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AUGUST 15, 1918. who is always producing gadgets which don't work; the squadron luriatic, who is given to practical joking but is as steady and reliable as any man when there is a man's job to be done; the War Baby who acted the part of the leading lady in the amateur theatricals to such perfection that he was wooed by a dashing officer; the cocktail manufacturer, whose interest in his work never flags; and the piano player, who is ready at any old time to sit down and play anything from a classic opera to a very much syncopated fox-trot, these are not exclusive to any squadron or to any generation of pilots. The sketches will awaken past memories among those who fly—or have flown—while those who take an interest in the war in the air will get an insight into the lives led by officers of the R.A.F. in France and other places. Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton are the publishers, and the price is 5s. net. "THE NEW MOON." THE Gospel of Reconstruction is being preached loudly and widely, but it is to be feared that much of the good seed is falling on stony ground. The matter-of-fact way in which we live and have our being, with all our goings and comings ordered by D.O.R.A., does not greatly assist us to conjure up visions of the England—et Britt. Omn.—we hope to see emerge from the melting-pot of war. It is all very well to draw up'schemes and to discuss them, broadly and in detail, until it would seem that there is not another word to be gave good results, it was laborious, and even at ttte Hand of smiled workers it was not always easy to ensure an even coating oyer the whole surface. With the object of securing economy 01 labour and material two methods have been developed. One is to completely immerse the article in a bath of the paint or other coating medium, while the other is to use a pistol or spraying device operated by compressed air. The former system is especially suitable for small articles, but owing to the size of the bath which would be required it is not practicable to employ it where relatively large structures have to be dealt with,- The second system can be used almost anywhere, and has many advantages over the brush method, and doubt- less when these become more fully realised there will be wider use made of the system in aircraft factories, for such work as varnishing. It has been tried for the application of dope to wmgs, and while difficulties were experienced at first with some devices we understand that these have been overcome. In his book under the above title Mr. Arthur S. Jennings describes the construction and method of working of the various sprayers, besides dealing with the subject generally, and those who are interested will find the book full of useful and practical information. It is published by Messrs. Spon, and the price is 10s. 6d. net. -. ov^m uuat mere is not another word to besaid on the matter, but there will inevitably arise the doubting question, " But how will it work ? " So Mr. Oliver Onions has given us a romance of Recon- struction which will probably do more to further the Indus- trial Reconstruction campaign now in progress than all the speechifying put together. In the New Moon we are shown in practice the principles set forth in Mr. J. P. Benn's " Trade of To-morrow." That may sound somewhat terrifying to the timorous reader, but he need not fear—.the New Moon is neither boring nor dry-as-dust, as most novels with a pur- pose are. Into his picture of England as it may be after the war Mr. Onions has so deftly woven reconstruction and a sturdy love-story that it is never dull or uninteresting. It is a pity, however, that having set out to write a romance, Mr. Onions should have changed his mind at the end and turned it into a dream, but possibly he had in mind " The Army of a Dream "—that story of Kipling's which gives rise to such poignant questionings when read in the light of the experience of to-day. May his work meet with a better fate—may it be not only read but acted upon. The book is published by Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton at 6s. net. "PAINTING BY IMMERSION AND COM- PRESSED AIR." CONSIDERING what an important part painting, varnishing, and allied processes play in the life of any engineering structure, it is surprising that the subject has not received more attention. At one time what study was given to the matter was mainly centred on the composition of the medium, but for some little while now it has been recognised that a very great deal depends upon the way in which the material is applied. While the old slap-dab method with the aid of a brush was simple and "AERONAUTICS IN THEORY AND EXPERIMENT." Now that aeronautics has definitely attained the rank of a science, and it is being recognised more and more that its problems are worthy of the serious attention of the student, there is a demand for text-books. Several excellent ones have already appeared, and one of the best is that written by Messrs. W. L. Cowley and H. Levy, under the above title. The authors are both engaged in research work at the National Physical Laboratory, and in the writing of their book -they have had the advantage of the friendly criticism of Sir Richard Glazebrook, Dr. Stanton and Mr. Bairstow. One of the most fruitful sources of information which the aeroplane designer has had to draw upon has been the annual reports of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, but they are nearly all out of print now. To a large extent, however, this new book fills the breach, as Messrs. Cowley and Levy have embodied the essential information contained in those reports and then have arranged it in more convenient form at the same time revising it, where necessary, in the light of the most recent knowledge. The book provides a sound and scientific treatment of the fundamental principles upon which aero- nautics is based, and it also indicates what are likely to be the lines of further development. It is divided into five parts : In the first the theory of fluid motion is considered, experi- mentally and mathematically, as well as the theoretical basis of the transition from the results of model experimental work to those for the full scale. In Part II the various parts of an aeroplane are considered aerodynamically, while Part III is devoted to strength of construction. Part IV deals with the theory and design of the airscrew, and in Part V the various aspects of the stability of the machine are discussed. The price of the book is 16s. net, and it is published by Mr Edward Arnold. J Another Zeppelin Down. -X accom™^^*7 commuf^^ states that British light forces, noit£dPZ^ by au"craft of the R.A.F. contingent, reconl " The Rr f w miaD °OaSt °n the morning of August nth. and a£ ™t ^elWfe, hTvily attacked by German aircraft wesulTn ^°atS falkd t0 return- With this exception a^SSJ K damaie ?r casualties. The aircraft attacked ft hri w ?^P n°-th Of the island of Ameland and destroyed 'ZS* down into the sea in flames from a great height." bomh^hg to,Dutch reP°rts the motor-boats were Sed by aer? aDeS< three bem8 sunk and «« other three bSs On^rCteen men were rescued by Dut<* torpedoS res^ti^T1113? SeaPiane was brouS«t down the crew SXffan? byf a,German destroyer. The Zeppelin is saidTh^rlJl nint° the Sea about seven mi'es from the coast SS^ir °ffiCially admittCd tbe 1OSS <?faa airshipT *»e Zeppelin Raid. ^ '-"-. ^ a on theFwLfiVf ^P611115 which attempted to raid Englandone which w of H Au?ust 5th not one reached the land. The Presf^n was destroyed has been described in the German.Cant *rZl°Hh& m°st valuable; it was commanded by anH K i • C ' WQO WaS nead °I ta ana had led many of the airship attacked the destroyed ZepPelinP fSf the^e is believed to achieve—after dropping its bombs—20,000 ft. But our aviators had^no difficulty in rising above her. She came down in flames about 40 miles off the coast at 10 o'clock at night, the attempt to cross the coast having been made about an hour earlier. Th.ere was no sign of any survivors, but it is believed the airships carried a complement of j.8 officers and men in addition to Capt. Strasser. . ..- . . *.- * Dutch Release Rescued British Officers. FIVE British airmen, Capt. H. Rampling, Lieuts. L. W. Wilson and L. C. Bower, and air-mechanics R. W. Wootton and H. B. May, who were rescued on August 2nd by a Dutch trawler in ip.e North Sea outside territorial waters, and were taken to Holland, have been released by the Dutch authorities. British Flyers in Holland. f - - DELAYED telegrams from Holland state that Sergt. Partridge died from wounds after landing in Dutch Fla nders. His companion.Sergt. Good.wasunhurt and went on July 26th to Groningen. Sergt. Partridge was wounded by a German shell which burst beneath the machine. On July 31st Lieut. L. W. C. Pearce and Sec. Lieut. Ob- server F. H. Bugge were forced to land at Valkenisse, near Walcheren, after bombing Zeebrugge locks, the water tank of their machine being damaged by a piece of shrapnel at a height of 1 • ~— *-~L 9'5
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