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The Aircraft Disposal Co., Ltd., have certain machines available for the Races, and they will be prepared to consider applications for the hire of these from qualified pilots. Applications should be made direct to the Company at Waddon Aerodrome, Croydon. The following Club machines will also be available :— B.E.2E (2-seater), 90 h.p., R.A.F. Avro (2-seater), no h.p. Le Rhone. Avro (2-seater), no h.p. Le Rhone. Avro (2-seater), no h.p. Le Rhone. Qualified pilots wishing to take part in the Races may hire any of these machines from the Club at ^3 for each event, which will include cost: f petrol, oil and insurance of machine. Applications for these machines should be made direct to the Club. The Races will be over a circuit, the machines remaining in sight of the spectators at the Aerodrome all the time. Entries close on Friday, April 7, 1922, at 5 p.m. Entry fee, £1 for each event. Further particulars of the Races may be obtained from the Club. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME Monday Evening, March 13. THE air station becomes gayer and more brightly painted day by day. If paint were any criterion of the success of commercial aviation, it would appear that the air-lines are in a very flourishing condition. The Grands Express have nearly completed their new passengers' waiting-room, and are painting it in the firm's particular shade of light blue. The Instone Line's passenger waiting-room is an ambitious affair, with writing-tables, comfortable armchairs, and a settee. It would almost appear as though the various air-lines expect their passengers to do a lot of waiting. Yet any such attitude would be very hard to justify. Surely it might be better if, instead of expending time, money and space on the provision of these waiting-rooms, the air-lines were to arrange their car and aeroplane services so that no waiting is necessary. Considering the amount of time already spent on the journey between terminal aerodromes and cities there should be no waiting whatever on the 'drome. For the past week, workmen have been busy digging a huge hole on the edge of the aerodrome, near the new hangars, and this morning a giant petrol-tank arrived ready to be buried therein. Pipe-lines are to be run out to the new hangars, so that machines can be filled with petrol without having to wait their turn near the departure-platform. The Housing of the '' Air Expresses '' THE Daimler Airwa\r are erecting a dynamometer for testing their engines, and have already put down the concrete base next the hangar nearest the departure-platform. This company are to have the top hangar, Handley Page Transport and the Instone Air Line the next two; while the fourth is, I understand, to be occupied by the K.L.M. The K.L.M. " F.2," which arrived from Holland a fortnight ago, and has been held up for repairs to the engine, left for Amsterdam this morning. Mr. R. E. Duke, who is joining the Daimler Airways, has been retained by the K.L.M. to pilot this machine to Amsterdam. He had with him, in the seat beside the pilot, Mr. Van Der Hoop, a Dutch pilot, who is getting used to the London-Amsterdam route, and will probably be seen on the service this summer. Mr. Leverton, who had business in Amsterdam, travelled as passenger in the machine, and was anticipating a very rough trip, as the wind was blowing almost a gale from the east, and the journey was expected to take between four and five hours. In connection with the activities of the Fokker firm, which are apparently on the increase, Mr. Van Der Waal, the mana ger of the Fokker works, has been in London buying aero engines. I understand that he bought Napier "Lions" for the " E-4," and Rolls-Royce " Eagles " for a new machine, <» <$> British Empire League THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE presided over a meeting of the Council of the British Empire League on March 7, at the House of Lords. Among those also present were : Lord Aberdeen, Lord Blyth, Lord Buxton, Lord Foley, Lord St. John, Lord Sydenham, Mr. A. H. Ashbolt (Agent- General for Tasmania), Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, M.P., Sir Edward Beauchamp, M.P., Sir John Cockburn, Sir J. D. Connolly (Agent-General for Western Australia), W. Herbert Daw, Admiral Sir E. R. Fremantle, Mr. Lewis Haslam, M.P., Sir J. Norton-Griffiths, M.P., Sir J. Hood, M.P., Colonel Culver James, Sir John Randies, M.P., Mr. Gershom Stewart, M.P. and Mr. C. Freeman Murray (Secretary). On the motion of Sir J. Norton-Griffiths, M.P., seconded by Mr. A. H. Ashbolt (Agent-General for Tasmania), the following resolution was unanimously adopted :— " The Council of the British Empire League considers that the establishment of an Imperial Air Service by means of airships working from Great Britain to Egypt, India, the " F.5," which is an intermediate size between the " F.2 " and " F.4." The Instone Air Line are considerably worried by the engineers' labour trouble. They are afraid that it will hold up the new machines which Vickers are building for them, and also the repairs which are being made to some of the old " flying stock." The great gale on Wednesday last completed the work of bringing down two of the disreputable old hangars which have been an eyesore in front of the Disposal Company's sheds since the aerodrome opened. Luckily, there were only a few old machines, of no commercial value, in the hangars at the time they were blown down. A number of machines of various types have been out on test for the Disposal Company, during the week, and Mr. Pjercy brought back a machine—originally destined for Spain—which had been damaged while landing at Paris. Forced Landing and Damage of a " Goliath " ONE of the Grands Express Goliaths was " written off " by a forced landing on Saturday at Farnborough, Kent. The pilot and three passengers escaped injury. The pas sengers were, in fact, rather intrigued by their experience ; but the machine had its under-carriage and fuselage very badly damaged. M. Chalambel, the pilot, had been forced to descend owing to a mist which was thickening as he approached Croydon. M. Didier informs me that he expects the first of the Messageries' Renault-engined " Goliaths " at Croydon on Wednesday. In the meantime, the Messageries' service is still carrying on with the five-seater Spads and an occasional Breguet. Mr. Olley, of Handley Page Transport, had a strange experience during the week. While getting-off from Le Bourget, he apparently caught one of the obstruction posts, and when he arrived at Croydon this post was found wedged in his under-carriage. It pierced the bottom plane, in fact, as he was landing. Yet he was quite unconscious of having struck anything, and was astonished to find the post in his under-carriage when he descended from the machine. Mr. Havelock Wilson, of the Sailors' and Firemen's Union, went by Handley Page to Paris to attend a conference during the week. On his return journey there was a stiff wind, and the machine took between six and seven hours on the flight. Owing to the length of the trip, a descent was made at Lympne to fill up with petrol, and in order that there should be the least possible delay, a wireless message was sent by the pilot when in mid-Channel asking for so many gallons of petrol. When Mr. Wilcockson brought the machine down at Lympne the petrol was ready waiting to be poured inte the tanks. <$> <$> Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, would be of the greatest importance in the interests of the Empire, and urges upon His Majesty's Government the necessity of providing such financial guarantees as are required for the preliminary measures, in order that such Airship Service may be established as soon as possible, on a commercial basis. " The Council further considers that nothing should be done to break up the existing ships, plant and personnel before June 1, as undertaken by Capt. The Right Hon. F. E. Guest, M.P., Secretary of State for Air, at the recent Air Conference in the Guildhall." The resignation of Lord Sydenham as Chairman of Execu tive was received with much regret, and Lord Southborough was unanimously elected as his successor to that office. Wireless Telephones for Channel Machines. IT looks as if it will be possible shortly for passengers on the London-Paris machines to speak by wireless 'phone to offices in either city while in the air. The necessary arrange ments are, we understand, ncaring completion. l62
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