مجموعة ٥/٤٣ "مرافق الطيران الليلي في الخليج الفارسي فيما يتعلق ببرنامج البريد الجوي الإمبراطوري" [و‎‎٧‎١] (١٥٧/١٤١)

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by more than 5o7 0 . The difficulty If that machines
operating at very high speeds have to be fitted vvith
fuselages of relatively small cross-section, with the
inevitable result that the standard cf comfort is so low
as to entail undue fatigue by long periods of flying,
fith machines of large capacity (roughly four tons pay
load) operating at 150 m.p.h., it is possible, however,
to use u fuselage so roony ar to give a high standard of
comfort, roughly equivalent to that of ,, Uagoris-Lit M , and
so provide full sleeping accommodation and such arrange
ments ar will preclude any possibility of serious fatigue
by practically continuous flight.
The various Oovernments of the British Ktnpire
are accepting responsibility for the ground organisation
of the sections of the routes within their territories
and. the Government of the T T nited Kingdom would therefore
as<c that the suggestion to the Government of
that they should avail themselves of the fchene for the
transport of their own first-clarr mail, should be
coupled with the request that they will undertake the
provision of the necessary ground organisation within
their territories. It is realised that such arrangements
are already accepted by them in principle and that
facilities for day flying exist to me t the needs of the
various national companies subject to reasonable payment
for such services in the form of landing and housing fees.
It is, nevertheless, the case at present that the
facilities available are not adequate for continuous night
flying, ana the Government of the United Kingdom attach
exceptional importance to ensuring that the route between