Page 1 of 16 Subj: Date: From: To: HERB'S NEWS 1/13/201712:00:09 P.M. Central Standard Time dabelow@comcast.net dabelow@comcast.net HERB S NEWS579 JANUARY 13, 2017 A note for Silver Stripes members- We always have our meetings on the second Tuesday, right? Well, the second Tuesday in February happens to be - VALENTINES DAY Your officers have decided to meet on the first Tuesday, that s February 7 th. Today is Friday the 13 th, the first of two this year!!! ***************************************************************************************** Pilot Luncheon at the Red Hot and Blue in Raleigh. It is the first of the year, so come and bring someone. Hope to see you all the 25th. Capt. George W. McKellar ********************************************************************************** From Hazel Good, Big Ben Video When parliament commissioned this clock in 1854, they insisted Big Ben be the biggest, most powerful clock in the world. It takes an hour and a half to wind this massive engineering marvel. Watch by clicking below: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ Qad6Q_RbQQ0?rel=0 ********************************************************************************* The B29 Video. What an amazing plane. ADVERTISEMENT
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Page 4 of 16 Free lifetime updates, too! Study right now with our polished apps for Windows PC, Mac, iphone, ipad, and Android. Private Pilot through ATP + A&P. ************************************************************************************ Oldest Airline; Excellent!!! st hotels in Europe, Cairo, Khartoum and the Victoria Falls. All stops to India also made for an interesting choice of destinations. TheP-42 "Helena" f Imperial Airways. 1932. Slow, safe and very comfortable. n Palestine, 1931. Bi-plane aircraft, such as Tiger Moths, can land is a stretch of grass. This airliner was a little more speedy than a DH-82 Tiger Moth, but the landing speed would be quite similar,.
Page 5 of 16 A 1930 flying magazine's view of the new HP-42 airliner. Note crew member as initially 450 hp and later bumped up to 550 hp.
Page 6 of 16 The crew. The Captain, almost certainly, would have flown in the First World War (love his cigar).
Page 7 of 16 Imperial Airways advertisement of the day.
Page 8 of 16 Khartoum, Sudan. Boarding for the flight south. Only one more overnight and then they will be taking in the sights of Lake Victoria.
Page 9 of 16 There was only one class; First Class. This is the forward saloon. Note the gentleman's pith helmet in the rack. Airspeed indicator and altitude displays -as in modern jets -are on the bulkhead.
Page 10 of 16 All engines running and the Captain not at the controls?
Page 11 of 16 Cabin of a Handley Page HP-42. 1931. British Imperial Airways.
Page 12 of 16 The cockpit of a Handley Page HP-42 airliner. London, 1931. No powered controls here.
Page 13 of 16 HP-42 airliner ready for a night flight. London's Croydon aerodrome, 1931. HP-42s at Croydon. Part of the Co-Pilot's duties was to stow the flag before take-off. The Bristol Jupiter engines are warming up.
Page 14 of 16 HP-42 over London. y flew back to their point of departure and sat it out in the hotel. A KLM DC-2 and an Imperial Airways HP-42 at Croydon, 1933.
Page 15 of 16 Imperial Airways at Cairo. 1932. Note the refueling equipment, including the ladders resting on the
Page 16 of 16 RAF Hendon Airport, *********************************************************************************** SOME SAD NEWS Some disturbing Kiwi news: Boots Hogate... She has been given very sad news. Her son has been diagnosed with brain and lung cancer. His wife of 43 years decided she could not deal with it and committed suicide. Our hearts go out to Boots and her family. Boots Johnson Hogate 6021 Grand Lodge Ave. Apt 302 Papilion, NE 68133 Jane Haag ********************************************************************************* See you next week, Take care, Herb