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1944
1944 - 0912.PDF
472 FLIGHT MAY 4TH, 1944 Behind the Lines The Flying Dentist '' T"YENTAL units who fly by special air- -*--' craft to wherever they are needed are now operating in German bombed areas," said the German Radio. Caproni SERENELY undisturbed by the politi cal collapse of the country, Italy's monster concern, Societa Anonyma Caproni, of Milan, continues to absorb other enterprises in North Italy. In creasing its capital from twenty to twenty-five million lire, the Caproni is now reported to have acquired the S.A. " Avio" Industrie Stabiense Canlello Coppola, of Castella-Mare di Stabia, bringing its list of subsidiary companies to twenty. Secret Research EXPERIMENTS with a rocket (or jet?) propelled aircraft, controlled from the ground by- wireless, are said to be conducted by the Germans on the island of Bornholm. Starting with model aircraft arid recently going over to full-size types, the Germans were reported to have little luck with their experiments; several aircraft have been seen crashing to the ground, one causing a violent explosion which damaged farm buildings in the neigh bourhood. High-altitude Glass NON-CRACK, splinter-proof, pressure-resistant, unbreakable safety glass ten times tougher than the normal type of safety glass used in motor cars is said to Service and Industrial News from, the Inside of Axis and Enemy* occupied Countries have been developed by German scientific laboratories. Interleaved with laminations of syn thetic resin the new glass is to be chiefly used for cockpits of high-altitude aircraft and pressure cabins for which the panes are being so designed that the pressure inside the cabin would not decrease even when the glass is cracked. Luftwaffe Shy AFTER the German New-s Agency had reported attacks on targets on the south-western coast with good results, the German Overseas News Agency made this comment: '' The report is interesting in view of the Anglo-American invasion preparations. No details are available at this moment as to the character of the attacked targets or their location." BV 222 G ERMANY'S latest flying boat and Luft waffe's largest air- craft, the si x - engined BV222,was originally designed by the Blohm and Voss before the war for a proposed trans-Atlantic service of the Lufthansa. Although the prototype crashed in 1940, a military version was developed and was reported first in ser vice in the latter part of 1942, when one of these types was shot down between Italy and North Africa. Somewhat resembling the Short Empire flying boat, the BV 222 " Viking " has a span of 151ft., a length of 121ft. 4m., and a height of 18ft. 4m. The wings have a wide centre section with outer panels tapered slightly to broad, slightly rounded tips. Single fin and rudder with a broad, rounded apex; the tailplane which tapers mostly on the leading edge and has small square tips is mounted a short distance up the fin. The upper part of the hull contains a spacious cockpit, navigator's bridge and engine control room, while the lower deck accommodates 100 fully armed men or ;i similar weight of freight. Two versions of the Viking are being produced: one powered with BMW 323 985 h.p. air-cooled radials with two- -^ speed superchargers and direct fuel injec-*^ tion, the other with Junkers 207 diesels. The defensive armament of the flying boat is said to be composed of " numerous cannons and machine guns." NEW ASPECTS OF THE BV222 " VfKING " : (Above) The hull consists of two decks, the lower accommodating 100 fully armed men or an equivalent we'ght of freight, the upper, the cockpit, navigator's bridge and engine control room. (Left) Three-quarter rear view showing the hull formation and tail unit. (Below) Front view of the Viking in flight.
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