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\fDGHf\ MARCH 14, 1914 WHAT THERE WILL BE TO SEE AToS INTRODUCTION. quirements of the aviator, or by the building of success ful foreign motors in British workshops. There is, too, as can be seen from our table, a healthy variety about the design of the engines shown, although, judging by the majority, the tendency is to get back to the vertical arrangement of the cylinders, which has been found so successful in motor car practice. It is noticeable, also, that practically all the engines are of greater power than has been the average at previous shows. Apart from the actual flying machines on view, there will, however, be plenty to interest the visitor. Especially in view of the great attention which is now being given to waterplanes, the exhibits of motor boats, and hydro planes will enable the various forms of craft suitable for travelling along the surface of the water, to be compared. Another important section of the exhibition, and one which seldom fails to afford a great deal of interest to the general non-technical visitor, is that devoted to the models. It is good to notice with what seriousness some of the Model Clubs deal with this matter, and the excel lent esprit de corps which prevails among aero-modellists. Lastly, reference might be made to the lectures organised by the Aeronautical Society. The fact is often over looked that a great deal of educational work still remains to be done among all classes of people who are pro foundly ignorant of the most elementary knowledge of the fundamentals of the science; consequently, altogether erroneous ideas are spread abroad that some effort of this character should do much to prevent. We are now at a stage of aeronautical progress when marvellous develop ments may occur in aerial transit at a no distant time, and the possibility that aircraft will be used for regular service in commercial work when time is an important factor, induces us to lend our full support to a scheme that will assist in removing that prejudice and apprehen sion that, happily, is now fast disappearing from the minds of the people of this country. THE EXHIBITS. [The figures in brackets are the stand numbers.] As in the four previous exhibitions which have preceded the one which opens at Olympia on Monday next, the keynote, at any rate as far as that section of it which is devoted t(5 aviation is concerned, will be progress. Not only has each successive aero show witnessed to the development of the aeroplane and engine, but also to the growth of the industry, and this will be equally true of the exhibition which is just about to open its doors. It will be specially gratifying to the patriotic visitor to notice that the proportion of British-built machines is steadily increasing, so that at the present show out of the total of twenty-five machines on viewj seventeen of them have been built- in this country, while he will also learn that a goodly proportion of those which are now of foreign origin will shortly be produced over here. With regard to the design of the flying machines there will be a greater proportion of the waterplane or seaplane type than was the case last year, and, as is pointed out in a leader this week, this is only as it should be, remembering the insular position of the country. The importance of the aeroplane from the defence point of view is also reflected by the number of the machines which have been specially designed with the object of carrying armament or for special use on reconnaissance work. It is to be regretted that the Government has not seen fit to follow the precedent set last year and contribute an official exhibit, while those whose interest in aeronautical matters is not confined to the heavier-than-air type of machine, may also miss the airship which has usually dominated the centre of Olympia on previous occasions. As important, if not more important, as the aeroplanes themselves, will be that section of the show devoted to engines for aerial work. Here will be noticed very much the same tendencies as in the case of the aeroplanes, i.e., the gradual extension of the British industry, either by old-established firms turning their attention to the re- The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. (93-95.) ON this stand the models entered for the competition organised by the Kite and Model Aeroplane Association under the patronage of the Koyal Aero Club will be exhibited, in connection with which the latter body are offering prizes amounting to ^50. Visitors to Olympia should not fail to inspect this collection, which will, probably, be far in advance of anything shown previously of a similar character, either in this or in any other country, both as regards the number of exhibits entered as well as the technique and skill displayed in their construction. The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. (20.) WILL have an office for the supply of their publications, which include: the quarterly Journal of the Society, the Aeronautical Classics, th! First Report of the Bird Construction Committee, the Annual Reports from 1866-93, and a history of the Society. The original press-cutting album of the Society, as well as photographs and other records of note, will b* exhibited. A series of lectures entitled " How it Works " has been arranged to follow the cinematograph entertainment organised by the S.M.M.T., and will be given each evening from 7.30 to 8.0, excepting on Wednesday, when the lecture will be held in the afternoon at 3.30. The subject of the first lecture, which will be delivered by Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman. is " How an Aeroplane is Built, and the chair will be taken by the Marquess of Tullibardine. The complete series is as follows :— 262 March 16th.—" How an Aeroplane is Built "—Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman. March 17th.—" How an Aeroplane Lifts "—Mr. Bertram Cooper. March 18th (at 3.30 p.m.).—" How an Aero-Engine Works "— Mr. A. Graham Clark. March 19th.—" How an Aeroplane is Steered and Controlled "— Mr. Bertram Cooper. March 20th.—" How an Aeroplane Upsets"—Mr. Leonard Bairstow, March aist. —" How Aircraft are Used in War"—Col. Sykes. March 23rd.—" How an Aeroplane is. Propelled''—Mr. Francis H. Bramwell. March 24th.—" How an Airship Works "—Capt. C. M.Waterlow. March 25th.—"How a Waterplane Works "—Mr. C. Holt Thomas. Avro (A. V. Roe and Co.). (64.) , THIS well-known firm will exhibit three machines, all of which are fitted with 80 h.p. Gnome engines—a tractor hydro-aeroplane, a fighting biplane, and a scout tractor. The first mentioned has already proved its value as a fast machine with a wide speed range and excellent climbing capabilities, and is so familiar to our readers as a land machine, a description of which appeared in FLIGHT for December 6th last, that it is unnecessary to discuss it further here. It was upon a machine of this type that Raynham established a British height record during last month. The aeroplane shown will,.
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