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MARCH II, 1920 ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Lectures.—Col. the Master of Sempill, A.F.C., will take the chair on the occasion of Maj. C. F. Abell's lecture on " Airship Machinery, Past Experience and Future Requirements," commencing at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, W.C. 2. The next lecture will take place on Wednesday evening, April 14, when Maj.-Gen. Sir W. Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C., will The chair will be taken by Maj. G. C. Tryon, Under-Secretary of State for Air, at 8 p.m.. at the Royal Society of Arts. Annual General Meeting.—Notices of resolutions which members may desire to move at the Annual General Meeting should be received by the Secretary not later than noon on Tuesday, March 16. Nominations of candidates for election to the Council, accompanied by a signification of read a paper. willingness to serve, must be received not later than noonon Tuesday, March 9. Annual Reports and Journals.—The following numbers ofthe early " Annual Reports" of the Society and of the Journal are missing from those available for sale. The Secre-tary would be glad to hear from any Members who may have copies for disposal. Annual Reports for the years :—1866,1867, 1874, 1883, 1884. Copies of the Journal for October, November, December, 1918, and January, 1919. The Library is now open for the use of Members, including Saturdays from 9.30 to 5 p.m. Student's Meetings.—Suggestions have been received thatit would be of interest to Student Members to arrange periodical informal meetings for discussion in the Society'sLibrary. The Secretary would be glad to hear from any Students interested in this suggestion. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, 7, Albemarle Street, W.i. Secretary. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY THE fifth meeting of the Society was held in the Engineering Laboratories on Wednesday, March 3, at 8.30 p.m., Mr. H. A. Mettam being in the chair, when a lecture was given by Mr. G. I. Taylor, M.A., F.RiS., F.R.Ae.S., Fellow of Trinity College, on " Aeronautical Experiments, 1914-15." Prior to the delivery of the lecture, a short business meeting was held to elect officers for the year 1920-21. Mr. H. A. Mettam, A.F.R.Ae.S., was elected President, and Mr. O. E. Simmonds was re-elected Secretary. The following members were elected to serve on the Committee :—Miss Chitty, A.F.R.Ae.S. (Newnham) ; Mr. I. A. J. Duff (Trinity Hall) ; Mr. C. G. Funnell (Sidney), Mr. R. T. Goodyear (Clare) and Mr. R. K. Muir (St. Catharine's). Mr. Taylor said that he intended to give .a brief outline of the work of " the odd jobs " department at the Royal Air- craft Establishment during the first two years of the War. He did not feel an apology was needed for the lecture, as what he intended to relate had not been previously published. Mr. Taylor then gave details of experiments which from time to time had been conducted at the R. A.E., and the humorous side of the work did not suffer in the least degree by the lecturer's treatment. He told tales of Pyestock chimney and the darts he was wont to drop from its top, of legs of mutton and ballistic pendulums used to test the force and penetration of the darts, and of cavalry officers who when they saw darts recently dropped from an aeroplane on the aerodrome, praised the fine shooting and waxed incredulous. Thousands of darts, he said, were sent overseas to the R.F.C., but were not used because they were deemed " inhumane and contrary to the uses of civilised warfare." Mr. Taylor then continued : " Gunpowder was deemed respectable on account of its long usage, but the force of gravity was in- humane and disreputable. Still, if used in conjunction with gunpowder, as in a howitzer, it was to be tolerated." The lecturer spoke of the early B.E. and F.E. machines, and of various experimental tests upon them, and closed by discussing the trailing of bombs from aeroplanes as a means of destroying airships. The Bombay-Karachi Aerial Mail IN connection with the discontinuance of the Bombay- Karachi air mail service the Times of India points out that the total loss on seven return journeys was Rs. 60,000 (^4,000). London Anti-Aircraft Stations THE London County Council has been informed by the War Department that orders have been issued for the clear- ance of all anti-aircraft stations. The present position in the metropolitan area is as follows :—The stations at Arch- bishop's Park, Battersea Park, Blackheath, Bostall Heath, Clapham Common, Clissold Park, Deptford Park, Eaglesfield, Finsbury Park, Hainault Forest, Hampstead Heath, High- bury Fields, Meath Gardens, Parliament Hill, Ruskin Park, Streatham Common, Victoria Park, Wandsworth Common, and Wormwood Scrubbs have been dismantled and cleared of buildings, except in the case of Eaglesfield, where the huts and fence remain. Concrete work and dibris still remain in every case. The station at Plumstead Common is being used as a stores depot. Alteration to Air Navigation Acts THE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice to Airmen (No. 21) :— "Amendments have been made to the Air Navigation Regulations, 1919, whereby Rule 10 (1) of Schedule VIII now reads:— " ' Every pilot of an aircraft departing from the United Kingdom shall,' etc., etc., instead of ' Every pilot of an aircraft carrying goods to any place outside the United Kingdom shall,' etc., etc. " Rule 10 (2) of Schedule VIII has been amended to read ' No pilot shall depart in any aircraft from the United King- dom,' etc., etc., instead of ' No pilot shall depart in any such aircraft from the United Kingdom,' etc., etc." Opening of Croydon Aerodrome THE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice to Airmen (No. 22):— " Directions have been issued by the Secretary of State for Air amending Schedule 8, paragraph 1 (1) of the Air Naviga- tion Regulations, 1919, by which from March 28, 1920, Croydon, Surrey, becomes an appointed aerodrome and Houns- low, Middlesex, is given up." This means that Croydon takes the place of Hounslow as the official air terminus for London. Prices of Aviation Spirit to Civilian AviatorsTHE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice to Airmen (No. 23) :—" The following prices for aviation spirit and lubricating oils issued at Government-owned aerodromes to civil aviationpilots are now in operation :— 'Per gall., exclusiveof container s.Aviation petrol (if tins are taken away, 3s. per tin will be charged)Motor spirit, grade 1 Motor spirit, grade 2Motor spirit, grade 3 Castrol R. lubrication oilOil, mineral, thick.... Oil, mineral, thickCastor oil, pure pharmaceutical Castor oil, treated" No issue of aviation spirit will be made unless the com- manding officer of the issuing unit is satisfied the spirit isintended solely for flying purposes. Motor spirit will be issued only in the case of utmost urgency." Aerial Lighthouse at LilleTHE Air Ministry has issued the following Notice to Airmen (No. 24) :— " In order to assist pilots flying on the route from Franceto Belgium via Valenciennes, a flashing lighthouse has been installed at Lille aerodrome, which is situated two milessouth-east of Lille in approximately lat. 50-37 N. Long. 13-6 E. of Greenwich. " The lighthouse is in operation every evening from sunsetto 8.30 p.m., and later if required. The signal flashed is a Morse code letter A (dot dash) every eight seconds." 3 • 3 3 3 . 10 4 4 9 9 8 8 7 6 38 8 5 7
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