FUTURE AERIAL SERVICES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1919, Page 7

FUTURE AERIAL SERVICES.

UTILISATION OF WIRELESS, AIR REPORTS AND AEROGRAMS The new organisation for the development of the air service for passengers, mails, parcel post, and parcels delivery, or even larger goods was referred to recently in an interview by Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, managing director in London of the Marconi Wreless Telegraph Cotnpane^ 1 Ltd. The service will commence in the United Kingdom and the immediate Continent, but will later develop to all parts of the world. A measure of safety is going to play an important part lu the rapidity with which the services are developed, said Mr. Isaacs, and it must be apparent that safety will be increased by the assistance of wireless iind a thorough and complete organisation for its effective use. The company will be prepared to supply every neroplane with a combined wireless and telegraph installation, and to supply with it an efficient and thoroughly qualified operator, adopting the same system as in force with regard to ships. They will issue charts giving the exact positions of a number of their stations in all parts of the world, nnd these will nerve to give the operator the exact position of the aeroplane wherever it may be. There will also be charts issued dividing tho air into zones, each of whreh will be numbered. They will at giv#n periods send out air reports, and in return will receive air reports.

Kccord charts will bo issued from time to time showing these reports, which will «erve as comparisons of disturbances in the air, and will furnish valuahle information for the guiding of pilots, fieneiiil weather reports will be issued from the different stations, both at horns und abroad, in respect of which the associated companies situated in foreign countries will take part, and these will be of great value. The large number of shrps at sea upon which there are Marconi installations will help in the complete organisation. The same facilities will be given to aeroplanes as are afforded to ships, viz., they will have accounts with the Marconi Company to send telegrams from the air to any part of the world. As every aeroplane will doubtless tiave either a name or distinguishing number, it will be possible to send telegrams from any part of the world, or from any ship on +.he sea, to the aeroplane. There are now no fewer than 4000 ships with the Marconi installation, worked by Marconi operators. It is intended that this organisation will be ready by the time peace is signed, and the relaxation of restrictions will allow the free flight of aeroplanes.