Our Brief Descriptions of Aircraft.
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Prospective air-transport operators should take care to cut out and file the brief descriptions of 18 well-known British aircraft which appeared in our issue dated March 2, and of the two further machines which appeared in our issue dated April 7.
Although the -description of each is extremely short, the figures given in he accompanying data panels supply just the information that an operator, having in mind the conditions of a Proposed service, would find fundamental for his choice. Further interesting machines will be dealt with.
Blackpool Aerodrome Plans.
AAraft agreement to permit British Am.: hibiaus Air Lines, Ltd., to operate machiues from the foreshore has been app..oved by the Aerodrome Committee of, Blackpool Corporation. National Flying Services, Ltd., is negotiating with regard to the tenancy of Stanley Park Aerodrome, Blackpool, which, of course, is important in relation to possible summer services connecting the resort with industrial centres.
Importance of Gatwick Aerodrome.
The, aerodrome at Gatwick, owned by the Redwing Aircraft Co„ Ltd., is, by arrangement with the Air Ministry and cross-Channel operating companies, to be equipped as an emergency landingground for liners, it having been found that, over a period of 20 years, Gatwick has enjoyed a degree of immunity from fog some 50 per cent, superior to that of Croydon.
The essence of the scheme is that the aerodrome is close to the railway station, from which trains run every 10 minutes to Victoria or London Bridge, covering the distance in 30 minutes. An interesting point is that this is probably less time than it would take passengers to reach Croydon by air and travel by road thence to Victoria. In the event of a forced landing, Imperial Airways tickets are valid on any Southern Railway line.
Dunlop Aeroplane Brakes.
A useful technical booklet describing and illustrating the Dunlop brake. gear for aircraft wheels may be obtained by application to the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Acre Division, Fort Dunlop, Birmingham. The gear, which is provisionally protected, operates by compressed air, and incorporates a relay valve with differential action, so that operation of the rudder also actuates the brake on one wheel.
R.A.F. Apprentice Vacancies.
The Air Ministry announces that there are 240 vacancies for aircraft apprentices between the ages of 15 and 17 to enter the schools of technical training at Halton, Bucks, and Cranwell, Lines, and entry will take piece in September, following an examination held in numerous local centres on May 30. Successful candidates will ho required to complete a 12-years' service from the age of 18.