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Flight, January 19, 1922 . fuopg /J 1/ I m^==T_y^A IRCJZAFT ^JM W [^ ( BNGINEEFL. 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. 682. (No. 3, Vol. XIV.) JANUARY 19, 1922 reekly, Price 6d. I 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. +d. 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 Admiralty Report on " R. 38" .. .. .. .. 31 " Boats that Fly " 32 Health of the R.A.F 4 London-Paris from the Air: No. 23, Abbeville .. .. .. .. 33 Air Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 The New Fairey Long-Distance Seaplane .. .. .. .. .. 35 London-Continental Services ... .. .. .. .. 36 Bristol ic-Seater Biplane .. .. .. .. .. .. ..* 37 The Handley Page W.8 B 38 The Loss of " R. 38 " : Report of the Admiralty.. .. .. 39 Mummert "Baby Vamp" Sportplane .. .. .. 40 Personals .. . .. 42 Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices 4 Royal Air Force" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Royal Air Force Intelligence .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Imports and Exports •• 44 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. 19 .... Feb. 2 .... Feb. 7 & 8 Feb. 16 .... Mar. 2. ... Mar. 26 April 2 Mar. 30 .... July 6-20 Aug. 6 .... Sept Sept Lecture, "Aeroplane Installation," by Brig.* Gen. R. E. Bagnall-Wild, before R.Ae.S. Lecture, "Radiological Research," by Dr. Y. E. Pollin, 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 K.A8.S. -^ French Gliding Competition Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Geneva Tyrrhenian Cup, Italy Italian Grand Prix Report on "R.38. EDITORIAL COMMENT iN our issue of October 13, 1921, we published the report of the Court of Enquiry appointed to look into the circumstances occasioning the loss of H.M. Airship " R 38," and the Air Council's statement on the report. We also published, in the same issue, a communication from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the effect that the Admiralty were conducting a full investigation into the history of the design of the airship and of the initial stages of its construction up to October, 1919, when the responsibility for the design and construction of airships was transferred to the Air Ministry. The Admiralty report has now been issued, and is published elsewhere in this issue. The main conclusions to be drawn from the report are that the Admiralty have come to the decision that, although the design was an advance on. anything hitherto attempted, it did not incorporate any novel features which would affect the strength and safety of the ship, and that no undue risk was taken in the design. Briefly, the report states that during the period when the design of this airship was in prepara tion, the Director of Airship Production was res ponsible for the design and manufacture. His instruc tions required him to keep in close touch with the Superintendent of Airships, who was responsible for the formulation of general requirements in respect of the equipment and fittings of airships and for the final trial and acceptance of airships from the point of view of utility and fighting efficiency. The general requirements for new airships—i.e., the performances of which they were to be capable—were laid down by the Naval Staff, the Air Division of which acted as liaison with the Air Ministry. During the summer of 1918 the problem of improved airships received a great deal of attention, and it was found that, to meet the latest requirements (long range, high speed, and a high ceiling) it would be necessary to build a very large ship. (These require ments were, of course, drawn up by the Naval Staff of the Admiralty.) As, however, no constructional sheds were available which were large enough to enable the construction to be carried out, it was decided that the requirements of the Naval Staff should be revised so as to fall within the limitations
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