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Flight, May 11, 1922 m»mm I Mm I WU u^ ./AIRCRAFT j/A m 1^"~ ( ENGINEER. 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. *98. (No. 19, Vol. XIV.) MAY II, 1922 fWeekly, 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. +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 Air Mails in Parliament 265 The New Attempt on Round-the-World Flight 266 Opening of London-Brussels Air Service .. .. .. .. 266 The French Gliding Competition .. .. .. .. .. 266 The 100 h.p. Bristol " Lucifer " Passes Its Type-Tests 267 Parachute Tests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 268 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 269 London-Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 269 The " A.G.A." Automatic Wind Indicator and Ground Sign .. 270 Air Ministry Notices.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27r Personals 271 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. ., ,, .'. 272 French Gliding Competition.. 273 Round The World 274 Royal Air Force 5 Royal Air Force Intelligence 27 Correspondence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276 The London Aero-Models Association .. .. .. .. .. 277 In Parliament 27 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. June 1 .... June 5 .... June 23-25 Aug. 6-20 Aug. 6 .... Aug. 7 .... Aug. (last fortnight) Sept Sept Sept. or Oct. Sept. 22 1928. Dec. 1 1924. Mar. 1 Entries close for Schneider Cup Race R.Ae.C. Whitsun 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 (300 kil.) Entries Close for French Aero Engine Com petition French Aero Engine Competition. 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). If fj .._-. ' rrr=>- Tâ â EDITORIAL COMMENT. N making his statement on the Post Office Vote in the House on May 4, the Postmaster-General referred, among other things, to the Air Mail and the success which had attended its use, stating that the progress made during last year was greater than any other period since man conquered the art of flight. Mr. Kellaway pointed out again that the greatest benefit had been secured in the parcels post, that to Paris effecting a saving of Airmails from five to six days, owing to the Parliament greater Customs facilities. Of the air mail services Mr. Kellaway thought that that between Cairo and Baghdad had been the most successful, effecting a saving of 16 to 18 days, and he visualised the time when similar savings would be made by the use of air mails throughout the Empire. So far as getting official confirmation of the value which the air mail can and does afford, the statements of the P.M.G. are highly satisfactory, showing as they do that he is alive to the possibilities of this mode of mail-carrying. But that seems to be as far as we have got. With the exception of the London- Brussels service, which has not actually started yet, we still stick to the comparatively insignificant service between London and Paris, which does not really give any great advantage over existing mail services. In order to obtain full advantage of -the air mail, longer distances are necessary, and it would appear to be well past the time we seriously thought of linking up the Mother-country with India and Australia by air mail. The saving made on the Cairo-Baghdad route is excellent, but a far greater saving could be effected by supplementing that by an air service between London and Cairo. It appears that we are so busy thinking of the competition with fast trains that we forget the very much easier competition with steamers
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