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FLIGHT JULY 19TH, SHORT SANDRINGHAM Chairs specially developed for rapid conversion into sleeping bunks are fitted. The chair-backs of the outboard seats are pivotable about the head rest line and hinge up to form an upper bunk, whilst the lower berths are formed from the seats of the out- board chairs and the seat cushions of the inboard chairs. Nevertheless this seating arrangement, while admirably suited for the quick day-to-night conver- sion, is perhaps more comfortable for the night than for its daytime employment. For within the avail- able dimensions, daytime seats with fully adjustable pitch would mean a considerable reduction in the accommodation available. Amenities Dressing-rooms and ladies' "powder room" are located to starboard, amidships, and are equipped with h. and c. running water, points for electric razors, and other little amenities. A toilet and a linen locker are amidships to port, and a cloak room for stowage of outdoor wear is provided near the entrance to the port bow. The upper deck is redched by a staircase situated' athwartship to starboard and separating the midship cabin from the one aft. It houses that part of pas- senger amenities which frequently forms the most lasting of the traveller's impressions—the bar and the buffet, fully equipped with all the necessary para- phernalia, including refrigerator and steam oven. Adjoining it, a spacious dining saloon comfortably accom- modates eight passengers. As already mentioned, these settee-type seats can be converted to sleeping bunks, thus making night accommodation available for a further four passengers. The trick is simply performed by hinging up the backs of two settee seats about the top edge to form an upper bunk, whilst the seat portions form a lower berth, curtains providing privacy. A sidelight on the type of living space provided for the Sandringham's passengers may be obtained from specific volume figures per passenger. On the day version, this - AND DAY : In cabins heated throughout and equipped with spacious windows, accommodation is comfort- able, but because of space limitation no better than in 1st class rail carriages. NIGHT—Quickly adjustable seats en-ables conversion of day accommodation into sleeping berths to be made. figure, based on the total of cabins and dining saloon, is 76.2 cu. ft., and on the night version 114.4 cu. ft. By way of comparison it is interesting to note that, for the Shetland, these figures are 70 cu. ft. per passenger on the day version carrying 56 passengers and 128.6 cu. ft. on the 24-passenger night version. If based not only on cabin accommodation, but on total space at their disposal, the specific volume per passenger on the Sandriiigham is 10,5 cu. ft. as against 94.4 cu. ft. on the 56-seater Shetland version and, on the night versions of Sandringham and Shetland, 157.6 and 132.2 cu. ft. respectively. For the carriage of mail and freight stowage is provided in two compartments, one placed forward be- tween the mooring station and the purser's office and the other located aft. The former has a net capacity of 137 cu. ft., and is loaded via the main entrance door. The aft stowage, loaded through a special door to starboard, has a gross capacity of 640 cu. ft. and a maximum nett of 340 cu. ft. stacked 4ft. high. Performance and Loads Here the following data on the hull volume migtft help to round off the mental picture: — Cabins (total) 1.493 cu. ft. Dining Saloon 696 ,, ,, Dressing Rooms, etc 333 ,, ,, Miscellaneous 387 ,, Crew's Stations 915 ,, ,, Freight Stowage 477 ,, ,, Total 4,301 cu. ft. The Sandringham is powered by four Bristol Pegasus 38 air-cooled radials, each developing 1,030 h.p. at take-off and driving three-bladed c.s. fully feathering de Havilland Hydromatic airscrews of 12ft. 6in. dia- meter. The cruising speeds vary, of course, with the method of control used, but a few examples may serve as a useful illustration: with an all-up weight pf 56,000 lb. the Sandringham's minimum comfortable continuous cruising speed is 132 (true air speed) knots at 5,000ft., increasing by about 6 per cent, at 10,000ft. and at the same rate at 14,000ft. Corresponding per- formances for 46,000 lb. a.u.w. are about 10 per cent, lower. Although the Sandringham is slightly smaller than
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