Four de Havilland Moths Order= ed for Wuhan Company The recently established aero~ sical department of Messes, Arn= hold & Ca. has. just concluded gotiations with te Wuhan Commer cial Aviation Ca. for the supply of four de Havilland aeroplanes of the Moth type. The importance of this contract. may be gauged from the 1 that it is believed to be the first order for aeroplanes which has been given to British makers since the Vickers machines which were purchased in: 1920 oF 1921, It is also portant. as showing the trend of present day enterprise in com= munications in China, as it indicates howe more and more attention is Deluge given in this country of bad roads and few railways to other means of opening up trafic between, different centres, The Wuhan Commercial Aviation Ca, is a definitely established concern, ard its preparations for opening "up air' routes radiating from Hankow are under= stood to be in an advanced stage.
Messrs, Arnhold's New Department In view of this contract it is of interest to note the work which Messrs, Ammhold & Ca. have done to meet the demand for aerial com= munication in China. The ¢compars, as stated, recently opened an aeronautical department snd this holds the sole agency for a notable group of British aircraft constructors, including the de Havilland and Handley-Page Aircraft Companies fas well as that of Short Brothers, the fying boat manufacturers, The department is in charge of Capt in W. B, F, Jones, Dar.) CAC Jones was awaied the Distinguished Flying Cross for ser= ices chiung the Great War an he was appointed acron= instructor and adviser to the Chinese G wemment in 1921, which positionghe held until 1928, During that Gime a large number of Chinese graduated as fliers under his me struction, which included commer cial and'all types of fying, and there are now working in various sot China, Mukden, Hankon the Hungino Aerodrome and 60. forth. For his. services he was awarded the Chinese Air Crosse, and one of the few foreigners to hold this decoration, The importance of having a first-rate technical expert in charge of the department, is realized when it ix mentioned that in view of the likelihood of import= ant progress in aviation rooutry Messrs, Arnhokd will future carry the stocks to pro for replacements, ¢te., necessary the conduct of such services, The Machines for China The de Havilland Moth, of which fa reproduction is published on P. 13, of course, one of the best, known [tyres of British light machine, It has been submitted to the most exhaustive trials with regard to performance ard reliability and holds the world's height record for me carrying a passenger of 000 ft, which we believe still stands to-day, Furthermove a and ard type Moth has en flown from London to Capetown, a distance 8.000 miles by a Indy, which feat in itself sneaks volumes for case of control and reliability The Mathe for China will he fitted with de Mavilland air-cooled nes. From an operation point of, Few they will be capable of about 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline, and their oil consumption will not exceed that of a medium-powered: motor car. The delivery price of the aeroplane in Shanghai is hardly more than that of good motor ear. The machines are capable of a non= stop Might of 400 miles, and can parry Weight of 500" Th., while they can be adapted for additional carrying capacity by the removal control passenger seat. most famous of Scotch in "OM Orig which will be jayed and distributed ne, Crawford & Ca. distillers of Old Original" wh John Samet Ltd, who were establish)
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