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DECEMBER 18, 1919 SIDE-WINDS DURING the week ending December 10, there were 34 passengers and 1,245 *DS- OT freight carried on the H.P. London-Paris service, and on nearly every day inclement weather had to be contended with. In order to protect the pilots of the Handley Page commercial aeroplanes, cowlings, containing Triplex safety glass, are being built over the cockpit to afford protection from the rain and wind storms constantly encountered on the Continental air-ways during the winter months. On the London-Paris air service between September 2 and December 10, 1919, 613 passengers and 13,601 lbs. of goods have been carried, the total distance covered being 33,350 miles. On December 9 Sir George Noble flew to Paris (for the third time) in a Handley Page commercial aeroplane. ON the London-Brussels service nine passengers and 434 lbs. of freight were carried. On December 4, Capt. W. L. Hope and Lieut. Mcintosh, flying two Handley Page commercial aeroplanes carrying passengers from Brussels, encountered a severe thunderstorm soon after reaching the English coast. The machine passed through the storm and landed safely. 244 passengers and 25,249 lbs. of freight have been carried on the London-Brussels air service during the period extend ing between September 26 and December 10, 1919 ; a distance of 18,380 miles having been covered. FROM Messrs. North and Sons, whose name is a house hold word in connection with the Watford speedometer, we learn that the Rolls-Royce engines fitted to the Vickers- Vimy machine which has just accomplished the first flight to Australia, were fitted with their " Watford " magneto. It may be recalled that Sir John Alcock's machine, which crossed the Atlantic, was also fitted with Watford magnetos. AFTER giving all due praise to the magnificent performance of pilots and mechanics in the epoch-making flight from London to Australia, a word or two should be said for the landing gear that made this performance possible, necessi tating as it did halts at improvised aerodromes and landing grounds between London and Australia. " The Vickers- Vimy " was fitted with four 900 mm. by 200 mm. Palmer landing wheels, or, to put it in language better understood by the man-in-the-street, four wheels shod with Palmer cord tyres 3 ft. high, and 8 ins. cross section. All landings on this long flight were made without a single hitch, the various stages being reeled off with clock-like precision. Hounslow to Melbourne makes a very big line on the map, and we look forward to the circumnavigation of the globe at not a very distant date by a British machine,. The Palmer Tyre, Ltd., have every confidence that Palmer landing wheels and tyres will play an equally successful part. MESSRS. C. C. WAKEFIELD AND CO.'S organisation in con nection with the England-Australia flight was completeness itself. They had supplies of Castrol " R " at every stopping place, and Capt. Ross Smith was thus enabled to replenish his tanks without delay—a very important detail. Wake field's have every reason to feel proud of their association with the latest and greatest feat in aviation. IT is noteworthy that the Rolls-Royce engines on the Vickers-Vimy piloted by Capt. Ross Smith, M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C., from London to Australia, were fitted with the Claudel- Hobson carburettor, which, it may be recalled, also played its part in the Transatlantic flight of Capt. Sir John Alcock. Another interesting event recently brought to a close, the 10,000-mile test of a 16 h.p. Sunbeam car running on benzole, provided proof of Claudel-Hobson efficiency and economy, an average mileage of 24 57 miles per gallon being obtained. THAT capital road-lovers' quarterly published by Messrs. Heath-Robinson and Birch, Ltd., called '' Out and Away," introduced itself to us three months ago, with so fine a first number that wiseacres said, " Humph ! this is too good to last! " They were wrong. The second issue is a material improvement upon the first, and whether one most likes fine writing or fine drawing, the lore of the highway or the quaint conceits of leading humorous artists, " Out and Away " will please. It is really a splendid half-crown's- worth. COMPANY MATTERS Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. PRESIDING at the general meeting of the company on December 9, Mr. G. Holt Thomas, chairman, in the course of his speech said " The attention of the directors has naturally been devoted for a long time past to the consideration of filling our large factories with " post-War products," whilst maintaining to its fullest extent the Aircraft Design and Experimental Departments, which we have created in the interests of the nation. With this object in view, a long time ago, we sent experts to America to study the mass production of motor bodies, and now our main factories at Hendon are being reorganised in order to cope with the great demand for motor bodies on standardised lines. From the orders and inquiries in hand we do not anticipate any difficulty in entirely filling our factories. "It has now been decided to capitalise our large reserves and rearrange the capital of the company in such a way as to bring in the new working capital, which will enable the company to proceed with its post-War work, and at the same time maintain its reputation, which is world-wide, in aircraft design. The method of procedure is now having the con sideration of the directors, and will probably take the form of an increase of the ordinary shares of the company, in which case the preference shareholders will be given an opportunity to participate." After the formal passing of the accounts, which showed, after allowing for taxation, including excess profits duties, a net profit for the year of £119,652, and after declaration of the dividend, a balance of £207,680 to be carried forward to next year, the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the directors and staff. E H H 3 AERONAUTICAL SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED A bbmiaiions :—cyl. — cylinder ; I.C. » internal combustion ; m = motor* APPLIED FOR IN 1918 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published December 18, 1919 12,791. A. H. RYAN. Rotary motors. (135,229.) 13,600. R. F. S. VALERI. Manufacture of ply-wood screw propellers. (135,231) 17,062. E. R. CALTHROP. Parachutes. (135,245.) 18,580. BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO. and D. T. MORGAN. Rudder bars. (135,254.) 18,758. W. H. TRIPP and W. D. MCLAREN. I.C. engines for aircraft. (135,263.) 18,826. W. H. HENDERSON. Automatic control of aircraft by gyroscopes. (135,267.) APPLIED FOR IN 1919 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc Published December ir, 1919 7,306. W. D. ODDV. Propellers. (135,104.) 10,704. BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO. and R. BLACKBURN. Silencing devices for aircraft engines. (135,119.) a a a a 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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates:— 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 liil, liv, lv and lvi). UNITED KINGDOM 3 Months, Post Free. S ,, „ 12 „ ... 5. 7 28 ABROAD* 3 Months, Post Free. 6 u .. > 12 s. 8 16 33 d. 3 6 o These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under War conditions. * European subscription must b$ remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable <• the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring "FLIGHT" from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as about. 1636
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