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Flight, July 22, 1920 AIRCRAFTBNGINEEFL First Aero Weekly in the World ~ Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Projreaa of Aerial Locomotion a*4 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO OLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 604 (No. 30, Vol. XII.) JULY 22, 1920 THIRD SHOW NUMBER, ONE SHILLING. Flight Tk* Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Ofuis: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAT, W.C. 2 Tatagramt: Trndltur, Westeent, London. Telephone : Gerraid 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Poat Free Uaitod Kingdom .. 281. ad. Abroad 33s. od.* Than rates are snbjMt to any alteration found neaessary under abnormal conditions • MuropMH tuiscriptions must bt nmittcd in British currtnty CONTENTS Editorial Comment • PAGE The Aero Show .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 783 The First Hundred .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 790 An Air Line to Glasgow.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 790 The Aerial Derby .. .. .. ., \... .. ,. 790 The Aeroplane and the Law .. .. .. .. .. .. 792 Aerial " Nuisances" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 792 The Olympia Aero Show .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 793 Royal Aero Club, Official Notices 807 The Aerial Derby 808 The Blackburn Wing . 814 The Victors Airship R.80 815 Tne First Hundred 816 Air Ministry Competitions .. .. 819 Royal Aeronautical Society Notices .. .. .. .. .. 821 Personals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 821 Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 822 In Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 823 Honours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 824 The Royal Air Force 825 Models .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. 825 Sidewinds 826 | | ^N many ways the sixth Aero Show, |» which closed its doors to the public i^ i ldk I DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Cluh Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list : July 7 to Exhibition of Aircraft Paintings by Mr. 28 Geoffrey Watson, at Brook Street Art Gallery, 14, Brook Street, W., in Aid of R.A.F. Memorial Fund July 17 to 31 Seaplane Contests at Antwerp July 24 ... Aerial Derby at Hendon Aug. 3 ... Air Ministry Competition (Large and Small Type Aeroplanes) Aug. 28 & 29 Schneider International Race, Venice Sept. 1 ... Air Ministry Competition (Seaplanes) Sept. ... International aviation week (with competi- tions) at Brescia. Italy Sept. 8, 9 Federation Aeronautique Internationale Con- and 10 ference, Geneva Sept. 27 to Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, France Oot. 2 Oot. 23 ... Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Indianapolis, U.S.A. p on Tuesday, constitutes a landmark in • the history of British aviation. Not only was it the first to be held since the end of the Great War, but it possessed an historical interest which no other exhibition of the kind ever has in the past, or can in the future. It demonstrated six years of progress such as can never be made in any like period, unless, The which Heaven forbid, it be under the Aero Show impetus of a similar upheaval to the last. Indeed, it is doubtful if even another great war could bring in its train so much of real progress as the last, because in 1914 men were still groping more or less in the dark for the solution of what we may call fundamental problems, which the early days of the War brought and made the rest simply a matter of developing their logical conse- quences. Progress there would undoubtedly be. Progress has even been made in more than one direction alread 7 under the influence of peace require- ments, but it would be too much to expect as much as was gained under the intensive requirements of war. The fact is that the gap between the Show of 1913 and that of 1920 is not to be measured in terms of time elapsed, and to imagine that any tale of progress of a corresponding nature will be found in 1927 would be to invite disappointment. Therefore, as we say, the late exhibition possessed qualities of interest which were all its own and will never be rivalled. That being so, we cannot but regret that the public interest taken in the Show fell far short of anticipations. We were frankly of opinion that people would flock to see it in their thousands. During the War the public imagination was captured by the Flying Service to a far greater extent than by any other arm of the fighting forces of the Crown. It was new, for one thing, and that which is new appeals with greater force than that which has become familiar by use. Then, it grew to enormous dimensions, and there was scarcely a family in the land which had not at least one member serving in its ranks. Also, it was the one branch of fighting activity which was brought forcibly home to the ,/•
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