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SIGHT] JANUARY 19, 1922 THE STUDENTS' SECTION OF THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY A Promising Branch of Interest to the Younger Generation SINCE their inception a few months ago, the monthly discussion meetings of the Students' Section of the Royal Aeronautical Society have gradually become very popular, and there is now a very good attendance at these discussions. It is the custom to limit the attendance to Students of the Society, with a Member in the chair. Usually a Paper is read, and the rest of the evening is spent in discussing it. At the first meeting, which was held on October 13 last, a paper entitled " A Comparison of Different Types of Aerofoils " was read by Mr. T. A. Kirkup, the Chairman being H. B. Irving, B.Sc, A.F.R.Ae.S., of the N.P.L. On November 10, Mr. W. L. Le Page read a paper on " The Soaring Flight Problem," when Mr. Handley Page, A.F.R.Ae.S., was in the chair. The next meeting will be held on January 26, when Mr. Colin Daniel will read a Paper on " Some Practical Points in Fuselage Construction." The chair will be taken, on this occasion, by Mr. J. D. Frier, A.R.C.Sc, A.F.R.Ae.S. On February .23, Mr. G. R. Irvine will read a Paper entitled " Some Possible Improvements in Aero Engine Installation." The Committee is, at present, composed as follows— Stanley H. Evans, Hon. Sec. (East London College), L. J. Jones (N.P.L.) and W. H. Rossiter (Northampton Engineering College). »#*•.*».-» For the information of those of our readers who are not already acquainted with the object of the Students' Section of the R.Ae.S., we might point out that membership is reserved for those under the age of 26 who are receiving a technical training such as will fit them in due course to become Associate• Fellows of the R.Ae.S. There is no entrance fee, and the subscription is only one guinea. Among the privileges enjoyed by students, mention may be made of the fact that students are entitled to attend the Society's lectures, receive the monthly journal free of charge, and borrow booksJfrom the Society's library. We can thoroughly recommend young men possessing the necessary qualifications to join this section of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the subscription is so moderate that it need deter no one. The London Aero-Models Association THE Members' exhibits on the Association stand at the Model Engineer Exhibition has caused great interest in the Association's work. Over 75 per cent, of model aeroplanes exhibited were made by the members L.A.M.A. An annual general meeting will be held on Thursday, the 19th of January, 1922, and members are specially requested to be present at the election of officers for the ensuing 12 months. On January 26 a lecture will be" given by Mr. F. J. Camm. His subject will be " Model Aeronautical Research." Membership forms can be had from the Hon. Sec, Mr. A. E. Jones, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W. 6. " The Model Engineer " Exhibition " THE Model Engineer" Exhibition, which was held last week at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, was extremely successful—from the technical point of view, at any rate. On the occasion of our visit we were particularly and favourably impressed with the quality of the models exhibited—especially some of the competition models. . We were somewhat disappointed, however, with the small part played by model aeroplanes and motor boats, the former being—as far as we could see—solely represented by a small exhibit by the London Aero Models Association. If the quantity was at fault, this was certainly not the case as far as quality was concerned, for the " L.A.M.A." models left little to be desired in this direction. In nearly every case these models—which were actual flyers—resembled " the real thing " to a remarkable degree, and the " flying stick " element was entirely absent, or almost so. We noticed a model of a direct lift machine, but failed to gather anything of a startling nature from an inspection of same. Wireless Telegraphy was well represented on many of the stands, and it is gratifying to see the increased interest this important and fascinating science is creating. Model railways and locomotives, however, seemed to be the most popular—and we are not surprised, for it was with the greatest difficulty that we could tear ourselves away from the fascination of watching a beautifully-made scale model locomotive of no more than 2 ft. or so, realistically puffing up and down the track with two 28 lb. weights as freight! IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1920-1921 AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see "FLIGHT" for January 25, 1912; for 1912 and 1913, see "FLIGHT" for January 17, 1914J for 1914, see "FLIGHT" for January 15, 1915; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1916; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January 11, 1917; for 1917, see "FLIGHT" for January 24, 1918; for 1918, see "FLIGHT" for January 16, 1919; for 1919, see "FLIGHT" for January 22, 1920; and for 1920, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1921. Imports Exports Re-Exportation 1920. 1921. 1920. 1921. 1920. 1921. £ £ £ £ £ £ Jan. ... 2,323 4,459 32,752 87,128 697 2,285 Feb. ... 9,320 2,379 68,932 59.829 — 19 Mar. ... 2,092 14 67,600 118,199 — 1,565 April... 5,918 1,370 148,484 138,983 — 45° May ...761,425 3,350 237,627 59,624 400 1,818 June... 491 5,181 300,572 79,713 61,150 — July ... 51,020 540 286,646 530,628 — 850 August 116 343 130,774 m,595 2.544 — ' Sept. 386 620 302,802 145,755 — — Oct. ... 445 4,256 106,954 101,567 913 580 Nov 9 504 165,607 144,073 — 20 Dec... 2,805 95° 69,720 116,430 405 2,120 836,35° 23,966 1,918,470 1,693,524 66,109 9,717 II X X II Aircraft Company Registrations FROM the summary of company registrations at Somerset House during 1921, compiled by Messrs. Jordan and Sons, Ltd., of Chancery Lane, new aircraft concerns do not loom very largely in the grand total of 99 million pounds odd (against about 569 millions in 1920 !). The numbers recorded are two public companies with ^1,100 capital and nine private companies with ^78,300 total capital. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS; Abbreviations : cyl. m cylinder ; l.C. = internal combustion ; m. m motors The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1920 Published January 12, IQ22 19,791. C. L. KEE. Laying oi submarines by aircraft. (147,770.) 25,635. ALBATROS GES. FUR FLUGZEUGUNTERNE-MUNGIN. Shock-absorbers for aircraft. (172,697.) 26,362. R. R. REED. Captive aeroplanes for training and amusement purposes. (172,732.) If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study "FLIGHT'S" Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week (see pages iii and xiv). 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