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IN a paper read on January 22 before the Royal Society of Arts, Sir Alan Cobham described experiments in flight refuelling that have been carried out for the last ten years. They culminated in the method used on the Empire flying boats which were operating the Atlantic experimental services. Sixteen crossings were made by the boats Caribou and Cabot between August 5 and October 1,1939. In one of these, refuelling was unnecessary, as there was a very strong westerly wind that helped Caribou to complete the crossing with the original take-off load of fuel. These flights have proved that the method is successful, and the equipment adequate. Mechanization of some of the units would save time and labour during the operation, and suitable wireless equipment is necessary in order to ensure contact between the machines and the bases.
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Flight Refuelling. Nature 147, 172 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147172c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/147172c0