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Flight, February 10, 1921 HT AfRC&AFTBNGINEEFL First Aero Weekly in the World Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion ftW OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 633 (No. 6, Vol. XIII.) FEBRUARY IO, 192 I ["Weekly, Pries 6d.L Post free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Enginetr 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. t,&. Abroad .. .. 33s. od.* These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases in postage rates • European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS Editorial Comment -— PAGEThe Future of Airships. . .. .. .. .. .. ,, 89 A Constructive Plan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. go Subsidies to Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. .. .. 90Avjatic Types : The Palais de Danser.... .. .. .. .. 91 Some New Napier " Lion" Necessities and the '• Cub" .. .. .. 93 Norway's Experience of Commercial Aviation .. .. .. .. 96German Aeronautical Material at Antwerp .. .. .. .. 97 A New Dutch Commercial Aeroplane : The N.A.V. 6 .. .. .. 98Photographic Mapping of Air Routes .. .. .. . . .. 99 Airisnu from the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 100Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices .. .. . . .. 101 Personals .. .. .. ., .. .. .. .. 101Ground Engineering. By Lt.-Col. H. \V. S. Outram .. .. .. 102 The Royal Air Force.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 104Model Aeroplanes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 Legal Intelligence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106Sidewinds .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 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: Feb. 16 ... Lecture, "Aerial Manoeuvres and Stability," by Prof. L. Bairstow, before Cambridge University Ae'.S. Feb. 17 ... Lecture, "The Handley Page Wing," by F. Handley Page, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 20-22 Aero Club of France Grand Prix. 1st stage Feb. 23 ... Lecture, "Possible Developments in Aircraft Engines," by Lieut.-Col. H. T. Tizard, before Cambridge University Ae.S. Mar. 3 ... Lecture, "Airship Fabrics," by J. W. W. Dyer, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 3 ... Lecture, " Parachutes," by Maj. T. Orde-Lees, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 9 ... Lecture, " The Artificial Control of Weather," by Sir Napier Shaw, before Cambridge Uni- versity Ae.S. Mar. 17 ... Lecture, " Flying Boat Construction," by Capt. D. Nicholson, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 20-22 Aero Club of France Grand Prix. 2nd stage April 13 20 Monaco Seaplane Meeting April 20-22 Aero Club of France Grand Prix. 3rd stage Tune 1 ... Entries Close for Schneider Cup June 10 ... Race, Lugo-Trieste-Triente-Lugo Sept. 5 ... Pulitzer Trophy, Detroit, U.S.A. Sept. 30 ... Provisional Date for Schneider Cup INDEX AND TITLE PAGE FOR VOL. XII. The 8-page Index for Vol. XII of " FLIGHT " (January to December, 1920) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kings- way, W.C. 2. Price 1/- per copy, post free. The Future of Airships ONSIDERABLE commotion was caused the other day by the announce- ment made by The Times that the Air Ministry has decided to extinguish the airship side of the R.A.F., close down the station at Howden, and to transfer all material, in the shape of airships and equipment, to the control of the Civil Aviation Department. As no denial has been issued from official sources—and particularly as collateral evidence seems to confirm the announcement—we must take it that such a decision has actually been arrived at. The question which now has to be answered is what is to become of the airship branch, and will the funds available for civil aviation permit the use and development of this side of flying? Answering the last part of the question first, it is perfectly clear that the present finances of the Department will not admit of the spending of enough money to give things a chance. Nor can we discern in the Government policy towards aviation generally much disposition to increase the grants to develop- ment. Indeed, the more the matter is studied the less likely does it seem to be that anything is to be hoped for from the State. The reason given for the drastic change of policy which is apparently to take effect is economy—that the nation cannot afford to maintain the airship service—in the long run about as false a piece of 'economy as it is possible to conceive. So we are faced with the problem of discovering an alternative to scrapping the airships we have, cutting out anything in the shape of a building programme, and sitting idly by while Germany perfects her plans for capturing the long- distance aerial routes of the world. This last is exactly what will happen if we do not take advantage of the present opportunity. Were it not for that we could view the matter with more complacency,
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