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Flight, July 20, 1922 First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion aad Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 708. (No. 39, Vol. XIV.) JULY 20, 1922 [Weekly, Price 6d. Post free, 7d. FligHt. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.J Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. Ad. Abroad .. .. 33s. od.* These rates axe 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 Committee of Imperial Defence and Airship Scheme .. .. 405 Aircraft v. Warships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 406 British Entry for the Schneider Cup 406 Armstrong-SiddeJey "Jaguar" Radial Aero Engine 407 R.A.F. Club Cricket Week .. .. 410 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 411 London-Continental Services Handasyde .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 412 Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 416 Royal Air Force Intelligence .. .. 416 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 417 In Parliament 41 London Aero-Models Association .. .. .. .. .. .. 4J8 E RIAL DIARY 0E 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 1 1922. Aug. 6 .... Aug. 6-20 Aug. 7 .... Aug. 12.... Sept. 2-17.... Sept. 9-10.... Sept Sept Sept. or Oct. Sept. 22 .... Deo. 15- Jan. 2 1928. Dee. 1 .... 1924. Mar. 1 .... Mar. 15 .... Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Genera French Gliding Competition at Clermont- Ferrand Aerial Derby Starting at Waddon Schneider Cup Seaplane Race, at Naples International Concours Aviatique, Rotterdam 1,000 Miles Race round Britain for the King's Trophy Tyrrhenian Cap, Italy Italian Grand Prix R.Ae.C. Race Meeting, at Waddon Conpe Dentscb (300 kil.) Paris Aero Exhibition Entries Close for French Aero Engine Com petition French Aero Engine Competition. Entries close for Dutch Height Indicator Com petition 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). iROM the Prime Minister's statement in the House on July 17, it appears that the Committee of Imperial Defence has arrived at the decision that, in view of the need for economy, no money should be expended in devel oping an airship service, " either for commercial purposes or with the object of establishing Imperial communications." That seems to dispose of any doubt as to whether or not the Government is to take any part Committee in getting the airship service to India D^fexiceeand going by guaranteeing a certain interest Airship on the capital involved. So far so good. Scheme Now we know, at any rate, how we stand. We need expect nothing from the Government. It still remains to be seen whether the Admiralty, whose Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Amery, is the chairman of the new Sub-Committee to look into the technical aspects of the Burney scheme, will decide to jog along without a couple of destroyers so as to be in a position to afford airships. Even if it is decided to come down in favour of. airships—and that is, of course, by no means certain— it is to be expected that whatever is done with them will be mainly with naval ends in view. With that we are not inclined to quarrel. We have previously stated as our conviction that in the matter of airships we see little objection to the Admiralty taking control. The construction of the ships themselves, the training of the personnel, and the naval use of airships appear to follow so closely along naval lines that it seems fairly obvious that the natural procedure would be to give the Admiralty control, now that their lord ships have, almost, decided that they do want airships, after all. We should like to see the Burney scheme go through, because we believe that there is a very definite useful commercial future for airships. The main point, however, is that we want airships. We must have airships. And if we cannot have them any other way than as part and parcel of the Navy, then that method will have to satisfy. At any rate, designing and construction, not to mention the more important phase of the maintenance of an airship personnel, should be assured, and not, as the Secretary
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