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Flight, April 6, 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. 693. (No. 14, Vol. XIV.) APRIL 6, 1922 rWeekly, Price 6d. L Post free, 7d. Flight, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAV, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. 4d. 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 The New Airship Scheme The Ships to be Used The Projected Route Can It be Done? The Resignation of General Sykes London-Continental Services Resignation of Sir Frederick Sykes .. London Terminal Aerodrome Royal Aero Club Official Notices .. The Lisbon to Rio Transatlantic Attempt , Nice Meeting Airship Services The Design of a Commercial Aeroplane Improving the Air Port Services London-Paris British Air Service .. London Ae.o-Models Association .. .. PAGE 197 198 198 198 198 199 I99 200 201 202 202 203 204 206 207 208 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and ethers desirous vj announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the Jolkwing list : Lecture, "Aerodynamical Efficiency,1' by M. Louis Breguet, before R.Ae.S Lecture, '* Some Outstanding Problems in Aeronautics," by Professor L. Bairstow, before Students' Section, R.Ae.S. R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Seaplane Contest. Marseilles Entries close for Schneider Cup Race R.Ae.C. Easter Race Meeting, at Waddon International Competition for Touring Aero planes, Brussels French Gliding Competition Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Geneva R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Schneider Cup Seaplane Race, at Naples Tyrrhenian Cup. Italy Italian Grand Prix R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Coupe Deutsche (800 kil.) Entries Close for French Aero Engine Com petition French Aero Engine Competition. 1922. April 6 .... April 7 .... April 17 .... April 17-19 June 1 .... June 5 .... June 23-25 July 6-20 Aug. 6 .... Aug. 7 .... Aug. (last fortnight) Sept Sept Sept. or Oct. Sept. 22 ... 1923. Dec. 1 .... 1924. Mar. 1 .... INDEX FOR VOL. XIII. The Index for Vol. XIII of FLIGHT (January to December, 1921) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. per copy. (Is. Id. post free). EDITORIAL COMMENT FOLLOWING as it did so closely upon the announcement o'f the handing over, to the Disposals Board of all airships and airship material, the news of the very serious attempt to form a company for the carrying out of an airship mail and passenger service to India and Australia probably came as a surprise to most people. It was generally thought that, .what with South Africa and then India turning down the airship proposition, the whole The New qUesfj0n was deferred till better times. Scheme The new scheme, having the backing of such very solid and influential firms as Vickers and the Shell motor spirit group, is a welcome sign of faith in the future of the airship. With reference to the scheme, which is briefly indicated elsewhere in this issue, this calls for a total capital of £4,000,000, which is not by any means an unduly large amount wherewith to start a service to the other side of the world. It will be noticed that no capital outlay is asked for from the Government, but merely a contingent liability, in the form of a guarantee of interest, of £91,000 per annum until such time as the undertaking is able to pay the interest itself. This period is estimated by experts at four to five years. It is proposed that India and Australia should undertake a similar guarantee of interest, but only to the extent of £40,000 each, or amounts which are thought to correspond with the benefits to be derived from the services by the three countries. In view of the fact that, as Maj. Scott stated at the recent Air Conference, we shall be forced to take up airships again in a few years' time whether we like it or not, a fact which has not been disputed, it would seem that the Government cannot well turn down this proposal, which would have the effect of creating a commercial airship service which could not fail to be of the greatest importance as a reserve in personnel and materiel against an emergency. Even in the event of the Governments having to hand over the
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