Latest Type of Fighting Plane to Be Displayed in Shanghai: Training Demonstration Leading Chinese Government offcial are to have the opportunity Shortly of witnessing a_demonstri ton of the latest {ype of British eh: ing sireraft. Arrangements are being made to demonstrate aviation centres in details of the proposed demonstration Shanghai will be announced at early dat The demonstration and display have been made possible by the cooperation of several manufacturers Interested in the Chinese market, through the Far East Aviation Cot pany of Hongkong and Shanghai.
'A. Fairey "Fox" reconnaissance fighter fitted with Rolls Royce Kestrel elaine has arrived in Shanzhal and will be available for this demonstration, To date most of the aircraft supplied to China have been fitied with water-cooled engines, and this i believed to be the first portunity. that Government officials have had of observing a modern Rolls Royce water-cooled motor in operation. This well-known motor used in great numbers by the Royal Air Force.
'The Fairey "Fox' aircraft is 2 splendid example of latest British fchting equipment. At the request of Government officials. no. performance figures are available for publltation, but it is stated that the Performance is outstanding and Superior to that of any similar type machine previously shown in China British Training Methods In conjunction with the proposed demonstration of the Fairey "Fox fireratt which will be piloted by Flight-tacutenant A. D. Benne: t of the Far-ast Aviation Ca., a demonstration fs planned of British training methods. This portion of the display will be given by Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, a member of the staff of the Far-ast Flying Training School of Hongkong. In this demonstration Lord Malcolm will use Avro. training mac I Interesting to note that Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, who has had extensive aviation experience in both the Royal Air Force and in commercial aviation, is a brother of the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, who was the senior pilot of the sic-Jeesstul Mount Everest Expedition. JAnother brother, Lord Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, is also prominent fin British aviation curdes.
The sequence of training used by the Royal Air Force to-day has been very carefully developed over a long. period extending from the first days of mit tary aviation. This sequence the result of very careful psychological investigation of a great umber of students and is believed ta incorporate the most effective and efficient training methods in use today.
The demonstration and display is in line with increased British inferests in aviation development in China, as evidenced by the appointment of Group Captain R. P. Willock, RAF, in the newly created post of Air Aitache to the British Legation.
Tu addition to a number of pro minent Chinese officials, Group Cap-fain Willock and_various other prominent British officials in. China Will be present at the demonstration.
Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, a member of the Far-Eastern Flying Training School of Hongkong, arrived in Shanghai on Thursday on board the Glen Line inv. Glenearn, which berthed at the China Merchants Lower Wharf at 439 pin.
He anticipates staying in Shanghai for about ten days, during which "NAE. Herald" Photo,
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