The Future Employment of the 40-Seater Helicopter and the need for Dispersing Air Liners to Airstrips Round Britain's Coasts

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Before 1960 we should be in a position to inaugurate services of large size 40/45 seater Helicopters probably cruising at a minimum of 150 m p h These could be used to cope with passenger traffic to and from city centres and coastal airstrips

Hitherto during the first 30 years of our Civil Aviation we have been compelled to concentrate air traffic into one Airport for London First Croydon and then Heath Row were selected The coming of the Helicopter is going to provide a unique opportunity for dispersing air traffic away from busy cities to coastal airstrips It is suggested that the most careful study be given to this novel plan for dispersal as against the dangers of continued concentration The traffic for instance, attracted by British Overseas Airways Corporation through tourism as well as by their excellent Service, through the first two months of cut rate traffic (May and June, 1952) rose 37 per cent above the comparable period of 1950 It might have been even higher had not the oil strike m U S A restricted allotment of fuel