Aircraft : $b its development in war and peace and its commercial futureDavid, Evan John
History
Aircraft : $b its development in war and peace and its commercial future
David, Evan John
Aeronautics; Airplanes
Aero mail service has been started in nearly every country in Europe,
and many South American countries are also making plans for carrying
mail by aeroplane. In May, 1919, Mr. Joaquin Bonilla, son of the
President of Honduras, visited the United States to see about arranging
to use New Orleans as one base and Tegucigalpha as another for the aero
mail landing-places.
Mr. V. H. Barranco, of Cuba, is also in this country for President
Menocole, of Cuba, to arrange aero mail between Key West and Havana,
Cuba.
The French aerial mail service officially started on March 1, 1919,
between Paris and Bordeaux, Marseilles, Toulouse, Brest, and St.
Nazaire, under the supervision of the director of civilian aeronautics.
THE PARIS-LILLE MAIL SERVICE.—The aeroplanes engaged in the
Paris-Lille mail service which had been instituted in April, 1919,
started from the Le Bourget aerodrome. The machines and pilots engaged
had been lent to the postal authorities by the military authorities.
A daily postal service has been started between Avignon and Nice also.
An aeroplane carries mails for Nice left at Avignon by the Paris-Lyons
train which arrives at midnight. A machine will also deliver mails from
Nice at Avignon in time for the midnight train for Paris. A regular
postal service by aeroplane is also announced between Rabat (Morocco)
and Algiers.
GREAT BRITAIN.—London-Paris (240 miles). Daily passenger service,
weather permitting, by means of twin-engined D. H. 10 biplanes. Now
being jointly organized by the Aircraft Transport and Travel (Ltd.),
of London, and the Compagnie Generale Transaerienne, of Paris. Average
time, two and one-half to three hours.
British aerial highways now in operation: (1) London to Hadeigh (79
miles). (2) London to Dover (65 miles). (3) London to Easteigh (53
miles) to Settenmeyer (152 miles). (4) London to Bristol (95 miles).
(5) London to Witney (55 miles) to Bromwich (51 miles) to North
Shotwick (72 miles), and to Dublin, Ireland (143 miles). (6) London
to Wyton (63 miles) to Harlaxton (41 miles) to Carlton (28 miles) to
Doncaster (28 miles) to York (27 miles) to Catterick (38 miles) to
Redcar (26 miles). Catterick to New Castle (42 miles) to Urnhouse,
Scotland (95 miles) to Renfrew, Scotland (40 miles). New Castle to
Renfrew (124 miles). (7) London to Hucknall (114 miles) to Sheffield
(50 miles) to Manywellheights (97 miles). Hucknall to Didsbury (52
miles) to Scalehall (50 miles) to Luge Bay (99 miles) to Aldergrove and
Belfast, Ireland (55 miles). Luge Bay to Renfrew, Scotland (72 miles).
ITALY.—(1) Civitavecchia-Terranova, Sardinia (150 miles). Daily
mail service by means of flying-boats. Inaugurated June 27, 1917;
temporarily discontinued during the winter of 1917-18; reopened in
March, 1918. Average time, 2 hours. (2) Venice-Trieste (170 miles). (3)
Venice-Pola (80 miles). (4) Ancona-Fiume (130 miles). (5) Ancona-Sara
(90 miles). (6) Brindisi-Cattaro (150 miles). (7) Brindisi-Valeona (100
miles).
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