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1941
1941 - 1177.PDF
MAY 22ND, 1941. 359 TEMPESTUOUS CORALIA (Continued) ON THE POTOMAC AT WASHINGTON : just Deiore this picture was taken, the Yankee Clipper had been christened byMrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in a ceremony witnessed by many persons high in Washington official life. After the ceremony the flying boat took oft" on its maiden flight with passengers. interfere to any extent with the speed of the "ship." Again that lack of ingenuity! Surely man who has been ingenious enough to create this monster should be clever enough to invent a word to describe it, without niching an age-long term! Our ancestors went down to the sea in "ships," which were, and still are, vessels supported by displacement of water. More recently we have travelled in airships which have a right to the name, being vessels supported by displacement of air. To call vessels which are supported by dynamic force ships shows a lamentable lack of resourceitttfiess. 'Twere better to revert to the old slang term "bus," for they are in all truth omnibuses, in that they are vehicles for "all men " in greater numbers than the Piccadilly buses. (Above) Ths four 1,600 h.p. engines of a Clipper requirethe undivided attention of a flight engineer to see to matters of mixture strength, boost control, revolutions and tempera-tures. Here he is seen at his station. (Right) Looking down the main aisle of the Yankee Clipper from the centre of the dining lounge. Were Jules Verne's dreams too extravagant after all ? Several sea ships now appear on the sea below. I must not say how many nor in which direction they are heading. Now I notice a sight that is new to me. Looking down on the fleecy clouds the sea, like a mirror, is seen through the gaps. Below the mirror surface is another cloud layer, apparently travelling in the opposite direction. Of course the clouds mia^t distant from the Clipper are reflections of the under side of the
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