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"Air Transport Manual"

10th November 1933
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The Purpose of Our New Handbook'Briefly Explained : A Summary of the Contents of its 15 Chapters. A Practical, Well Indexed ,ancl Profusely Illustrated Publieati u

AS briefly announced in last week's issue, the "Air Transport Manual," written by the staff of The Contmercial Motor, has now been published. The book is on sale at booksellers and newsagents throughout the country, and can be obtained at the offices of Temple Press Ltd., 5-15, Rosebery Avenue, London, E.C.1, the price being 3s. 6d., or 3s, 9d. including postage.

There is ample evidence that the advice on operating problems, descriptions of aircraft, statistics and news that have appeared monthly since last March in our Air Transport Supplements have fulfilled their purpose, which was to keep road-transport men informed of what -was happening in commercial aviation, so that they would not be left behind in the march of progress.

To give further assistance, in Compact, reliable, up-to-date and practical form, this manual has been produced. The wealth of technicality which underlies aeronautics, so important in its right place, has been excluded from this nianual, which is devoted to explaining the fundamental aspects of air transport in terms with which road-transport men are familiar. Technical expressions which are encountered quite commonly in connection with flying (although not extensively used in the handbook) are simply yet correctly explained in a glossary.

The accompanying list of chapters and contents gives, perhaps, the best possible idea of the material gathered together in the 184 pages of the manual. Statistics which offer encouragement are given in Chapter 1, and compre C48 hensive information (including rates, machines available, etc.) in Chapter IL The descriptions of aircraft and engines are brief, but their -performance and other data are covered with considerable detail in the appended tables. The aircraft table -has 38 and the engine table 19 columns.

The chapter on training occupies 10 pages, it being realized that there must be thousands of men in all branches of transport who want to know precisely what is involved, in the way of cost and time, in courses of training for pilots, navigators, and particularly ground engineers. This chapter ought to be read by every young man engaged in any branch of transport engineering or operation.

Chapter 1.—The Progress of Aix Transport. Despite unalterable Conditions of Sire and Climate, Great Britain Offers' Scope for Air Services on an Economic Basis.

Chapter 2.—Air-service Development in Britain. Different Classes of Service that are developing. Details of the Regular Air Lines Operated in Great Britain in 1933 and of the Private-charter Facilities Available. Chapter 3.—Aerodronies in Great Britain and Ireland. The Classification of " Air Stations '. Licensed by the Air Ministry. Lists and Maps of the Aerodromes Licensed.

Chapter 4.—British Commercial Aircraft. (a) Guide to Aircraft Selection. OS Descriptions of British Commercial Aircraft. (c) Data and Performance Table.

Chapter 5.—British Engines for Commercial Aircraft. (al Engine Characteristics. (b) Descriptions of British Aero Engines. (0 Data and Performance Table.

Chapter 6.—Aerodromo Requirements Clearly Outlined. Essential Features of Location, Size, Surface, etc., which Govern the Choice of a Site.

Chapter 7.—Formalities and Regulations. Notes on the Licences and Certificates Required in Starting an Air Service. A Brief Survey of the Legal Position of the Operator.

Chapter 8.—Maintenance. Hew the Work of Maintaining Aircraft in an Airworthy Condition Must be Organized so as to Comply with Requirements of the Law. The Ground Staff Required and Its Cost, Chapter 9.—Cost of operation. How the Economic Fare or Freight Rate is Arrived at; Correct Division of Costs to Permit of Comparison Between Individual Machines. Standing Charges, Establishment Expenses and Running Costs.

Chapter 10.—Wireless for Aircraft. The Services Available to Wireless-equipped Aeroplanes. What the Apparatus Weighs and How it is Disposed in the Machine. Electrical Equipment.

Chapter 11.—Training for Posts in Air Transport. The Qualifications Necessary to Obtain a Licence as a Ground Engineer, Pilot, Navigator or Wireless Operator. School Courses and their Cost. Chapter 12.—The Need for Quieter AeroWanes. Noise One of the Principal Deterrenta to Flying. Publicity Value of Quieter Machines. Difficulties of Reconciling Silence with Efficiency. Some of the More Hopeful Lines of Development. Chapter 13.—Fuels and Lubricants for Aero Engines. Few Special Fuels, but a. Large Variety of Lubricating Oils. The Principles el Aeroengine Lnbrication. Chapter 14.—Aircraft Accessories, Short Descriptions of Certain Proprietary Units. An Index of Makers' Names aild Addresses.

Chapter Guide to Aeronautical Terms. Simple Explanation of Terms that are in Everyday Use in Connection with Aircraft and their Performance.

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