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1940 - 1002.PDF
APKIL 4, 1940 HERE and THERE Television, from the Air '"TELEVISION apparatus weighing 700H3. and so light-*• enough to be carried' in an aeroplane, has been used in the air -over New York to transmit pictures a distance oi 130miles. Military experts are said to be considering the equip- ping of reconnaissance aircraft with such apparatus. Long-distance Passenger OSCAR A. MORGAN, who has been keeping a passenger logfor eight years, has flown more than 336,894 miles on theair transport lines of the United States. In the last three years he has made 170 trips on Eastern Air Lines, a total dis-tance of 66,373 miles. In the eight years he has been some- thing like 2,000 hours in the air. On March 1, Eastern AirLines had a record day, carrying a total of 1,069 passengers. Ploughshare Into Sword ••••..-".'• ''PHE U.S. Maritime Commission is calling tenders for the-i- construction of two luxury liners which are capable of conversion into aircraft carriers. The two funnels are placedon the starboard side, and when it is desired to convert the ship, all deck gear is removed and the top deck extended.The "hangar" is made by removing the columns of one of the lower decks, and provision is made for an elevator to beinstalled. Of 35,000 tons, the ships will be 759 feet long and 98 feet beam. Speed is stated to be 24 knots and they areintended for operation in the Pacific. They will have no armour plate. •. . •-..-•. . • ... American Purchases F was reported that the United States War Department haddecided to allow the British and French Governments to purchase Curtiss P40 fighters which are capable of something like 400 m.p.h., but this has now been denied by the Assistant Secretary for War, who states that the Allies have been offered a very similar but slightly earlier type, the Curtiss Hawk 81 A.The incorporation of secret equipment on the P40, which the United States is at present unwilling to export, is said to bethe reason for this change. The Anglo-French Purchasing Commission is believed tobe seeking to buy 3,000 fighters of Curtiss and Bell Airacobra types, but the latter type, which was described in our issue ofFebruary 22, has not yet been released for export. These Modern Times IT is reported from America that a New Orleans paper printedthe picture of a pelican which had been forced down by ice formation on its wings during the last winter's very coldweather. Apparently Nature does not yet fit de-icers, not even to a 1940 model American pelican. Clippers Omit Bermuda • "DERMUDA has now been omitted as a stop on the Pan -L* American transatlantic service and the flying boats will go direct from New York to the Azores. The company will maintain a separate service to Bermuda. There is sufficient reason for the omission of Bermuda in the improving weather conditions. ;> " . .; Mites Master Handbook PHILLIPS & POVVIS have issued a very useful book ofPilots' Notes on the Miles Master. Commencing with a complete technical description of the aeroplane, including care-fully labelled illustrations of the instrument board and con- trols, it gives detailed procedures for take-off, climb, levelflight and all other flying operations. Engine limitations on boost, r.p.m. and temperatures are carefully set out and noexcuse remains for any pilot abusing his engine. Instructions for the usual forms of aerobatics are given in the last section.The book is attractively produced and designed for carrying in the pocket and use on the aerodrome. TELEVISION IN THE AIR. An American airliner photographed from a television screen at the same time that it was beingseen by ground viewers and by passengers on board. The horizontal lines from the scanning device should be noted. .
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