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FEBRUARY 17, 1921 FRENCH Air Attaches are to be appointed in London. "Washington, Rome, Madrid, Bucharest, Tokyo, Pekin and Buenos Ayres Presently we will probably be appointing one in Paris. • RUNMNU a special air-service between London and Bir- mingham during the British Industries Fair is a move in the right direction and distinctly encouraging. It is due to a joint arrangement between the Mercantile Guardian and the S. Instone Company, whose active air-work is to be wel- comed again. The aeroplane to be used is the Vimy-Rolls- Royce limousine de luxe, with seating capacity for fifteen passengers, and the journey will occupy about an hour. The first flight from London to Birmingham will take place next Monday and on successive days alternately. THERE is nothing like ocular demonstration to push home a lesson. So Major Orde Lees last week, at Cambridge, in connection with a lecture upon parachuting, made a descent in a parachute from an aeroplane at Girton, before members of the Cambridge University Aeronautical Society. When the machine, an Airco D.H.9, was at an altitude of 800 ft., Major Lees dived, and, making a graceful descent, landed safely in a field. OWING to the United States still being nominally at tvar with Germany, a quandary has arisen in connection with the regulations governing the Gordon Bennett Cup for balloons, under discussion by the F.A.I, in Paris. The point is what will happen should any American competitors inadvertently alight on German soil, a question we raised' a good many months ago when an official U.S. aeroplane journey was being carried out, involving the passing over German terri- tory. It might be awkwaid if the pilot did not happen to be a hyphenated U.S. subject. THOSE experiments upon the ex-German battleship " Baden " with submarines and aircraft should prove ex- tremely interesting, although under the " arranged " pro- gramme circumstances not necessarily convincing. That some of the attacking methods were effective is hardly to be doubted, as the " Baden " at the moment is at the bottom of the sea. For the official views we suppose we must patiently " wait and see." MORE railway stations are displaying their names upon the roof besides Brentwood, recently mentioned, for the benefit of air-traffic. Basingstoke, Reading and Hertford are, also in line in this respect, whilst Aylesbury and Slough follow next best with their names in large chalk letters on lands in close proximity to the railway station. Is the helicopter to make good this year ? If the Marquis de Pescara and Capitaine Huguet are right, it looks as if this highly important problem should be advanced from its present very embryo stage. Tlje Marquis is so confident as to prophesy that de Romanet, who is trying out the experiments with the Pescara machine, will be a competitor for the Michelin Cup. We sincerely-trust he is right. Capitaine Huguet, who has the most intimate connection with this same machine, is of firm opinion that having regard to the results of the most recent trials, the helicopter will take part in a " closed circuit " event this yea*r7 It is no longer, he affirms, a matter of being able to fly with the new machine, but one of being able to control the thrust of the air-screws, the general control when in the air, and obtaining good stability. AN original departure is to be made in America by the Lawson Airplane Co. when it starts its Chicago-New York passenger and mail service in May. Passengers are to be charged' by their avoirdupois. But over-fed profiteers need not think this is likely to rule them out, as Mr. Lawson announces that anything up to 4,000 pounds can be accepted. So long as the charge for the minimum weight man does not start at the maximum charge hitherto scheduled, we don't see that there should be much to complain about in the arrangement. IN spite of the great efficiency of the U.S. air-post which has been in operation for a year or more past, at one time it looked as if the Senate would turn down its continuance during the current year. But fortunately Americans are too discerning, and are able to table a long view. So it comes about that the Senate. Post Office Committee has restored the air mail appropriation in the Post Office Bill, and thus will America progress in air-mail experience still further, whilst we this side look like standing still. It's a certain consolation that the American figures will be available to help stir up somebody in our lethargic Government. An American Aircraft Car- rier: The U.S. Naval Collier, ' ' Jupiter," is receiving extensive al- terations at the Navy Yard, and will re- appear shortly as U.S.N. Air- craft Carrier l« Langley." As may be seen here, the " Lang- ley '' will have a flying deck, 56 ft. above water level, extending about 525 ft. from bow to Stefan, and 65 ft. maximum width, pursuit, 12 two-seater « Accommodation is provided in the hull for 34 machines, viz. :—12 single-seaterspotters," 4 torpedo 'planes, and 6 seaplanes. The "Langley " is 542 ft. overall length, displacement 12,700 tons, speed 15 knots, and carries four 5-in. guns.
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