FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1920
1920 - 0930.PDF
AUGUST 26, 1920 Three-quarter front view of the Fokker V-45 The following table gives the main characteristics of the machine :— Length overall .. ..37 ft. Span .. .. .. .. 42 ft. 10 ins. - Area 45*isq. ft. Weight empty ,. .. 2,640 lbs. Weight f ully loaded Climb Maximum speed Radius of action Load per sq.. ft. Load per h.p. 4,180 lbs. 13,200 ft. in 45 minutes. 93 m.p.h. 744 miles. 9-3 lbs. - 22-6 lbs. ; PURCHASE OF DISCHARGE FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE THK Air Ministry announces :— The following rates have been established as those which shall be paid by airmen who are permitted to purchase their discharge from the Royal Air Force :— ; (i) Recruits (airmen or boys) with less than three months' service .. .. .. .. .. 20 (ii) Boys and airmen who entered as boys, who have been, or are being, trained in the Royal Air Force for a trade in Group I or for a trade in Group II the equiva- lent of which in civil life would have involved the serving of an apprenticeship .. .. .. .. .. 100 (iii) Boys, and airmen entered as boys, who have been trained or are being trained in the Royal Air Force in a trade in Group II the equivalent of which in civil life would not have involved an apprenticeship .. .. 60 (iv) Airmen entered as semi-skilled men whose train- ing was continued in the Air Force in any of the trades in either Group I or II .. .. .. .. 60 (v) Airmen (including boys) entered and trained in the Navy, Army or Air Force and subsequently placed in Group A.B.C. or D. of the R.A.F. Medical Service .. 60 I 35 (vi) All other airmen, and airmen serving in Class " E " of the Royal Air Force Reserve J| .. The trades in Group II which in civil life would involve an apprenticeship are shown below: Balloon basket maker, electrician, machinist, carpenter, coach-painter, sheet-metal worker, tinsmith. The above amounts may be reduced in certain circumstances by authority of the Air Council, provided that such reduction does not exceed 50 per cent, of the total sum payable. Applications by Relatives.—Applications by parents or guardians in respect of boys should be made by letter, giving the fullest possible particulars of the circumstances in which the application is made, addressed to: The Secretary, Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. Applications sub- mitted by boys on their own behalf will not be considered. Applications by relatives of serving airmen should be made' by letter, giving the fullest information of the circumstances in which the application is made, addressed to the officer commanding the unit in which the airman is serving. Applications by Reservists.—Applications from airmen who are serving in the Reserve should be submitted to the Officer i/c Records, Royal Air Force, Blandford, J3 or set. <3> <$> THE INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS NOTICES Council met on August Notices Council.—TheAugust 17. Elections,Commdr. AssociateNoorduyn. McDowall, N. W. Jackson; E. S. R.*Thorne (all nominated for Inter- mediate Examination) ; J. C. C.Taylor (nominated for Pilots' Examination). Student: Chaucer Wood. Branches.—The rules for the issue of charters for the forma-tion of foreign, colonial and provincial branches of the Insti- — Member : V. N. Bieg, Member 1 R. Associates : J. Lieut.- U.S.N. B. C. L. W. tute, proposed by the Branches Committee, have been ratified by the Council. Lectures.—Arrangements are being made for the following lectures to be delivered during the months of October and November respectively :—" The Structure of Steels," by Col. N. T. Bolaiew, C.B. ; and " The Education Act of 1918," by S. T. G. Andrews, Esq., B.Sc. (Eng.), M.I.Ae.E. \ Papers.—During the winter session meetings will be arranged for the delivery of short papers, as distinct from lectures. Members who have subjects for discussion at such meetings are invited to send a brief outline of the points they have to bring forward. DOUGLAS SHAW, J'.'i|v'-.\:!J^V"'--•"•;"-: --';*"• '--:ir-: '•;_ --• Secretary Polish Staff Thanks Aviators THB communiquS issued by the Polish General Staff on August 18, dealing with the opening of the advance against the Bolshevists, concluded : " The Commander-in- Chief records with gratitude the intense and fruitful activitiesof the squadrons of the Third Flying Division, commanded by Major Fauntleroy. On the 16th these squadrons carriedout 49 flights, which were most effective in holding up the advance of the enemy." 932
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
