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Flight, June 30, 1921 ENGINEER. » X '•;;;'. First Aero Weekly in the World • .-.-.., Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER - A Journal ie-rotei to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of A«rUl Locomotion Mt4 Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 65a (No. 26, Vol. XIII.) JUNE 30, 1921 rWeekly. Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. Flight •••-• The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial 0Bices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.s. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free: United Kingdom .. 30s. i,d. 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 ' PACK Aviation Taking Its Place .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 French Interest in Aviatiou .. .. .. .. .. .. 432 ~ The Navy and the Air .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 432 The R.A.F. Pageant 432 Air Mails in the House .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 434 London-Paris from the Air, No. 3 : The Queen Victoria Memorial .. 433 London—Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 434 The R.A.F. Pageant 435 The Ansaldo A 300 C Cgmm«r<;ial Biplane .. .. .. .. 4.37 Aeroplanes and the King's Visit to Belfast 439 First Flight Trial of "Z.K.2." ("R.38 ") 9 Croydon Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 440 An Adjustable Hand-Vise 442 Notice to Airmen .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 442 Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 443 Personals .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 444 In Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 444 Royal Air Force 445 R.A.F. Championships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS C/«6 Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for July July July July July Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. ROT. 2 ... 6 ... 16 ... 16 ... 29-81 1-2 27 ... +-il10 ... 18 ... 25- Oct. 2 1 ... 12-27 inclusion in the following list: Aerial Pageant (Hendon) for R.A.F. Memorial Entries close for Aerial Derby Inter-Varsity Air Race, Hendon Aerial Derby Jacques Schneider Cup, Venice Cowes Seaplane Races Entries Close for Coupe Deutsch Brescia Races Pulitzer Trophy, Detroit, U.S.A. . . Gordon Bennett Balloon Race • ••• Aero Exhibition, Prague : , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurtne • - Paris Aero Salon : • ", EDITORIAL COMMENT . |HE manner in which aviationfwas called upon to aid in giving to the public graphic and pictorial accounts of the historic opening by His Majesty of the Ulster Parliament must have seemed wonderful to the plain, every- day citizen. By the assistance of aircraft, films of the pageant of Belfast were actually being shown in London picture- houses shortly after seven o'clock on the evening of the ceremony. The following morn- ^y*?*!*0?1 ing's papers were fully illustrated with Its Place pictures taken in Belfast on the previous day, and we may remark, in passing, very fine pictures they were and possessed of historical interest beyond the ordinary. It is worth while noting the times, since they are eloquent indeed of the vast saving which is effected by the use of air transport. The films to which we have referred left Belfast by a D.H. 9 machine at 1.45 p.m., and arrived in London at the offices of the Pathe Co. at 5.50 p.m., a speed of something like 160 miles an hour having been maintained while in actual flight. They were rapidly developed, and were actually being shown on the screen in London in something less than six hours after the completion of the opening ceremony in Belfast, more than 400 miles distant across land and sea. As we have said, this to the average person not conversant with the powers of aircraft may seem to be a very wonderful performance. So in fact it is, but, remarkable as it must be allowed to be, it is little more than commonplace when viewed from the standpoint of those who are better conversant with aerial development. It is only that the occasion was one of remarkable historic significance, accom- panied by especial circumstances, which lifts it above the ordinary, everyday routine of flying services. As a matter of fact, every day now sees performances equally remarkable for speed and certainty of transport. In fact, if the details of every such flight were recorded the reader of newspapers would soon reach the stage of feeling that the similar details of every omnibus and railway journey might just as well be recorded. There is a great deal of satisfaction to be derived
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