The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-18

cations will be considerably more generous.
 Within the spacious cabin this added room is even more evident. Never before has Q plane been de- signed and built for domestic air line use with the luxurious room. iness of the new DST, Smith said. The cabin will be seven feet eight inches wide and six feet, six inches high, permitting passenger facilities heretofore impossible.
 Eight roonly sections, four on each side of 0 broad aisle, will com. prise the interior of the passenger cabin, he said. Each section will include two seats, each 35 inches wide, facing each other. By night the backs and bases of these seats will fold together to form e thick, soft foundation for the mattress for the lower berth. The upper berth and mattress will be dropped into position from the ceiling of the sec. ton.
 Each berth will measure six feet five inches in length-several inch. es longer than the standard rail sleeper berth-and will enable even the taller -than-averag man to stretch out in complete comfort. Lower berths will measure 35 inches in width and the uppers 20 inches. Bottoms of the lower berths will be five inches above the floor leav- ing Q convenient space for the stor- age of small hand luggage. The thick soft springs and mattress will add another nine inches to the height, holding the sleeping passen- ger fourteen inches above the floor of the cabin. The upper berth will be 46h inches above the floor and steps will be provided to enable passengers to enter this berth with ease.
 Cabin windows will serve the low- CT berth. A smaller window, ct the head, will serve passengers in the upper. Both berths will be com- plete with reading lights, clothes nets, electric call buttons to sum- mon the stewardess, and baggage racks.
 For the first time, too separate dressing rooms will be provided for men and women passengers. These will be located at the rear of the cabin and will be complete with running water. mirrors, and linens. Toilet facilities will be separately located ct the rear of each dressing room.
 The most complete conmissary ever designed for Q transport plane will be located ct the front of the cabin, directly behind the pilots cockpit. Provisions will be included for keeping food hot or cold indef- initely without need of thermos equipment now used, and the spa ciousness of this department will enable the serving of much more elaborate meals than are now pos- sible.
 Space for baggage and mail will be provided at the extreme rear section of the ftlselage and at the forward end of the cabin, directly opposite the commissary.
 The pilots cockpit will include every known aid to navigation, in- cluding all approved instruments, automatic pilot and the latest type radio equipment. The two engines will be capable of developing ap- proximately 1000 horsepower each and will provide a top speed of 2i5 miles an hour at 1000 feet. Normal cruising speed at 12000 feet with 70 per cent available power will be over 190 miles an hour, with @ landing speed of 65 miles an hour or less. The cruising range will be HOO miles with 24 passengers or l,400 miles with IS passengers. | Power also will be sufficient to permit completion of take-off and climb with one engine and to al- low uninterrupted flight with full load on one engine. Both engines will be equipped with automatic constant pitch propellers, the latest development in this field. These propellers act as an automatic gear-shift" and automatically ad- just their pitch to maintain maxi- mum efficiency under varying local conditions encountered in take-off and flight.
 Wheels will be completely retract- able. into the engine nacelles, and isew type landing gear construc- ton will provide unusual strength and smoothness of landing in this important part of the plane.