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MAY 29, 1919 SIDE-WTN1QS ICHT MR. E. S. ANDREWS, B.SC Eng., has resigned his appoint ment as Technical Officer under the Air Ministry, and entered into partnership with Major J. Harold Beaumont, a registered patent agent,^it 29, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. 2., for the joint practice of consulting engineering and patents work. Both partners were for many years before the war members of the Examining Staff of His Majesty's Patent Office. THE Manchester Office of the Hoffmann Manufacturing Company, Ltd., has been removed to Cleveland Buildings, 94, Market Street, Manchester (Telegraphic address : " Mann- hoff, Manchester " ; Telephone number : 2761 City), where there will be found a staff of trained engineers competent to advise clients as to the most suitable size and type of beamg for any work in which they may be interested. The office will also carry emergency stocks of Hoffmann bearings which can be drawn upon in case of urgency. THE Patent Butted Tube Co., Ltd., ask that all correspon dence and enquiries should now be addressed to their new offices at their works at Redfern Road, off Kings Road, Tysley. The postal address is Patent Butted Tube Co., Ltd., Hay Hall Works, Hay Mills, Birmingham. The 'phone call is Acocks Green, 207, while telegrams should be addressed— Butted, Birmingham. M. ESNAULT-PELTERIE, who is resigning the presidency of the French Society of Aircraft Constructors will probably be succeeded by M. Louis Breguet. AT last there is to be a real auction sale of aeroplanes, 15 being down for disposal under the hammer at the sale which Messrs. Norbury-Smith and Co. will hold on June 2 at the No. 1 Aircraft Salvage Depot for the Disposal Board. RESETTLEMENT THERE are many officers and men of the R.A.F., who are demobilised or are about to be demobilised In order to assist those who are undecided or are seeking advice as to their prospects in civil life, the Editor has, arranged for an expert, with wide experience of service, industrial and educational conditions, to give advice to those who may solicit it through the medium of this Journal. Applications, which must be in writing, should be marked Resettlement, and addressed to the Editor, FLIGHT, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. They will be dealt with in these columns, as far as possible, in rotation W.S., EX-FLIGHT SERGT. (Rigger).^In spite of your excellent record you may experience great difficulty in finding employment in civilian aviation. It is largely a matter of supply and demand. WTe think you will be best advised to resume your pre-War occupation and await pro gress in commercial aviation. You should watch the " Situa tions Vacant " columns in this journal ; for example, in last- week's issue (Mav 22, 1919), Messrs. Handley Page, Ltd., Cricklewood, N.W. 2, advertised for aerodrome fitters and riggers. When applying for a situation you should give details of your experience, such as the particular machines with which you are familiar, your age, etc. J.J.S., EX-RIGGER.—Models are not required when patent ing an invention. The idea can be described and illustrated by engineering drawings. A fee of £1 has to be paid on making application to the Patent Office (25, Southampton Buildings, W.C.) for provisional protection of an invention. When a complete specification is filed, a fee of £3 is payable. A further fee of £1 is incurred on the application to have the patent sealed. The following fees have to be paid subse quently : 5th year, £5 ; 6th year, £6 ; 7th year, £7 ; 8th year, £8 ; 9th year, £9 ; and so on. With regard to the possibilities of employment as a rigger in civilian aviation see reply to W.S. above. H THE B B STILL" B ENGINE A GOOD deal of speculation has been rife of late concerning the new engine which has been given such prominent notice in the daily press. Details of this mysterious prime mover were revealed for the first time on Monday of this week, during the reading of a paper before the Royal Society of Arts by Mr. Frank E. D. Acland, M.Inst.C.E. From the fact that the Hon. Sir Charles A. Parsons, K.C.B., was to preside at the meeting, it was deduced that the new engine, which is of British origin and called the " Still " after the name of its inventor, was of a revolutionary nature, and its introduction an epoch-marking event. Perhaps it may prove to be all this—but not to the motor industry, we think. Apparently the engine in question is compounded of two existing types—the internal combustion engine and the B B United States Army and the Industry IT has already been made clear by the United States War Department "that the necessity of keeping aviation going on a sound footing is realised, and it is understood that the United States Secretary of War is considering a scheme by which orders for at least 500 machines of the latest types may be given to American manufacturers. United States to Build Rigids FROM an announcement made in Washington it appears that the United States Naval authorities are preparing to spend about £2,000,000 in experiment with rigid airships for use in conjunction with the Navy. Mr. Daniels, the Secretary to the Navy, says that the Government must consider dirigibles purely from the standpoint of their value as adjuncts to the Navy and leave their development for com mercial purposes to others. Another Visitor from the United States MAJOR BENEDICT CROWELL, the United States Assistant Secretary for War, is on his way to Europe with a number of experts with a view to collecting information which will enable the Government at Washington to encourage the United States aircraft industry so that in the event of the nation having to go to war again it shall not be m the same predicament as when it joined the Allies. Major Crowell proposes to consult the Air Ministries of Great Britain, France and Italy. steam engine-^—for it is stated that the power stroke of the piston is derived from the combustion of liquid fuel in the main cylinder, while the return stroke of the piston is effected by the expansion of steam below the piston. The only new or unusual principle involved is that in this case the steam is generated by the heat lost in the exhaust gases, and to the cylinder walls during the power stroke. By this means some of the energy lost as heat is reclaimed, the saving being stated to amount to as much as a 25 per cent, fuel economy. The system seems to be particularly applicable to large stationary engines using heavy fuels, especially engines of the Diesel type, but would appear to have little applicability to the petrol engine of the type used for cars and aero planes. B B Aerial " Black Maria " DAYTON police are claiming to be the first to really use an aeroplane for the purpose of transporting a prisoner. Police Inspector Yendes flew over to Indianapolis in a machine piloted by Mr. Harry Walhon, and flew back with a prisoner, Robert T. Tamplin, who was accused of embezzlement. Ex-R.A.F Officers' City Club PROGRESS has now been made in connection with the Club for ex-pilots, observers and ground officers of the R.A.F. in the City, and Capt. Bentham, Mr. L. Guyer, Major O. Modin, D.S.C., and Capt. S. J. Read have been elected to the Committee. Mr. E. W. Roberts, who has been appointed Hon. Secretary, will be pleased to give further particulars to anybody interested if they will write to him at the Ex-R.A.F. Officers'City Luncheon Club, 1, Royal Exchange Avenue, London, E.C. 3. Aerial Insurance Now that the question of insurance of machines, passen gers, pilots, goods, etc., is so very much to the fore, we shall be pleased to receive enquiries from companies or individuals interested in the subject, with a view to arranging rates, etc., under Lloyd's policies. Enquiries should be addressed to F. King and Co., Ltd., agents for aeronautical, motor and general insurance, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, who are in a position to quote the lowest market rates. 721
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