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r Flight, October 21, 1920 ENGINEER. ; " First Aero Weekly in the World , ' v 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. 617 (No. 43, Vol. XII.) OCTOBER 21, 1920 rWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. Flight 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. id. Abroad.. .. .. 33s. od.* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormalconditions and to increases in postage rates * European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS Editorial Comment - - - PAGE The Air Conference .. .; .. .. .. .... 1097The Government and Civil Aviation.. .. .. .. .. 1097 Construction Must be Encouraged .. .. .. .. .. 1098The Hearing on Defence .. .. ., .. .. .. 1100 Airships .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1100The Air Conference .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1101 Civil Aviation and Air Services : By Maj -Gen. Sir F. H. Sykes .. 1104Discussion of Mr. White-Smith's Paper 1109 Correspondence .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 1110New-Air Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1111 Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. 1112Royal Aeronautical Society Notices .. .. .. .. ., 1113 Air Ministry Notices 1114Continental Air Services .. . .. 1115 Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1116Models . 1117 Sidewinds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1118 EBUTORSAL COMMENT |T has not emerged from the proceed- ings of last week's Air Conference with whom lay the inception of the idea. Whether it was with Mr. Winston Churchill himself, with Sir Hugh Trenchard, or the Controller- General of Civil Aviation, does not particularly matter, save that we could wish to be able to express the thanks of all who are interested -'•"••'•••••'**• ' *n ^e development of aviation, civil or f ^AT* military, in a more personal manner r Conference than is possible without precise know- . • ledge of who really conceived the Con- /vference. The main point is that it was conceived, r and that it was even more successful than the most sanguine could have expected. In advance we ex- ressed the view that such a Conference as was out- in the Air Ministry's announcement must be f productive of enormous good to the movement, pro- -": vided it was conducted on non-pedantic lines, was open to full discussion, and, most important of all, was-* thrown open to full and unrestricted publicity of its proceedings and conclusions. All these condi- tions were most fully met. The papers were, without exception, ably reasoned and fully illuminating of the phases of the subject to which they were devoted. The discussions were, generally speaking, helpful, and avoided the errors into which such discussions too often lead those taking part in them. Naturally, as must always happen in such proceedings, some things were said that were the reverse of helpful and some that were frankly silly, having regard to the occasion, but it is impossible always to rule out the crank and the self-opinionated. In fact, it is per- haps doubtful if it would be always wise to try, since they provide a sort of anti-climax which serves to throw into greater relief the more sensible reasoning of people who know their subject and its limitations. Although the Conference was called and con- ducted by the Air Ministry, there was an almost complete absence of any " official " atmosphere. It was a gathering of earnest business men—and in the term we include the representatives of the Ministry— meeting together in the - full knowledge that they were to discuss the affairs of a movement and an industry standing in peril through a want of general understanding of its needs and in the sincere desire to find ways and means of assisting it to develop out of its present indeterminate position. And it must be conceded that the Conference did excellently well in the pursuit of its task; No more hopeful gathering has ever been held in connection with aviation in England or one from which we are justified in expecting such results. Not alone were the proceedings all that we could ask, but the close attention with which they were followed and the real interest manifested by the Press were of the happiest augury for the future. We whole-heartedly con- gratulate everyone concerned on the high degree of success attained and on the work of the Conference in clearing up many points which have hitherto been obscure and uncertain. :w ... • * • • ' ••"•"'••' The It has been the complaint of those interested in the development of thecivilians ide of aviation that the Govern- rnent has apparently no policy in regard to the future. It has promised much and performed almost literally nothing in so far as concerns the direct assistance to the move- CivilAviation D -"••/..:••.
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