§ 51 and 60. Mr. ROSEasked the Secretary of State for Air (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the general arrangement, side and front elevation, plans of the reconstructed airship sheds at Cardington and Howden;
(2) if he will give the dimensions of the airship sheds at Cardington and Howden prior to the alterations which have been made to adapt them for the construction of the two 5,000,000 cubic feet displacement airships?
§ Sir S. HOAREI will answer these questions together. The inside clearances of the sheds before alteration were as follow:
The length of the Cardington shed has been increased to 812 feet and the height to 156 feet; the width remains unaltered. The height of the Howden shed has been increased to approximately 140 feet by the removal of a girder over the doorway and of the runway at the top of the shed; the length and width remain unaltered. As regards the placing in the Library of plans of these sheds, if there is any widespread desire on the part of hon. Members for plans to be made available, I shall be happly to consider this suggestion, but, so far as I am aware, this is not at present the case.
Cardington. Howden. Feet. Feet. Length … … 700 750 Width … … 180 150 Height … … 110 130