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1942 - 0070.PDF
•26 HERE AND THERE ' Mosscraft Abroad A MOSSCRAFT has been demonstrated at Toronto by Ronald Moss, who is one of the five brothers responsible for its design and construction. Two of the brothers are testing Lockheed aircraft in England, Landing in U.S.A. AT the close of the year the United States had a total of 2,412 airports and 365 seaplane bases in operation. Of the airports, 291 have paved runways, and 22 of the seaplane bases have night lighting equipment. Bad Prophets DURING a recent visit to Washington, Orville Wright said that in the early days of flyfng he and his brother Wilbur felt cu'tain that aircraft would prove to he such a terrible weapon in warfare thai human beings would refuse to endure the terrors it would provide. Hitler thought this—and he was wrong, too. Eagles' Nest -TWO THIRDS of the pilots of the -L American Eagle Squadrons in the R.A.F. received their ab initio training in the Civil Aeronautics Administration's programme. This corresponds to the Civil Air Guard which was in force in this :ountry up to the outbreak of hostilities. Since its inception in 1930 the C. A.A. pro gramme has trained more than 55,000 pilots. MARTIAL FIRE : The 70-ton Martin Mars flying boat which was nearly destroyed by one of the starboard enginJs catching nre during tests. The airscrew blades were thrown off and punctur/a the J11SI afOkf'the pilot's cockpit. The offending motor illy Warplanes in dropped off into the water. ACCOROING to tor-General of Canada, the Domil planes in thfi^ Dominion llefeb RepafSicg, JVoain this $100/ aircraft are adk ell,\jirec- roduction in ill have 10,000 training and the end of 1942. g and overhauling planes will cost To date 8,200 Canada. Astronautical News AT an engine, test meeting of the Ameri can Rocket Society a fuel-cooled design was demonstrated by Mr. J. A. Wild. The fuel charge consisted of a gallon of alcohol and 8 lb. of liquid air instead of the more usual liquid oxygen. Ignition was by gunpowder fuse, and a thrust intensity of 80/85 lb. was main tained for some 25 seconds. Jet velocity was calculated at about 5,000 ft./sec. Self-sealing Fuel Lines THE Army and Navy air services of the United States are stated to have had already delivered over 500,000ft. of fuel piping made of self-sealing rubber. Com plementary to the self-sealing tanks, the piping is reputed not to -leak even after being hit by a bullet measuring half its diameter. China Vanguards OWING to a desperate need for some fast, high-altitude fighters by the Chinese air force, the R.A.F. have agreed to release for this purpose a number of Vultee Vanguards on order for Britain. The Vanguard is a low-wing monoplane credited with a speed of over 350 m.p.h. Its span is 36ft. and its length 28ft. Power is supplied by a 1,200 h.p. Pratt and Whitney radial. All-up weight is in the region of 6,000 lb. V -\\w V WHERE DID THAT ONE GO ? : These two photographs show the result of a direct hit by a light anti-aircraft shell on the starboard wing of a Lockheed Hudson which was flying over the West Frisian Islands. From the form of the damage it is clear that the shell explosion must have been instantaneous at the moment of impact ; had there been any delay the edges of the hole in the underside of the wing would have been blown outwards. This is also borne out by the " pepper-pot " damage to the upper wing-surface. It is rpbre usual for the shell entry hole to be small and the exit hole a large gash.
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