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Flight, January 20, 1916. J v: First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER. A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. No. 369. (Wo. 3, Vol. VIII.)] JANUARY 20, 1916. TWeekly, Prioe Id. L Post J'ree, ljd. Flight. Editorial Office: 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegrams: Truditur, Westrand, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom Editorial Comment: The Air Election ... The British Air Services Honours for the R.F.C. 6s. 6d. Abroad CONTENTS. • ..,/. PAGE •• 49 ... 32 - 53 An American Battle-plane The Roll of Honoui A " Popular " Type Aeroplane Design. By C. M. Poulsen Royal Aero Club. Official Notices From the British Flying Grounds Aircraft in Warfare Armchair Reflections. By the " Dreamer " The Air Election Aircraft Work at the Front. Official Information Aircraft and the War How Triplex Safety Glass is Made Company Matters ... 54 ... 55 ... 56 — $9 ... 60 ... 61 ... 6a ... 61 ... (.4 ... 64 ... 66 ... 68 TO OUR READERS. The Supply of " FLIGHT." Important Notice. As the demand for " FLIGHT " is so great each week, it is of the utmost importance that readers should place their orders firmly for copies of " FLIGHT " at the bookstalls, their newsagents, or direct from the publishers, at 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., if they wish to secure a copy every week and avoid disappointment. The semi-famine in printing paper calls for this pre caution in order that only actual numbers required are printed, and all wastage by unsold copies may thereby be reduced to a minimum, if not eliminated. THE PUBLISHERS. "" ITHOUT any manner of doubt, the Mile End Parliamentary election in progress at the present moment will go down to history as the first appeal at the polls to the electors upon the " air ticket." It is a record easily in the history of the world that a newly-born art and industry—such as is aviation—should at this pheno- minally early stage of its infancy justify the arising of a champion with the main if not the sole purpose of fighting its battles in the House of Commons. Where, in the past, science has evolved some great upheaval in previous commercial practice, no instance can be found of a candidate for parliamentary honours coming forward with a single " slogan " in favour of The Air Election. promoting the interests of that particular innovation. But like most other fixed ideas which hold good in regard to the possibilities of the navigation of the air, the art of aviation, now it has come, has once again upset all previous formulas by producing a man of strong con viction who is prepared to sacrifice the worldly prospects attaching to his work in the past, as a result of a reasoned conclusion, that the future—and immediate future at that—calls for the utmost effort to be exerted, to bring the power of aircraft to a still further pitch of practicability, and enforce its teachings upon those who would seek to lead and teach us. Such is Mr. N. Pemberton-Billing, whose intention in this connection was announced by us last week. After " FLIGHT " had gone to press, the air parliamentary candidate issued his address to the Mile End electors, the following, which we reproduce as a matter of record, being Mr. Pember- ton-Billing's pleadings in full:— GENTLEMEN, I ask you to send me to the House of Commons to obtain for this country a Strong Fighting Policy in the Air, and I ask you to vote for me, so that I can give the Government the benefit of my expert knowledge in regard to the gravest danger that besets you in the present war, viz., an early renewal on a much larger scale than we have ever experienced of bomb raids on London. A strong Air Policy means that we shall have no more Air Raids on London. The lights of London shall be raised. London will return to normal life and conditions. Further interference with your liberties will be unjustified. Restrictions which annoy you will be removed. Gentlemen, I stand for three things :— First.—The Winning of the War.
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