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OCTOBER 2, 1919 R80 to be Completed As was anticipated the airship R80, now under con struction by Messrs. Vickers (Ltd.) is to be completed. At the time when the Government stopped all work on rigid airships it was pointed out that as R80 was 95 per cent, completed, it would be cheaper to finish than to scrap, and this argument has apparently prevailed. Messis. Vickers are bringing back to their construction shed many of the men who were tem porarily diverted to other work, and it is hoped that R80 will be completed well before December. Wireless on the London—Paris Route THE Air Ministry makes the following announcement :— Wiieless communication has now been established between the civilian aerodromes at Hounslow (London) and Le Bourget (Paris). Messages can be transmitted between 6.45 a.m. and 7 p.m., Greenwich time. Wireless communication on this route is only available for "Air Service Messages" (viz. messages regarding the arrival and departure of aircraft, weather reports and urgent messages asking for assistance, etc.) Messages of a private or personal nature will not be trans mitted. Information as to the handing in and delivery of messages, etc., can be obtained from the Cival Aviation Traffic Officer at the aerodrome. Demobilising the W.R.A.F. ON September 1 there were in the W.R.A.F. 14,345 women, of whom 343 were on the Rhine, 657 in France and Flanders, and 13,345 'n England. Up to September 24 the numbers in England had been reduced to 3,298. The W.R.A.F.'s who have been doing duty with the Army of Occupation on the Rhine have been ordered home, and, of those in France and Flanders, some are returning at once, and others will be relieved as soon as skilled men are ready to be sent out. The Royal Air Force wishes it to be known that women wearing the well-known blue uniforms are not part of its establishment unless they are also wearing the badge marks. The demobilised W.R.A.F. is allowed to wear her unbadged uniform, and many of the girls are doing so. Air Raid Compensation THE Air Raid. Compensation Committee is dissolved, and the office at 13, Abchurch Lane, King William Street, E.C., will be closed as from next Wednesday. All corre spondence regarding the business of the committee should be addressed after that date to the War Risks Insurance Office, 53, Cornhill, E.C. Gift for Sheffield University AT the concluding meeting of the Institute of Metals at Sheffield University, Mr. W. H. Allen, a member of the Council of the Institute, presented to the University a complete nine-cylindered Le Rhone engine. In,making the presenta tion, Mr. Allen said it was fitting that the city which had produced the steel used in the making of the engine—of which 3,000 had been made by his firm—should possess a specimen of the finished product. Mr. Allen predicted that engineers would ultimately achieve their ambition to produce an engine developing one horse-power per pound of weight. Dr. Ripper, head of the Applied Science Department of the University, in accepting the gift, said that it would be to the students a striking example of inventive work and manipulative skill, as well as of the splendid work of the metallurgist. A " Round the World " Race AN ambitious competition is announced by the Aero Club of America in the shape of a race round the world. Competitors will be permitted to use as many machines as they like in the race, and may use dirigibles for all or any part of the course. In addition they will be allowed to use any other means of transport for making connections between aircraft to the extent of 10 per cent, of the total distance to be covered. Alternative routes will be given to com petitors for crossing the Atlantic and Pacific. A com mittee of experts, headed by Commodore Louis Beaumont, president of the Flying Officers' Club, Paris, will start on a tour round the world shortly to arrange the routes and landing places. It is stated that the prizes offered will aggregate ^200,000. Fokker's Property Seized FROM a statement issued by the Tax Office at Schwerin it appears that the property in Germany of the well-known aeroplane builder, M. Fokker, who is now staying in Ger many, has been seized, owing to. his failure to provide the 14,250,000 marks demanded by the taxation authorities as security against the exodus of capital from Germany. AERONAUTICAL SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED Abbreviations:—cyl.—cylinder; I.C.—lnternal combustion; rn. = motors. APPLIED FOR IN 1917 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. 19,130. H. LEITNER. Published October 2, 1919 Screw propellers. (131,933.) APPLIED FOR IN 1918 The numbers in brackets are. those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published October 2, 1919 5,248. E. R. CALTHROP. Parachutes. (131,939.) 5,619. A. MOND. Doping aeroplane, etc., fabrics. (r3r,090.) 7,730. R. F. S. VALERI. Screw propeller. (131,951.) 10,663. G. H. THOMAS and B. C. HUCKS. Starting aeroplane engines. (i3t,962.) rr,i49. D. J. MOONEY. Metal construction for aircraft. (131,969.) 11,979. A. V. ROE ANDCO. and R. CHADWICK. Hinged aerofoils. (131,975.) 12,271. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. Gyroscopic stabilisers. (131,979.) 12,524. G. B. HARRISON and A. L. RAWLINGS. Gyroscopic stabilisers. (131,987-) 12,622. G. A. ROSSITER. Gyroscopic compasses. (131,990.) 13,667. BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO. and H. BOOTH. Flying boats. (132,002.) 14,129. J. L. TRAVERS. Flying-boats. (132,012.) 14,133. C. H. DAVIES. Aircraft framework. (132,013.) 14,136. A. G. HERRING and W. J. GOODING. Screw propellers. (132,014.) 14.266. H. N. WYLIE. Metal aircraft members. (132,025.) 14.267. H. N. WYLIE. Metal struts for aircraft. (132,026.) 14,472. A. J. T. IRELAND. Metal airscrews. (132,040.) 14,515. S. DIGGLE. Aerial propellers. (132,043.) 14,624. C.J.LAKE. Hulls for hydro-aeroplanes, etc. (132,050.) 15,341 and 15,342. A. ANZANI. I.e. engines. (132,070 and 132,071.) 16,120. G. H. E. WHITEWAY. Landing devices for aircraft. (132,092.) 16,369. H. N. WYLIE. Connecting metal aircraft members. (132,094.) 19,646. D. J. MOONEY. Metal spars, longerons, etc. (132,124.) APPLIED FOR IN 1919 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published September 18, 1919 648. J. B. TUCKER. Devices for measuring speed of aircraft, etc. (131.536.) 7.495. A. G. POINTING. Facilitating movements of aeroplanes on the ground. (131,557.) Published September 25, 1919 12,726. H. MIDDLETON. Mechanical wings. (121,862.) Published October 2, 1919 720. D. J. MOONEY. Metal construction for aircraft. (132,153.) 1,182. Soc. DES MOTEURS SALMSON (CANTON-UNNE). I.C. engines. (132,154.) 6,635. G. CAPRONI. Multiplane flying-machines. (132,193.) 12,895. C.J.LAKE. Hulls for floats, etc. (132,215.) If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study "FLIGHT'S" Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages xliii, xliv, xlv, and xlvi). NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. 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