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Flight, November 3, 1921 AIRCRAFTENGINEER^ First Aero Weekly in the World Founder and Editor: STANLEY SPOONER A Jooraal 4«vot*4 to tk« Interests, Prs*tie«, t*4 Pragma of Atrial L*eo*otio» M4 Tra*ai**t OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 671 (No. 44, Vol. XIII.) NOVEMBER 3, 1921 [Weekly, Price 6d.L PoM tree, 7d. FligHt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships BiitoHal Officti: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.a Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free: United Kingdom .. 30s. 4<*. Abroad .. .. 33s. od.* Tbese rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases In postage rates * European subscriptions must bt remitted in British currency CONTENTS Editorial Comment PAGE Aviation in the Lords ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 709 Professions and Actualities .. .... 709 Ourselves and Other, 710 London-Paris from the Air: Leeds Castle, Maidstone ..,.. .. 711 Honours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 712 The Supermarine" Seal" Amphibian .. .. .. .. .. 713 Notice to Airmen .. ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 716 Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices .. .. .. .. 717 ' R. 38 " Memorial Research Fund 717 Book Reviews .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 718 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 719 Royal Air Force 720 In Parliament .. 720 London—Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 721 Side-winds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 722 DIART 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 : Nov. 3 .... Pulitzer Trophy Race. NOT. 3 .... Lecture, "Manoeuvres of Getting OS and Landing," by Sq.-Ldr. R. M. Hill, before R.Ae.S. Nov. 12-27 Paris Aero Salon Nov. 15-26 International Air Navigation Congress (Paris) Nov. 17 .... Lecture, " Requirements and Difficulties of Air Transport," by Col. F. Searle, before R.Ae.S. Dec. 1 .... Lecture, " Design of a Commercial Aero- plane," by Capt. G. de Havilland, before R.Ae.S. Dec. 15 .... Lecture, "Development of the Fighting Aeroplane," by Capt. F. M. Green, before R.Ae.S. 1922. Jan. 5 .... Lecture, "Specialised Aircraft," by Wing- Com. W. D. Beatty, before R.Ae.S. Jan. 19 .... Lecture, "Aeroplane Installation," by Brig.- Gen. R. K. Bagnall-Wild, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 2 .... Lecture, "Radiological Research," by Dr. V. E. Pullin, before R.Ae.S. tfeb. 16 .... Lecture, " Methods of Instruction in Aeroplane Flying," by Sq.-Leader Portal, before R.Ae.S. Lords EDITORIAL COMMENT. _ AST week Lord Montagu of Beaulieu put questions to the Government on the subject of aviation, both civil and military, which had the effect of drawing a lengthy and detailed state- ment from Lord Gorell, regarding present and future policy towards the cross-Channel and inter-Empire air services. Dealing first with airships, the Under- secretary for Air said that the Government was limited as to funds, and urged the point that the real prosperity of an industry is bound up in private enter- prise. He, to some extent, took the edge off by saying that the whole question of the employment of airships on the Imperial air routes is sub judice pending the decisions of the Dominion Governments regarding the extent, if any, to which they are prepared to support and subsidise an attempt to provide airship services between the home country and the outlying parts of the Empire. With this, in the meantime, we must perforce rest content, though we should have appreciated an indication of how far the Imperial Government is prepared to go in support of any scheme that may receive the backing of the overseas Dominions. Lord Gorell was rather more definite in his pro- nouncement on the subject of the cross-Channel services. Confirming the Air Ministry announce- ment of June last, he said the Government was prepared to find £200,000 per annum for three years, by way of subsidies to the companies carrying on those services. It is little enough to devote to the fostering of an industry upon which we so heavily depended during the War, and upon which we shall lean more heavily still in the event of the Empire once more becoming involved in a great war. Still, it is an earnest that the Government does in fact regard civil aviation as a factor to be reckoned with and to be encouraged against future eventualities, which is something to the good. •V- andActualities Lord Gorell in effect told the House that Professions ^e Government agreed to the principle that it is essential to maintain and encourage commercial air services. He agreed that it was absurd to think that the military and civil sides of aviation are in any sense antagonistic,
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