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1945
1945 - 1820.PDF
EMBER I3TH, 1945 FLIGHT 293 ICELAND AIRWAYS JeMfld upon an alternative airfield, perhaps in the List, where the weather normally contrasts with that hd'Reykjavik. \t construction of airfields has never been easy, partly : of the ruggedness of the country and on accountIt- softness of the soil in some plaeeR aftw tHe ^ning \y ix)ti\niX aircraft must be used because the snow • cannot be relied upon in winter, the average tem- (tare in Reykjavik being-then about 30 deg. F. and ji-eather more often rainy than cold. The July mean Imiture in Reykjavik is about 52 deg. F. In mid- tr daylight and twilight total about 6 hours, while from lath to the end of July there is no darkness at all. \i climate generally is changeable, with plenty of laud some severe icing in winter; when there is much fcioud and high wind. ' Haze is' unusual, indeed visi- ts often almost unlimited in the winter months. The [ direction is variable, Iceland being in the path of j depressions, and there is a good deal of turbulence the mountains. On most summer days flying |Ter is good ; there is some morning mist, especially on orth and east coasts, and occasionally there are a few \oi fog in the east in April and May. ientially, Iceland is an attractive tourist centre. •*»-.-,. 4 A Catalina at rest. The aircraft was converted at the Company's workshops to carry 22 passengers. Before the war it had quite a considerable tourist traffic from England, Denmark, and some from the U.S. and other countries. The winter sports season, so far unux- ploited, lasts from February to April, and with its wild beauty and location on the transatlantic route and im- proved air travel services Iceland luuy well become another Mecca for the air tourist. <>•.' : •'•' ', i 't.'. CIVIL AVIATION NEW ARM. Council of the Air Registration Board announce thekoiication of the following two sub-sections of "British trv.orlhiness Requirements '' :— L—Strength Requirements—Fin and Rudder Loading,p.—Pressure Cabins and Associated Equipment. VISITOR [MR JOAQULM PEDRO SALGADQ FILHO, Brazil's s:er of Aviation, accompanied by senior officers oi his is 0:1 a visit to this country as a guest of the British INFORMATION FOR EXPORT pKT EQUIPMENT is the title of a brochure to becp;ied by R. K. Dundas, Ltd., aeronautical engineers ' tor distribution overseas.'ix years of silence the need for information on British Sirica! equipment is great and the brochure can renderservice to British airport equipment manufacturers aiming overseas customers with their products. Vj , ,." I .....-.:.., :. ,:,.:.| : Faisal of Saudi Arabia boarding a B.O.A.C. aircraft on his journey home. SWEDISH-ARGENTINA S.I.L.A., the Swedish inter-continental air lines, are to estab-lish a transatlantic service between Stockholm ana Buei.o^ Aires and Rio dc Janeiro via Paris, West Africa andPeniambuco. Experimental flights will start in November, and the serviceis expected to be in operation early next year. DANISH PURCHASE "~"" ANSK LUFT TAXA, the Danish air taxi company, is :e--*-' ported to have purchased 14 Pefcivai Proctors? new, the aircraft are military versions but canequipped for civilian use. Althoughhe easily TO CHANNEL ISLANDS HE air service to the Channel Islands from SouLhamptoawas schduled to re-open last Monday by the Channel Islands Airways, Ltd. The service will be operated severaltimes daily, ar.d faies are the same for both Jersey and Guern- sey at £5 return and £$ single for adults. It win be recalled that the service from London was resumedon June 21st. ' . FOR IRAQ .'.••. HIS Royal Highness the Emir Abdul Illah, Regent of Iraq,who recently paid a visit to this country, has placed an order for a Miles Messenger aircraft. SWITCHING OVER A MERICAN EXPORT AIRLINES' military operation of•** C-54 aircraft ior flie Air Transport Command is now heing made over a North Atlantic route to Prestwick via Goose HayLabrador, aud Meeks Field. Iceland. This route replaces Ihe southern route to Casablanca.The switching of operating routes at tiiis time is of para- mount importance inasmuch as they closely parallel the tworoutes recently granted American Export Airlines by the Civil Aeronautics Board. This gives flight crews the oppor-tunity to become familiar with these loutes in aircraft similar' to those which will be used hi the proposed commercial service. Early operation over the northern route will follow a sche-dule of two trips a day to Prestwick plus one trip each week to Stockholm. Of the daily trips one will go to Goose Baydind Prestwick, while the other will also stop at Meeks Field. The Stockholm trips will be made via Goose Bay and MeeksField. As early as possible the Prestwick trips will be in- creased to three per d.-iy. .•'-"'"'••'• 1 ••'' " 4:'>.
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