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1920
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Flight, September 23, 1920 RENGINEEFL *; First Aero Weekly in the World . ^ ,- Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 613 (No. 39, Vol. XII.) SEPTEMBER 23, 1920 [""Weekly, Price 6dL Post free, 7d» FligKt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free :United Kingdom .. 30s. Ad. Abroad 33s. od.m These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormalconditions and to increases in postage rates * European subscriptions mutt be remitted in British currency ',•".•- CONTENTS Editorial Comment . PAGE Air Transport Development .. .. .. .. .. .. 1009 Are We Being Left Behind ? 1010 The Air Congress .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 1010 Canadian Government Enterprise .. .. .. .. .. 1010 The Specification .. .. ., .. .. .. 1012 The Air Conference, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1012 The Air Ministry Seaplane Competition .. .. .. .. .. 1013 Aircraft for Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1022 Federation Aeronautique Internationale .. .. .. .. .. 1024 Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices .. .. .. .. 1025 Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. 1026 The Royal Air Force .. 1028 Models.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1030 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list : Sept. ... Air Ministry Amphibian competition, Felix- stowe and Mar tie sham Sept. 28 ... Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, France Oct. 7 ... Lecture on "Civil Aviation," by air F.H.Sykes Oct. 8,9,10 A.C.F. Meeting: at Buc Oct. 12, 13 Air Ministry Conference, Council Chamber, and 14 Guildhall Oct. 21 ... Lecture, "A Comparison of the Flying Qualities of Single and Twin - Engine d Aeroplanes," by Squadron-Leader R. H. Hill Oct. 23 ... Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Indianapolis, U.S.A. Oct. or Nov. U.S. National Aeroplane Race (New York to San Francisco) Nor. 1 ... FJjBt Open Competition for R.A.F. Boy Mechanics AirTransport Development the style of " The Air Post o*. Banks, Ltd.," a new and ambitious • enterprise is announced for the devel- opment of air transport between this country and abroad. It is under- stood that one of the principal objects of the new company is the carriage - of valuable securities for the London and Continental banks, while arrangements are being made for what is described as an ultra-rapid transport service for passengers and goods by air, steamship, motor and rail. Daily all-weather services to Paris and beyond are projected, and the scheme seems to be one for a general linking up of all means of transport. That is to say, the passenger who has Cairo as his goal can go by air to Paris, where another machine will take him on to Neuchatel. From thence to Milan he can proceed by rail, and there take ito the air again as far as Bologna, the remainder of his journey being made by train to Brindisi, from whence he will go by steamer to Alexandria, completing the . trip by way of the Egyptian railways. All this at-. the moment sounds somewhat involved, and there- may be some who may doubt whether things have got sufficiently forward as yet to ensure success. •• "But before we pronounce upon this side of the question we must recollect that aerial communications are still in their first infancy, and that before very long the traveller will actually be able, as just an ordinary event, to make the whole journey from London to Rome by air. At the moment it does not seem certain that any services are actually projected between the capital and the south of Italy. -None are shown as being in process of organisation, but there is no reasonable doubt that before many months are past the one who desires to make this journey will be able to do so by air as far as Athens, which will reduce the time and space of the sea trip to a minimum. As a matter of fact, we' believe that within the next twelve months it will be possible to carry out the whole journey by means of regular aerial services. These things being so, the enterprise of the Air
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