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1920
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MARCH 4, 10.20 Alert and alive as ever, the Sopwith Aviation and Engineering Co., Ltd., of Kingston, when at the conclusion of hostilities Government aircraft orders dropped off, turned their immediate attention to the next best thing to keep their stupendous establishment going, to act as a flywheel for their energies until such time as civil flying should have grown to proportions commensurate with those of military aviation. This energy took the form of devoting a portion of their plant to the making of the A.B.C. motor bicycle, and the accompanying photograph, a portion of the Sopwith erecting shop, shows in a very graphic manner the progress that has already been made in this direction. It is to be noted that it is not intended that the Sopwith company's activities in connection with the manufacture of motor cycles shall in any way interfere with the aviation side of its business, to which its energies naturally are primarily devoted COMPANY MATTERS The Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. IT is announced that arrangements have been completed for the amalgamation of the Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd , with the Birmingham Small Arms Co., Ltd. It is not intended that the former company, of which Mr. G. Holt Thomas is the founder, chairman and managing director, shall disappear. Jts identity will be wholly maintained, and the manufacture of Airco (De H.) aeroplanes will be continued as previously. Vickers, Ltd. THE directors of Vickers, Ltd., announce that the final dividends for 1919 of 7.\ per cent, on the preferred 5 per cent, stock (less tax), i\ per cent, on the 5 per cent, preference shares (less tax) and of i\ per cent, on the cumulative pre- ference shares (free of tax up to 65. in the £), will be paid on March 25, 1920. An Aeroplane Machine Gun - " ; '•--.'• BEFORE the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors last week, Maj. George Hazelton, late of the R.A.F., entered a claim in respect of an invention for quickening the rate of fire of a Vickers machine-gun. ~~ Sir Ernest Wild, K.C., for the claimant, said that the in- vention was mainly used on aeroplanes' machine-guns, and increased the rate of fire from 500 rounds per minute to 1,000 rounds per minute. The Government had ordered 50,000 sets, of which 27,000 had been supplied. Maj. Hazelton's device had been described as the most meritorious aerial gunnery invention during the War, and if an award were made on its merits he would be satisfied. Maj. Hazelton said that on one occasion a rate of fire of 1,385 rounds per minute was obtained. Maj. Harold Balfour, R.A.F., who had brought down 15 German machines, said that the use of the gear in aerial fighting increased the chances of a pilot by 100 per cent. Mr. Trevor Watson said that the Treasury admitted the invention, and they did net suggest that it was part of the claimant's duty to invent. The decision of the Commission will be given later. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study " FLIGHTS " Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages xxix, xxx, xxxi and xxxii). AERONAUTICAL PATENTS PUBLISHED Abbrev.atioru,:—cyl. = cylindei ; l.C = infernal conibustun ; m. = motors APPLIKD FOR IN 1918 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will beprinted and abridged, etc. i Published March 4, 1920 16,003. F. H. PAGE. Elevator, etc., for aircraft control. (138,381.) APPLIED FOR IN 1«19 The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. Published March 4, 1920 882. W. G. TARRANT. Aeroplane wings. (138,401.) 7,608. J. ROBERTSON. Rotary engines, etc. (138,481.) 7,897. J. H. KENNERLEY and A. AND E. DAVENPORT Rotary engines. (138,484.) 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 raUs:— UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 1 j 6 „ „ .. 14 1 12 „ ,, .. 28 2 ABROAD* *. d 3 Months, Post Free.. 9 3 6 , 166 12 „ „ .. 33 ° These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under war conditions. * European subscriptions m*tf bt nmitUd in British currmey. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to 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 «* above. 278
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