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Flight, December 30, 1920 ENGINEEFL AIRSHIPS ^ 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 OLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 627 (No. 53, Vol. Xn.) DECEMBER 30, 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. 4<2. Abroad.. .. .. 33s. o&.* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases in postage rates * Europtan subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS Editorial Comment • PAGE Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 1303The Royal Air Force 1303 The Big Ship Controversy .. .. .. .. .. .. 1304Protection for the United States Industry 1304 The Universities and Aviation .. .. ... .. .. 1306Camera and the'Plane: Ghent 1305 The London-Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 1306AU-Metal Airscrews .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1307 Air Ministry Notices 1310Some Possible Lines of Development in Aircraft Engines. By H. R. Ricardo .. .. .. .; .. .. .. .. .. 1311In Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1316 Airisms irom the Four Winds 1317The Royal Air Force 1318 Models. By F. J. Camm 9Sidewinds .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. .. 1320 Company Matters 1320 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Club Stcrttarits and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars Jor inclusion in the following list: 1921 Jan. 10 ... Meeting of the Bureau of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris Jan. 20 ... Lecture, "The Cost of Air-Ton-Mfles. com- pared with other Forms of Transport," by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, before R.Ae.S 'PEAKING in the House of Commons recently, Mr. Churchill said that the position of civil aviation is causing real anxiety to the Government. He further went on to say that he hoped it would be possible next year to give assistance to it in a new form. It was a question, he added, of tiding over the period until civil aviation comes into its own. We are duly grateful for the reiterated promise of assistance, even though it be for the future when help is so urgently needed in the present. We completely realise the difficulties which beset the Government at the moment, and that it is not too easy to put into opera- Civil Aviation tion off-hand a scheme of subsidies to keep existing services alive or to encourage new ones to start. The inelasticity of the annual Estimates precludes the use of money saved under one vote for the purposes of another. Nevertheless, under all the circumstances we do not agree that nothing can be done for the time being. It is pretty certain, however, that we must rest content with the promises that are being given and with the knowledge that the future of civil aviation is really a matter of concern to the Govern- ment. More especially are we glad to gain the latter knowledge, since in view of the apathetic attitude which has been taken up in the past, we had come round to the belief that the Government had ceased to be concerned. We could wish that the Air Minister had been able to be more precise in his statement, and could have indicated the probable form in which the promised assistance is to be given. For example, such assist- ance as has been given during the past year has been confined, according to the Reports of the Con- troller-General of Civil Aviation, to the creation of ground organisation on existing and proposed air routes.' This has been found to be of very little avail so far as encouragement is concerned, since there has been no services to take advantage of the facilities thus created. It would be well to know how Govern- ment policy in the matter of encouragement is likely to shape, in order that those most nearly concerned may have an opportunity of examining the intentions and of making their plans accordingly- We suggest to Mr. Churchill that he might take an early oppor- tunity of outlining that policy as nearly as he can. We quite realise that it may not be possible for him to say precisely what is to be done, but a general state- ment would be welcomed, and would be of the very greatest assistance in existing circumstances. • - -"" • • • For some reason or other the continuedThe existence of the Air Force as a separate Air Force Service seems to give annoyance in some quarters. Hardly a week passes but questions are asked in Parliament regarding the policy of the Government in the matter, though it might have been thought that the Government's repeated enunciations of its policy would have carried assurance long ago. Last week the Prime Minister '" had once more to emphatically state that the main- tenance of the separate Air Force was the considered
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