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Flight, January 5, 1922 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 CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 680. (No. 1, Vol. XIV.) JANUARY 5, 1922 (-Weekly, 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. 41*. 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 PAGE Progress of Civil Aviation : .. .. .. 1 The Suppression of Flying .. 2 Aerial Advertising—A Terrible Prospect .. .. ,. .. 2 London-Paris from the Air: Boulogne .. .. .. .. .. 3 De Havilland 34 Biplane 4 The Friesley " Falcon " Cabin Biplane .. .. .. .. .. 5 Royal Aero Club Official Notices .. .. .. .. .. .. /6 The Curtiss Model CD-12 400 H. P. Aero Engine .. .. .. .. 7 Personals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Q The New Royal Air Force Club .... .. .. .. .. 10 London Termirfal Aerodrome - .. .. .. .. .. 10 Civil Aviation in 1921: Half-yearly Report of C.G.C.A. .. .. ir Honours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I2 Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j ~ Royal Air Force Intelligence .. .. .. .. .. j, London-Continental Services .. .. .. ,3 Sidewinds ......... T 14 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: 1922* Jan. 5 fan. 19 Feb. 2 . Feb. Feb. 7& 8 16 .... Mar. 2 Mar. 26- April2 Mar. 30 .... July 6-20 Aug. 6 ... Sept. Sept. Lecture, "Specialised Aircraft," by Wing- Com. W. D. Beatty, before R.Ae.S. Lecture, "Aeroplane Installation," by Brig.- Gen. R. E. Bagnall-Wild, before R.Ae.S. Lecture, "Radiological Research," by Dr. V. E. Pullin, before R.Ae.S. Second Air Conference at Guildhall Lecture, " Methods of Instruction in Aeroplane Flying," by Sq.-Leader Portal, before R.Ae.S. Lecture, " Testing Aircraft to Destruction," by W. D. Douglas, before R.Ae.S. Nice Meeting Lecture, " The Design of a Commercial Aero plane," by Capt. de Havilland, before R.Ae.S. French Gliding Competition Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Geneva Tyrrhenian Cup, Italy Italian Grand Prix EDITORIAL COMMENT LSEWHERE in this issue we publish a brief resume of the Fifth Half- Yearly Report on the Progress of Civil Aviation. As in the case of previous reports, the present one is signed by Sir Frederick Sykes, Controller- General of Civil Aviation. It is divided into two main parts, the first of which deals with Civil Aviation in Great Britain and the Empire, the second being devoted to Progress Qyji Aviation in Foreign Countries. Aviation As usua-l- a l°t °f interesting and useful data are included in the report, and the figures given, looking at the matter in the broadest possible light, are distinctly encouraging. When, however, it comes to examining the part played by Great Britain, the matter assumes a some what different aspect. Good as the figures are, they do not disclose a very progressive and promising state of affairs as compared with what is being done, and particularly what is being planned, by other nations, chiefly in the matter of Government subsidy. For instance, out of a total number of aircraft arrivals and departures from and to the Continent of 2,360 during the six months under review, British machines account for only 671. It is true that we are not running services to Belgium and Holland, and that therefore the comparison should be made with the French service. Even then the figure for French machines only exceeds that of ours, being 1,058 against our 671. The total of Belgian and Dutch arrivals and departures is 631, or very nearly equal to ours, so that it would appear that, if it is worth while keeping the London-Paris services going, it is no less so with regard to Belgian and Dutch lines. However, the report states that in the spring a sendee to Belgium will be inaugurated. Again, although the total number of passengers carried is as high as 31,853, those carried between the United Kingdom and the Continent only total 4,000. In other words, the majority of the rest were carried by joy-riding firms and firms doing " air-taxi " work, which, as Mr. Holt Thomas points out in a letter to The Times, is not air service in the ordinary sense of the~~words. Let us be clear, however, that in making these comparisons we are casting no reflections on the Department of Civil
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