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220 Commerc'cil Av'ation FLIGHT. AUGUST 27, 1930. FIRST OF A SERIES The New Willing don Air Station : The Basis of a Design to be Adopted for all Indian Airport Buildings OPENED recently, by His Excel-lency the Viceroy, the administra tive building at New Delhi is of particular interest, since it is designed as the basis of a system which is to be adopted for all future buildings at the larger Indian airports. It is planned to form the centre -of the Vee of the Duval system of aerodrome build ing lavout, and an aerial view cf the Willing Jon Air Station, as it is named, was reproduced in Flight of April 2. On either wing are hangars and build ings for the operating companies, whilst at the rear, space is withheld for gardens and for the staff quarters. The building itself has been designed round a cential passenger hall in which there are offices available for booking companies. From the control tower there is a good all-round view, and a wireless room is in immediate communication, while offices are pro vided in the vicinity for the control and meteorological staff. In one wing are the cloakrooms and the Post Office sorting hall, and in the opposite wing is a restaurant. Provision has also been made for a police guard and a first-aid room. The plans were drawn up by Mr. R. T. Russell, consulting architect to the Government of India, who was previously a Scale in Feet A ground-Poor plan showing the layout of the new Delhi building. member of a deputation sent by the Government of India to visit various aerodromes in Europe. The design of the building embodies many excellent features. Particular attention has been paid to the likelihood of future development, and extension is possible on both wings, so that traffic increases may be catered for in the future. Bedrooms A limited number of bedrooms have already been provided around the control hall on the first floor, but these are intended chiefly for the use of pilots who may be passing through. As Delhi is well provided with hotels, it is not considered neces- sarv at this stage to arrange for passenger accommodation. Arrangements have been made for internal communication between the departments concerned by electric bells, tele phones and Sturtevant tubes. Loud-speaker control has also been catered for, with a microphone in the control tower and speakers situated on the exterior of the building on either wing and in the main hall. Of pleasing and impressiva appearance —the exterior of the Willingdon Air Station. Yecdon on the Air YEADON (Leeds-Bradfoid)—the third civil aerodrome in Yorkshiie to be so equipped—will have its radio station operating within a few days. The Air Ministry is paying the cost of the installation and about 90 per cent, of the maintenance charges. Heavy Business at Renfrew N ORTHERN and S, ottish Airways are considering a big extension of th'ir service in view of the phenomenal increase of ousiness .a the past few months. During the Glasgow Fair holiday period particularly the rush of traffic was very heavy. Al'nough no intending passengers were actually disappointed, every one of the fourteen available machine* wr e pressed iftts Service. It was obvious additional machiiifcr; wi-1 be lyqu.ed foi future development. New rout's an.- als under consideration, but the company cannot reveal their plans in this connection at present. An official of the company stated recently that negotiations were going on to place commercial aviation from Renfrew on a sound basis. "Our business from Renfrew shows a 50 per cent, increase this year," he said. "We have operated throughout the seasor without serious mishap, and although conditions have sometimes been all against flying, we have never failed to take off. The Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides and the Campbeltown runs were the most popular routes dur ing the Fair Week. At the height of the rush we carried 352 passengers in two and a half da^s." R/t.—Indoor Variety THE most up-to-date achievements of British manufacturers of radio for home use, as represented by the exhibits at Radiolympia. are fully described and illustrated in The Wtre- Isss World Complete Olyropia Show Report, dated August 2i>- This special, enlarged number contains a detaded stand-to- stand report and the completeness of the survey makes t e issue a very valuable work of reference for all wireless thusiasts.
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