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1920
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It is to be hoped that others will come forward with sugges- tions for reducing the cost of rigid airship construction; and let us not be satisfied until we can produce a serviceable ship of present-dayproportions for avery considerable amount less than the price which we saw published in various papers recently. Trade unionism and labour generally could do much in effecting this much reduced cost, by lending every assistance to APRIL 15, 1920 employers to obtain maximum output in minimum time. Great stimulus is needed at the present time if airship build- ing is to continue and become popular. It is therefore the duty of everyone engaged in this industry to give of his abilities to the fullest extent. If this is done, -there is no reason why this country should not lead the way in one of the world's greatest new industries. ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Election of Members.—The following members were elected in the various grades, as shown, at a Council Meeting held on March 16 :— Fellows.—G. Tilghman Richards. Associate Fellows.—B. Campbell, C. I. R. Campbell, D. H. Kennedy, Miss R. D. Lang, J. S. Nicholson, W. E. Nuttall, M. H. Spencer, H. S. Wildeblood. Members.—R. R. G. Adams, D. C. S. Evill, H. S. Wicks, E. C. Vivian. Associate Member.—F. W. Verry. .~;j;:. 4> Students.—T. A. Kirkup, E. H. Mansbridge. Transactions.—The second volume in the Transactions of the Royal Aeronautical Society is now available, and copies may be obtained at the Society's offices, price 5s. each. The paper is entitled " Position Fixing in Aircraft During Long Distance Flights over the Sea," the authors being Instructor- Cmdr. T. Y. Baker, R.N., and Maj. L. N. G. Filon, Fellow. Affiliated Societies.—An application for affiliation from the Cambridge University Aeronautical Society has been acceded to. Lectures.—Maj. G. C. Tryon, M.P., late Under-Secretary of State for Air, will preside at Sir Sefton Brancker's lecture on " Aerial Transport from the Business Point of View," on Wednesday evening, April 28. Air League.—Pending confirmation at the next Council meeting, the Chairman, Air-Commodore R. K. Bagnall Wild, and the Vice-Chairman, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. M. Ruck, will represent the Society on the Committee of the Air League. Donations.—The Council desire gratefully to acknowledge the gift of lantern slides of the R.A.F. engines from the Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farn- borough. Meetings.—The next meeting of the Lectures and Publica- tions Committee will be held in the Society's offices at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. A Council meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on the same day, when preliminary nominations of candidates for the office of Chairman for the year commencing in October will be received. International Aero Show.—In response to a request from the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, the patronage of the Society has been accorded to the forthcoming Inter- national Aero Show at Olympia in July next. It is hoped to arrange for a room to be provided for the use of members during the Show. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, 7, Albemarle Street, W. 1. Secretary. The Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup IN connection with the competition for the Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup which is to be held at an aerodrome near Paris from Monday, September 27, to Saturday, Octo- ber 2, the Aero Club of France is arranging a number of other events so that the meeting will be an " aviation week." The Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race ' FOR this year's competition for the Gordon-Bennett International Balloon Trophy, which is to be held at Indian- apolis on October 22, France and Italy have entered teams of two each and England and Belgium one each. The United States Save entered a full team of three. - ,„_-; . - v. _• • U.S.A. Naval Developments AMONG the plans^ of the aviation department of the United States Navy are one which calls for the building of two nine-engined triplane flying-boats—much larger than the N.C class—-and another for the construction of the biggest and fastest airship in the world. The latter is to be built in sections at Philadelphia, and erected in a hangar which is now being built at Lakehurst, L.I. Service Aircraft in U.S. THE Government Departments in the United States have agreed that aircraft provided by the Army and manned by Army personnel are to be designated " Army aircraft " ; those provided by the Navy and manned by Navy personnel are to be known as " Navy aircraft " ; while those provided by the Navy and manned by Marine personnel will be called "Marine aircraft." Science in the Air PROFESSOR DAVID TODD, head of the Department of Astronomy at Amherst College, and Maj. Leo Stevens are making arrangements to carry out a series of balloon ascents in the States with the object of conducting astronomical, meteorological and pathological observations at 10,000 ft., 25,000 ft., 45,000 ft. and 50,000 ft. The balloon they will use will have a capacity of 140,000 cub. ft., and the car will be equipped with an elaborate installation of observing and recording instruments, as well as special apparatus, to enable the work to be carried out at high altitudes. ._.•_•„_--. ;. Helium Gas in the U.S. ' A joint Army-Navy Board has been formed by the United States War and Navy Departments for the purpose of co- ordinating the various activities in connection with helium gas. The Board also includes a representative of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of the#lnterior. A 500 Passenger 'Bus IN the course of a speech at a recent banquet at New York, Signor Caproni is stated to have announced that he had prepared the plans for a'giant machine, of 12,000 h.p., capable of carrying 500 persons ! ... • .-- :-•-.;.. OOOOOOO A group of mem- bers of the Cam- bridge University Aeronautical Society, secured on the occasion of their visit ^to the Royal' Air- craft Establish- ment , Farn- borough,recently. OOOOOOO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 418
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