ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that an economy based on an evenly balanced system of primary and manufactured products is to the advantage of air transport. An area engaged mainly in agriculture, mining, lumber or cultivation may offer a market for manufactured goods, many of which may be conveniently carried by air. The Bristol Freighter's maximum pay-load has been stated to be about 5 tons, the cruising speed in the region of 150 m.p.h., and the range, with maximum load, some 300 miles. According to the official returns for 1938 Imperial Airways and associated companies flew 8,958,400 miles on regular services, including special charter flights over regularly operated routes. There were carried during the year 14,200,000 ton-miles, of which 3,834,400 ton-miles were represented by passengers, 9,678,900 by mail, and 686,700 by freight. The considerate handling of parcels and the consequent need for less elaborate packing should be a feature of the service offered shippers by aircraft operators.
