The mighty dirigibles in service
The mysterious Tiger Moth
The Heinkel Blitz in detail
Rotorcraft of the Thirties
Shorter list of seaplanes
The Dornier-X in detail
The Ju-52/3m in detail
The Royal Air Force
The strange flapters
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refuelling rates |
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method |
gallons per minute |
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hand-cranked pump (typically attached to a 55 gallon drum) |
12 |
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drum or source above the aircraft fuel tank (but good luck lifting a 55 gallon drum!) |
20 |
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fuel "bowser" truck, 800 gallon capacity |
25 |
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typical "built-in" airfield refueling pump |
50 to 100 |
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emergency fuel pump installed aboard aircraft |
1 per engine |
Training in England takes about 50 hours, at about £1 per hour; for commercial "dual" training, about £2 per hour.
Packed pilot's silk parachutes start at about £30; the parachute and harness of a German paratrooper costs £50.
In the United States, an airline pilot earns $150 to $250 per month, plus $200 to $300 per month based on actual flying hours. Female cabin attendants earn at least $100 per month. A flight mechanic (often carried on airplanes, and sometime with a co-pilot's license) earns at least $140 per month in the U.S.; an airline shop or overhaul mechanic, about $64 per month.
The average passenger air fare in the United States in 1929 was 12 cents per mile; by 1934 it is 6 cents per mile.