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1938
1938 - 1585.PDF
JUNE 2, 1938. FLIGHT, c fERMINAL wo Separate Blind-Approach lontrol Building ; Winter nations •: ; (Right) Typical of Finland's countryside, the township of Naantali, which lies ten miles to the north-west of Turku, where the first civil airport was laid out. the interior arrangements had' not been completed, but it was possible at least to see how these arrangements had been care- fully planned. The two "arms" extending from the build- ing—to be seen in the photogiaph below—are designed to simplify the rapid and tidy execution of the necessary customs and other formalities for ingoing and outgoing passengers, who will not, therefore, be wandering helplessly around the building proper. The fact that the tarmac, aerodrome and machines may be seen from the windows of the waiting rooms should prevent passengers from suffering the worry which so often appears to accompany a ten-minute snack before depar- ture by air or otherwise. For the present, at least, the airport is being managed by (Above) Inside the present radio office which will shortly be transferred to the new terminal building. A single repeater and control panel is used for the two ultra-short-wave approach beacon systems. (Right) The new Helsinki terminal building seen from the air. The control office structure will be seen on the left of the roof. When this picture was taken, work was still in progress on the con- struction of the building. The hangar in which the airport control personnel have, until now, been housed, is on the extreme right. " Flight " photograph. the air superintendent of the Finnish operating company. Aero O.Y., Capt. B. H. von Willebrand. With his practical experience of transport flying, he is naturally in a position to understand the difficulties involved, but it is still necessary for him to fly on the services from time to time, and it may be that the State will eventually appoint a permanent manager unconnected with the air transport industry. Aero O.Y., which came into existence as long ago as 1923, at present operate two Junkers JU.52S, each fitted with American Pratt and Whitney Hornets, and two D.H. Rapides, one ot which has only recently been delivered. Since the country's internal airline system was first started last year no subsidy has been available, and the Rapides were chosen because of their ability to do the work as economically as possible. Internal services are being run this year between Helsinki, Viipuri and Tampere, but a service has also been planned and is operated experimentally to Petsamo in the far north, though the neces- sary landing grounds on this run are not in a sufficiently ad- vanced state for regular through operations. At present the daily service ends at Vaasa, an hour's flight beyond Tampere, where the new Finnish State Aircraft Factory has been built. Floats to Wheels Until comparatively recently both the TU.52S were on floats and the Aero services were, consequently, affected by winter conditions. Since Turku and Helsinki airports have been in action the floats have been replaced by wheels and the services are now operated all the year round. One of the two JU.52S, incidentally, was actually the first of this type to be sold out- side Germany, and this machine has put in something like 5,000 hours on floats and wheels. Contrary to general opinion, very little trouble is experienced in floatplane operation pro- vided that the flying and ground crews are experienced, and in Scandinavia generally the floatplane is, in fact, considered to be more suitable for over-water transport operations than the flying boat which is so popular elsewhere. For the pilot of a single-engined landplane Finland is not an ideal country over which to fly, but none could be more pleasant for the seaplane owner. ;
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