will be equipped with a very complete outfit, and as an ENGINEERS PLATFORM HATCH TO MAIL COMPARTMENT A portion of the middle cabin, with steps leading up to the after cabin, which is on a slightly higher level. On the port side there are no chairs, the floor space being used as a small promenade deck. A hand rail runs along under the windows. (Flight photograph.) LOOP AERIAL IN STOWED POSITION WIRELESS OPERATOR FIRST AND SECOND / PILOT MARINE EQUIPMENT -.-~& SMOKING COMPARTMENT
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