NO BLAME FOR PHOT
AIR LINER’S TRAGIC DIVE IN CHANNEL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS (Australian and N.Z. Frees A ssociation) Reed. 11.57 a.m. LONDON, Monday. The report of the Court of Inquiry which investigated the tragic loss in the English Channel of the air-liner City of Ottawa, says the primary cause was the fracture of the big-end studs, which could not have been foreseen. The makers of the engine deserve praise for the precautions adopted to test such parts. The only chance of reaching land was to open out the other engine. The pilot could not be blamed. The Court recommends the Air Ministry to require passenger-carrying planes to start the crossing with sufficient height to render a safe crossing a reasonable certainty. The passengers were not properlyinstructed in the use of the Investigations might be made with a view to devising a lifebelt which could be inflated inside the cabin. Nevertheless. there was no evidence that life was lost through the defective condition of the belts or their design, or the inadequate instruction given to the passengers. Finally. after June, 1930. certificates should be refused for laud machines carrying passengers oversea if they are unable to maintain their height with a full load when one engine fails.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 716, 16 July 1929, Page 11
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206NO BLAME FOR PHOT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 716, 16 July 1929, Page 11
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