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MARCH 25, 1920 IKe Royal £Iero Clci of the United Kii\gdoi OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ' THE Annual General Meeting will be held at the ClubPremisesr 3, Clifford Street, London, W., on Tuesday, March 30, 1920, at 6 o'clock. AGENDA 1. Chairman's Report. 2. Election of Committee. The following Members have been nominated for the nine vacancies on the Committee :— " Brig.-Gen. The Duke of Atholl, K.T., M.V.O., D.S.O. Maj.-Gen. Sir Sefton Brancker, K.C.B. Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall. Mr. G. B. Cockburn. Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E. Lieut.-Col. J. t. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P. < Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B.Group-Capt. C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F. Mr. A. Mortimer Singer. The number of candidates nominated for election to theCommittee not exceeding the number of vacancies, no ballot paper is being issued. 3. To elect Vice-President and Council for the ensuing year. Notice In order to facilitate the re-decorating of the Club Premises, the Dining Room and Bedrooms will be closed from Good Friday, April 2, to Easter Monday, April 5, 1920, inclusive. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. R.A.F. CADETSHIPS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION THE Air Ministry announces that a Royal Air Force Cadet College Entrance Examination will be held on June 22, 1920, and following days. A number of cadetships at the Royal Air Force College will be open to competition at this examination. This number will not be less than 25, inclusive of King's Cadets, King's India Cadets and Honorary King's Cadets, and will include the award of two prize cadetships. Candidates must have attained the age of 17\ and not have attained the age of 19 on July I, 1920, the only exception being in the case of a candidate who— (a) Was serving on January 1, 1920 (or who had served prior to that date), in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Regular Army, Royal Air Force, Special Reserve, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, Militia, Territorial Force, or in the Forces of the Overseas Dominions ; or (6) Was serving on March 1, 1919 (or who had served prior to that date), in the Senior Division of the Officers Training Corps : and who, in addition to fulfilling the above conditions, is recommended by his commanding officer as suitable in all respects for appointment to a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force, in which case the upper limit of age will be 21. Candidates must apply .in writing to the Civil Service Commission, Burlington Gardens, London, W. 1, for forms of application, and the forms should be completed and for- warded to the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, not later than May 6 next. No application received later than May 20 will be accepted under any circumstance's. The competition will be conducted in accordance with the Provisional Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Cadet) College (F.S. Publication 121), which may be obtained from His Majesty's Stationery Office, Imperial House, Kings- wav, W.C. 2. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF AEROPLANE DESIGN " THERE has been no lack of text-books dealing with the theory and practice of aeroplane design, but a great many of them have been marred by errors resulting from either care- less or too hasty compilation, or by neglect of proof-reading, ""which is as important—especially where technical works are concerned—as the actual writing in the first instance. It is largely as a consequence of this failing that many of the volumes which have been produced have not attained that success which undoubtedly awaits a really sound and reliable text-book. So far, one of the best which has come to hand is that which has been written by Mr. S. T. G. Andrews, B.Sc, and Mr. S. F. Benson, B.Sc, for Messrs. Chapman and Hall's " Directly Useful " series. Not only have they taken very great pains themselves to keep their writing free from error, but in their endeavour to ensure absolute accuracy they have had the proofs read by three highly-qualified ex- perts. The authors set themselves the task of writing a book which should be found really useful by designers, aero- nautical draughtsmen and students, and they appear to have achieved their purpose admirably. Not only so, but they have produced a work which contains a very great deal of interest to the general reader. The plan of the book is a logical one, the first chapter dealing with " principles of design," while the succeeding chapters treat of the materials of design ; the properties of aerofoils ; stresses and strains in 'aeroplane components ; design of wings ; resistance and streamlining ; design of the fuselage ; the chassis ; the air- screw ; stability ; control surfaces ; performance, and so to the thirteenth chapter, on " the general lay-out of machines," in which the actual process of designing a machine is out- lined. The book concludes with a chapter summarising the general trerid of aeroplane design and a useful diagram illus- trating aeroplane nomenclature. While the authors have succeeded admirably in setting forth their information in simple and easily understood language, they have recognised the helpfulness of sketches, diagrams and illustrative examples to those making practical use of the text-book, and they have, therefore, not stinted these aids to acquiring knowledge, many of the sketches show- ing constructional methods, etc., being culled from the pages of FLIGHT. As we have indicated above, the book is one which should find its place on the bookshelf of those who are taking up the study of aeroplane design. In view of the constant use to which it will be put, we are glad to notice that it is printed on good paper, and strongly bound. The book is published by Messrs. Chapman and Hall at 15s. bd. net., and it can be obtained from FLIGHT offices at 16s. post free. Prince Albert in Downing Street PRINCE ALBERT, attended by Flight-Commander feeuis Greig, lunched with the Prime Minister at 10, Downing Street on March 18. There were also present Capt. Guest, Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, Sir Robert Home, and Sir P. Sassoon. R.A.F. Commands Combined THE two R.A.F. area commands-—Northern and Southern —will be combined as from April 1 under the title " Inland Area " command, with headquarters at Hillingdon House, Uxbridge. Air Vice-Marshal Sir J. M. Salmond, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., C.V.O., now in charge of the Southern Area, will command the Inland Area. Australian Flyers in India ~: LIEUTS. MACINTOSH AND PARER on their Airco machine reached Karachi on March 8 and reported having met with frequent sandstorms on the flight from Chahbar between Karachi and Bandar Abbas. They were at Allahabad on the 12th, and Calcutta on the 14th. Capt. Matthews, having flown to Delhi on his Sopwith Wallaby, has been detained there with a broken propeller. ... ••-•.-
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