AIRSHIP DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT The German airship Hindenburg has a maximum gas capacity exceeding 7,000,000 cubic feet, nearly twice that of her predecessor, the Graf Zeppelin. The regularity of the Hindenburg's transatlantic crossings makes her an outstanding example of modern engineering practice. "FILLING THE WORLD WITH AMAZEMENT" The Panorama of Aeronautical Achievement EMPIRE FLYING BOATS Twenty-eight flying boats of advanced design, each weighing 18 tons and having a speed of 200 miles an hour, have been designed for use on important overseas air routes in the British Empire. HINKLER - THE BRILLIANT NAVIGATOR An Aviator whose Sense of Direction was Uncanny, Hinkler Broke Many Records in Light Aeroplanes INTO THE STRATOSPHERE The First Ascent of Over Ten Miles. MOVING WING FLIGHT Ingenious Solutions of the Landing-Speed Problem. PARACHUTE LANDINGS How Emergency Equipment Has Increased Safety In Flying. PIONEERS OF LARGE AIRCRAFT How Luxurious Air Liners were Developed from Early Handley Page Bombing Aircraft. SHORT-MAYO AIRCRAFT, THE Launching a Heavily Loaded Seaplane from the Back of a Flying Boat. SQUADRON LEADER IRA JONES, D.S.O. A Great Fighter who Survived the War of 1914-18 and Served with the R.A.F. in Many Fields. |