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446 FLIGHT MAY 7TH, 1942 BEHIND THE LINES Service and Industrial News from the Inside of AxU and Enemy-occupied Countries Catch Them Young UNDER a new system established by the Luftwaffe the training of N.C.O.s begins at the age of 17. Selected volunteers who wish to become regular N.C.O.s are admitted to these schools and trained for one year. During this period the training is on general military lines but special attention is being paid to brush up the general know- and Leo 45 have been ordered for the Air Force; while the Naval Air Arm is being equipped with Loire aircraft and reconnaissance seaplanes, Late 298. As far as civil aviation is concerned, General Bcrgeret staled that the Marig- nane, Maison-Blanche (Algeria), and Dakar airdromes are being re-equipped and the seaplane bases at Marignane and Dakar expanded. Whether this indicates that the Vichy Government entertajn THE BEST MAN : B ticker Btt 181 trainer. Powered with a four-cylinder air - cooled Hirth HM500 engine of 105 h.p., this air craft is now widely used in Germany. ledge of .pupils and to prepare them for their future branch of service. Trainees pass out with a rank of" L.A.C. and are posted to a unit. After attending further courses for a period of two years they are promoted to the rank of Corporal. Training is reported to be more thorough than for other recruits, and the period of service for which the volunteers sign on is 12 years. Luftwaffe Generals TOGETHER with a number of promo tions in the German Army and Navy, the Luftwaffe staff of Generals has also been expanded. Lt.-Generals Waber, Coller, Dessloch, Speidel and von Seidel have been*promoted to the rank of General der Flieger (full General). Vichy Air Force IN an interview granted by General Bergeret to the Correspondent of the Journal de Geneve, the chief of the Vichy aviation gives the following inter esting details:—The strength of the per sonnel of the Air Force is 55,000, of which 15,000 are N.C.O.s. They are mainly recruited from volunteers. The pay for privates is 10 francs per day, wbile the N.C.O.s receive 1,200 francs a month with free accommodation, an/1 a small deduction for messing. In Gren oble a school has been established for the benefit of the children and orphans of the Air Force personnel. Single-seaters Dewoitine, Bloch 175 liopes for the establishment of servicesv across the Northern and Southern Atlan tic or whether these bases will serve some other purpose remains to be seen. In the sphere of civil aviation greatest attention is being paid to transatlantic types of aircraft, such as the SE200 of 70 tons, the Late "Marshal Petain," the Cams 161, and another 70 tons aircraft constructed at Marignane by the Societe National du Sud-Est, the SE 200 No. 2. Other commercial aircraft, Breguet, Cams and Bloch, capable of carrying 24 passengers, are in construction. In conclusion the General stated that the Hispano Company are active at Tarbes while the Gnome-Rhone are en gaged at Limoges on the manufacture of their range of engines from tlte 14N to the 14R. German Trainers TN Flight of October 2nd, 1941 ("The J- Ideal Trainer"), a plea was made for an improved type of trainer. Some of the features then suggested can now be found in the two German trainers illustrated on this page. The Bucker- Bestmann (Bii 381) is a two-seater cabin low-wing monoplane for initial and ad vanced training. The cabin, which is 4ft. wide, has sufficient space to allow a side-by-side seating of instructor and pupil. Seats are adjustable, and an adjusting device for the pedal controls can be operated during flight. The Best- mann can be safely stalled, and recovers with free controls from a spin. Special attention was given to allow good visibility and to make the machine manoeuvrable and quickJfJljit- sponsive to the controls. The Bestmann has a cruis ing speed of 124 m.p.h., with a power output of 85 h.p. at 2,350 r.p.m. Throttled down to 112 m.p.h., it has a range of 520 miles. Span, 33ft. oiu. Length, 27ft. 9in. Height, 6ft. 6in. Wing area, 145 Sq. ft. With a total weight of 1,333 lb., the Bestmann has the following perform ance: Power loading, 11.22 lb./h.p. Landing.speed, 43.49 m.p.h. Climb up to 3,280ft. in 3.6 min., up to 6,561ft. in 8 min., and up to 9,842ft. in 13J min. Ceiling, 19,685ft. The fuel consump tion at 124 m.p.h. is 2.88 gall./h. Per missible diving speed is 267 m.p.h. Low-wing Floatplane The Arado—Ar-199—is a twin float low-wing all-metal monoplane. The cabin is suitabty elevated, and gives the instructor and pilot good visibility. Side- by-side seating is arranged, with one seat in the rear for a wireless operator for longer flights. The aircraft can also be launched from catapults. Span, 41ft. Length, 34ft. 5m. Height, 14ft. 3m. Total area, 325 sq. ft. Climb, 9,840ft. in it min. Ceiling, 21,325ft. Speed, 161 m.p.h. at 9,000ft. Landing spe'4*p&-- 50 m.p.h. The aircraft is powered with an As-410-C V-shaped in-line engine of 380/540 h.p. A NAVAL TRAINER : The Arado Ar-199, a twin-float all-metal aircraft used in the training of the Luftwaffe's naval pilots.
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