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Aviation History
1938
1938 - 0161.PDF
JANUARY 20, 1938. FLIGHT. a AIRPORTS of TO-DAY Six of the Most Recently Completed or Partially Completed Airport •i-' Layouts Described : Planning I for the Future ,, . TEMPEIHOF •\ jy CHIEVEMENT is always more /\ interesting and instructive *•*• than mere projection, and in the following pages we are describing a number of airports or airport buildings which have been either started or actually finished during the past year. In each case totally different architectural and other ideas are brought into actu- ality, and in one case, that of the projected Empire air base, these ideas have still to be put into action. Perhaps the most interesting com- mon feature is the way in which the plans have been laid very thoroughly for an expected future. The most remarkable project of them all is that of Berlin, where the work in- volved is on a truly monumental scale and should be something of an example to the rest of the world and to ourselves in par- ticular. In another case, that of Le Bourget, the best has been made of available material, and both the extended landing area and the new terminal building should be more than adequate for the next two decades. Newfoundland's airport is of particular interest both because of its position and future use, and, from a more detailed point of view, because the lighting system is a re- version, with modern equipment, to the old and extremely satisfactory method of the flare-path. The same- system, or a modification of it, will be used at the new Lydda air- port in Palestine, which is described at some length largely Worldport: Designed by Norman and Dawbarn for Shell- Mex, this model shows how a land-sea airport might be laid out to-day for maximum convenience and efficiency. A number of comparatively new and interesting fea- tures are included in the design, which might well be studied by any- one who is planning such an air centre JOOOO The superimposed diagrams on the left provide an instructive visual in- dication of the respective sizes and shapes of four of the more important world's airports. The shapes cannot show the details of the surroundings, and a very large area might well be spoiled by unhealthy obstructions. That at Singapore, for instance, may appear small in comparison with the others, but, the approaches are ex- ceptionally good. The decoration above is a photograph of the control tower of Le Bourget's new terminal. because it is an important example of planning for special circumstances Needless to say, it has not been possible to describe every new or projected airport, but the examples given are repre- sentative and should give an idea of the way in which the work of ground organisation is going ahead all over the world. As far as this country is concerned, two or three very important sites are being developed, notably at Elmdon (Birmingham) and at Ringway (Manchester), while it seems at least possible that the City of London will start work on its own airport at Fairlop during this year. •Vs
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